Enrico Pepe

Enrico Pepe
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-11-12) 12 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Vico Equense, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Gżira United
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2007 Campobasso
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Campobasso 14 (0)
2008–2011 Salernitana 16 (0)
2009 → Cassino (loan) 13 (0)
2011 → Siracusa (loan) 6 (0)
2011–2012 Siena 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Paganese (loan) 27 (1)
2012–2014 Paganese 31 (0)
2014–2015 Messina 38 (0)
2015–2018 Floriana 78 (1)
2018–2019 Ħamrun Spartans 26 (0)
2019–2024 Birkirkara 96 (2)
2024– Gżira United 3 (0)
International career‡
2020– Malta 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2024

Enrico Pepe (born 12 November 1989) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Gżira United. Born in Italy, he plays for the Malta national team.[1]

Club career

Pepe began his club career at Campobasso,[2] during which he spent loan spells at Salernitana and Siracusa.[3] In 2011, he moved to Siena and was subsequently loaned to Paganese,[4] with the latter exercising their right to sign him permanently at the end of the season.[5] He joined Messina in 2014, before moving to Malta to play for Floriana in 2015. He played for Ħamrun Spartans during the 2018–19 season, and joined Birkirkara in 2019.

International career

Pepe was awarded Maltese citizenship on sporting merit in August 2020, and was therefore eligible to appear for the Malta national team.[6] He made his international debut on 6 September 2020 in the UEFA Nations League in a 1–1 draw against Latvia.[7]

Honours

Floriana F.C.

Birkirkara F.C.

Career statistics

International

As of 6 September 2020[7]
Malta
Year Apps Goals
2020 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ Enrico Pepe at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (26 June 2019). "Enrico Pepe joins Birkirkara". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. ^ Midolo, Antonio (31 January 2011). "Calciomercato: Siracusa, tra arrivi e partenze. Petta subito al Napoli" [Transfer market: Siracusa, between arrivals and departures. Petta immediately to Napoli]. SiracusaNews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Siena, ufficiale: Del Prete alla Nocerina" [Siena, official: Del Prete to Nocerina]. CalcioMercato.com (in Italian). 30 August 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  5. ^ Pepe, Gianluca (22 June 2012). "Paganese, Balzano torna al Sorrento" [Paganese, Balzano returns to Sorrento]. TuttoC.com (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (25 August 2020). "Enrico Pepe, Teddy Teuma eligible to play for Malta national team". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Enrico Pepe". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 6 September 2020.


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