| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Wing forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Siracusa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Parma | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Sambenedettese | 13 | (0) |
| 2006 | Pescara | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Cremonese | 39 | (6) |
| 2008 | → Venezia (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Avellino | 27 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Salernitana | 23 | (1) |
| 2011– | Siracusa | ||
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Italy U-16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Italy U-20 Serie C | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Vincenzo Pepe (born 4 April 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays for Italian third division club Siracusa.
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Born in Naples, Campania, Pepe was signed by Parma at young age. Pepe was in the Giovanissimi Nazionali squad in 2001–02 season, that team had Giuseppe Rossi and Arturo Lupoli as forward.[1] He appeared twice as unused bench for Parma at 2004–05 UEFA Cup.,[2][3] wearing no.39 shirt. He was eligible as List B player (club youth product)[4][5] In mid–2005 he left for Sambenedettese and made his professional debut. In January 2006 Parma bought back Pepe and sold him to Pescara in co-ownership deal. He was awarded no.15 shirt of the first team.[6] In June 2006 Parma gave up the remain 50% registration rights. Pepe then left for Cremonese on loan and in 2007–08 season turned to another co-ownership deal. In June 2008 Pescara bought back Pepe by submitting a higher bid to Lega Serie C than Cremonese,[7] a mechanism to decide the co-ownership if both clubs failed to submit an agreement before the deadline.
Pepe was included in Pescara's pre-season camp.[8] However he was excluded from the club plan and sold to Serie B club Avellino on 1 September.[9]
On 1 September 2008 Pepe was signed by Avellino. Avellino was relegated in 2008 and re-admitted to 2008–09 Serie B. In his first season in the second division, Pepe was a regular member of the starting eleven (21 starts), scoring 3 goals. However the Campania club relegated again in 2009 and expelled from the professional due to the financial test by FIGC. Pepe also became a free agent.
In July 2009 he was signed by another Serie B team Salernitana. He only made 16 starts in the first season with only 1 goal. Salernitana relegated after the season. In 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione, he only played 5 games until December 2010. It was reported that the club formed a swap deal with Triestina, but the deadline day deal collapsed and Nicola Princivalli remained in Trieste. Since December Pepe did not play any game for the Campania club. Salernitana lost the final of promotion playoff and folded after failing to acquire a license from FIGC.
In July 2011 he joined another third division club Siracusa. He secured a place in starting line-up since 30 October (round 10). He mainly played as a winger/wing forward in 4–2–3–1/4–3–3 formation[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] or as a midfielder in 4–4–2 formation (when Marco Mancosu was rested)[17] Before the winter break, Siracusa was the first in Group B.
Pepe also played in the first round of 2011–12 Coppa Italia. However Pepe in fact ineligible after sent off in his previous cup match for Salernitana. But no punish was given due to no one discover his ineligibility before the deadline of compliant.[18]
Pepe capped for Italy under-16 team in June 2003. He failed to win a cap from the main team but capped for its feeder team Serie C representative teams. He played for Serie C U-19 in a training match[19] and U-20 team in 2006–07 Mirop Cup against Slovakia[20] and Hungary.[21] He also represented "U-20 Serie C" against Italy under-21 Serie B representative team in December 2007.[22][23] Pepe played in 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy.[24][25] Pepe also won the annual U-21 Serie C1 tournament with Serie C1 Group A representative team in January 2007[26][27] and January 2008.[28][29]