Dezmon "Dez" Wallace Giraldi (born 24 March 1986) is an Australian former soccer player.

Club career

Giraldi signed with A-League club Adelaide United for the 2006–07 season, after a four-week stint with the Central Coast Mariners during the 2005-06 A-League season. He has represented Australia at Under-17 and Under-23 level, while also being part of Empoli's squad in the Italian Serie A. Giraldi gave up his squad number when Romario arrived in Adelaide so the Brazilian could wear the #11 he had worn all his career. Dez got the #23 he wanted when he first came to the club.

Dez Giraldi

He was released by Adelaide United at the end of the 2007–2008 season. He moved to NSW Premier League club Wollongong Wolves before signing a contract with A-League club Sydney FC to replace the injured Brendon Santalab. In an interview, Giraldi spoke about anxiety, which he had experienced.

Dez Giraldi

References

External links

FFA - Olyroo profile

1986 births

Living people

Soccer players from Wollongong

Australian people of Italian descent

Men's association football forwards

Australian men's soccer players

Australian expatriate men's soccer players

Adelaide United FC players

A-League Men players

Empoli FC players

Australian Institute of Sport soccer players

Central Coast Mariners FC players

Sydney FC players

Dez Giraldi