Emanuele Pecorino (born 15 July 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie C Group A club Juventus Next Gen.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Catania, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Juventus Next Gen | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| 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 Next Gen[lower-greek 1] | 34 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:56, 20 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:11, 25 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Pecorino began his youth career at local academy Trinacria aged 6–7, before moving to Catania in 2010.[3] In the 2018–19 season, Pecorino scored 18 goals for the under-19s.[4] In March 2019, AC Milan took him on loan for the Torneo Di Viareggio youth tournament.[5] He scored a goal in the round of 16, in which they were eliminated by Charles De Ketelaere's Club Brugge.[6] 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,[3] 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).[7]
On 2 February 2021, Pecorino joined Serie C side Juventus U23[lower-greek 1] – the reserve team of Juventus – on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[8] He made his debut two days later, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 home defeat against Como.[9][10] Pecorino's first Juventus U23 goal came on 7 February, as a substitute in a 6–0 home victory against Livorno.[11] On the same day, he started to suffer an osteitis pubis.[12]
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.[13] Pecorino's first goal in the 2021–22 season came on 20 October, in a 2–2 away draw against AlbinoLeffe.[14] On 14 December, he was operated on for an ostetis pubis again.[15] Pecorino returned from injury on 13 February 2022, as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 win against Mantova.[16] On 13 March, during a 1–0 defeat against Südtirol, Pecorino broke the radius of his right forearm.[17]
On 3 September, Pecorino scored the second goal through a header in Juventus Next Gen's 2–0 victory to Trento on matchday 1.[18]
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.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
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| 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[lower-greek 1] | 2020–21 | Serie C | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie C | 22 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie C | 10 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Total | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 49 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 10 | ||
| Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy U20[19] | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | |
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