Roberto Pirrello

Roberto Pirrello
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-30) 30 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Alcamo, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Padova
Number 31
Youth career
Palermo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Palermo 9 (1)
2016 → Livorno (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Siracusa (loan) 29 (1)
2017–2018 → Livorno (loan) 27 (1)
2019–2022 Empoli 9 (0)
2020 → Trapani (loan) 13 (0)
2021–2022 → Cosenza (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023 Pordenone 23 (2)
2023– Gubbio 43 (1)
2025– → Padova (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2012 Italy U-16 1 (0)
2013 Italy U-17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 October 2013

Roberto Pirrello (born 30 May 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie C Group A club Padova on loan from Gubbio.

Club career

Pirrello made his professional debut in the Lega Pro for Siracusa on 11 September 2016 in a game against Taranto.[1]

He was successively part of the Livorno squad that won the Serie C league in 2018. He returned to Palermo for the 2018–19 Serie B season.

Empoli

On 18 July 2019, Pirrello signed to Serie B club Empoli for free.[2] On 29 January 2020, he was loaned to Trapani.[3] On 31 August 2021, he moved to Cosenza on loan.[4]

Pordenone

On 12 July 2022, Pirrello signed a four-year contract with Pordenone.[5]

Padova

On 17 January 2025, Pirrello moved on loan to Padova, with an option to buy.[6]

International

He represented Italy national under-17 football team at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

References

  1. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 11 September 2016.
  2. ^ "UFFICIALE: Empoli, tesserati Brignoli, Cannavò, Moreo e Pirrello". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Ancora un rinforzo per la difesa granata" (in Italian). Trapani. 29 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Roberto Pirrello è un nuovo calciatore del Cosenza" (in Italian). Cosenza. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. ^ "ROBERTO PIRRELLO, UN "GIGANTE" PER LA DIFESA NEROVERDE" (in Italian). Pordenone. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Roberto Pirrello è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" [Roberto Pirrello is a player of Calcio Padova] (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.


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