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Enrico Pepe

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]

References

  1. ^ Enrico Pepe at WorldFootball.net
  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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