Emanuele Pecorino
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Catania, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Frosinone (on loan from Juventus) | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Trinacria | ||
| 2010–2020 | Catania | ||
| 2019 | → AC Milan (loan) | ||
| 2019–2020 | → AC Milan (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Catania | 15 | (5) |
| 2021– | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | → Juventus Next Gen[α] (res.) | 50 | (9) |
| 2023–2024 | → Südtirol (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2024– | → Frosinone (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:11, 25 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Emanuele Pecorino (born 15 July 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Frosinone, on loan from Juventus.[3]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Pecorino began his youth career at local academy Trinacria aged 6–7, before moving to Catania in 2010.[4] In the 2018–19 season, Pecorino scored 18 goals for the under-19s.[5] In March 2019, AC Milan took him on loan for the Torneo Di Viareggio youth tournament.[6] He scored a goal in the round of 16, in which they were eliminated by Charles De Ketelaere's Club Brugge.[7] He made his first-team debut for Catania on 7 April 2019, coming on in the 55th minute in a 2–1 win against Bisceglie; his 91st-minute header was saved on the goal line, with Andrea Esposito scoring from the rebound.[1]
In summer 2019, Pecorino returned to Milan's youth setup on loan; he scored seven goals in 14 appearances in the Campionato Primavera 2 – nine in 18 in all competitions,[4] helping his side gain promotion to the Campionato Primavera 1.[1] Upon his return to Catania, he was integrated in the first team.[1] His first game in 2020–21 was in the derby against Palermo, playing from the first minute and scoring the equalizer to help his team draw 1–1.[1] Pecorino played the next seven games as a starter, scoring four more goals.[1] Pecorino ended the first half of the season with five goals in 14 appearances (762 minutes).[8]
Juventus
[edit]On 2 February 2021, Pecorino joined Serie C side Juventus U23[α] – the reserve team of Juventus – on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[9] He made his debut two days later, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 home defeat against Como.[10][11] Pecorino's first Juventus U23 goal came on 7 February, as a substitute in a 6–0 home victory against Livorno.[12] On the same day, he started to suffer an osteitis pubis.[13]
Pecorino returned from his injury on 22 August, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 Coppa Italia Serie C win against Pro Sesto in the 88th minute.[14] Pecorino's first goal in the 2021–22 season came on 20 October, in a 2–2 away draw against AlbinoLeffe.[15] On 14 December, he was operated on for an ostetis pubis again.[16] Pecorino returned from injury on 13 February 2022, as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 win against Mantova.[17] On 13 March, during a 1–0 defeat against Südtirol, Pecorino broke the radius of his right forearm.[18]
On 3 September, Pecorino scored the second goal through a header in Juventus Next Gen's 2–0 victory to Trento on matchday 1.[19] Towards late-January–early-February 2023, Pecorino scored four goals in three consecutive league matches; he scored one goal against Vicenza and Pergolettese and netted a brace against Piacenza.[20] On 7 July 2023, he was loaned to Serie B side Südtirol, alongside his teammate Daouda Peeters.[21]
Loan to Südtirol
[edit]On 7 July 2023, he joined Südtirol on loan.[22]
Frosinone
[edit]On 9 August 2024, Pecorino joined Frosinone on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[23]
Style of play
[edit]Pecorino is a left-footed striker known for his strength and holding play.[1] He has good technique, and his height of 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) helps him in aerial play.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 22 April 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Catania | 2018–19 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Serie C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Serie C | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 5 | ||
| Total | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||
| Juventus Next Gen[α] | 2020–21 | Serie C | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie C | 22 | 2 | — | 3[a][24] | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie C | 26 | 6 | — | 6[b][24] | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
| Total | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 59 | 9 | ||
| Südtirol | 2023–24 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 65 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 14 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C and one appearance in the Serie C promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
International
[edit]| Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy U20[25] | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Chi è Emanuele Pecorino, l'attaccante del Catania vicino alla Juventus | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Emanuele Pecorino at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Emanuele Pecorino, oro di Catania: "Sogno la Serie A con la mia città"". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Emanuele Pecorino, chi è l'attaccante del Milan: la scheda". Pianeta Milan (in Italian). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Redazione (11 March 2019). "PECORINO: Viareggio Cup, il "baby" rossazzurro aggregato al Milan". Tutto Calcio Catania (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Pecorino, dal Torneo di Viareggio contro De Ketelaere al primo gol contro il Palermo". La Casa di C (in Italian). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ a b Emanuele Pecorino at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "La Juventus ufficializza Pecorino: firma fino al 2025. In prestito arriva Compagnon: "Benvenuti ragazzi"". Tutto Juve (in Italian). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Esordio Pecorino: prima con la Juventus U23 per l'attaccante classe 2001". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Calcio Como - Juventus II 3:0 (Serie C Girone A 2020/2021, 22. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Juventus Under 23 Livorno: primo gol in bianconero per Pecorino". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (31 March 2021). "Infortunio Pecorino: l'attaccante corre verso il recupero". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 26 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Alessandro Villano (22 August 2021). "Pro Sesto Juventus U23 2-3 dts: i bianconeri avanzano in Coppa Italia". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Baridon, Marco (20 October 2021). "Albinoleffe Juventus U23 2-2: Kaio Jorge e Pecorino per la doppia rimonta". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Juve U23, intervento chirurgico per Pecorino: poi la riabilitazione". Tutto C (in Italian). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (13 February 2022). "Pecorino fa sorridere Zauli e la Juventus U23: rientro contro il Mantova". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (16 March 2022). "Infortunio Pecorino: c'è frattura! Le condizioni dell'attaccante". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Pranzoni, Carlo (3 September 2022). "Juventus Next Gen Trento 2-0: inizia al meglio l'avventura di Brambilla". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Chi è Emanuele Pecorino | Attaccante Juventus Next Gen | DAZN News Italia". DAZN (in Italian). 8 February 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (7 July 2023). "Juventus Next Gen, Pecorino e Peeters in prestito al Sudtirol: è ufficiale". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Dalla Juventus arriva la punta Emanuele Pecorino" (Press release) (in Italian). Südtirol. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "PECORINO È DEL FROSINONE" [PECORINO IS AT FROSINONE] (in Italian). Frosinone. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b For Coppa Italia Serie C stats not covered by Soccerway, see "Profile Player Emanuele Pecorino". myjuve.it. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Emanuele Pecorino FIGC Italy U20 profile (in Italian)
External links
[edit]- Emanuele Pecorino at Soccerway
- Emanuele Pecorino at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)