Reno Piscopo (born 27 May 1998) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Newcastle Jets in the Australian A-League.[3]
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Full name | Reno Mauro Piscopo[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 24) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Newcastle Jets | |||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
Fawkner Blues | ||||||||||||||||
North Coburg United | ||||||||||||||||
Melbourne Phoenix FC | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2017 | Inter Milan | |||||||||||||||
2017 | Torino | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Renate | 51 | (5) | |||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Wellington Phoenix | 59 | (8) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Newcastle Jets | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2013 | Italy U15 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Italy U16 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2014 | Italy U17 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2016 | Australia U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Australia U23 | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2020 |
Piscopo was born in Melbourne, Australia to an Italian father and Maltese mother.[4]
Piscopo began his youth career with Melbourne Phoenix, and later the Genova International School of Soccer.[5] He was signed by Inter Milan in 2011, where he played with the youth teams for six years, before signing with Torino in 2017 to join the youth setup.[6]
In August 2017, Piscopo was transferred to Renate, signing a three-year deal. Piscopo stated his intentions for leaving Torino were attain more first team experience.[7] He made his league debut on 27 August as a substitute in a 3–0 win at home against Padova.[8]
In August 2019, Piscopo signed a three-year deal with Wellington Phoenix.[9]
After departing Wellington at the conclusion of his contract, Piscopo signed a two-year deal with rival A-League side the Newcastle Jets.[10]
At international youth level, he made his debut with the Italy under-15 against Russia (0–0) on 20 March 2013.[11] He later represented the Italy under-17, and most recently the Australia under-20.[12]
Piscopo qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was part of the Olyroos Olympic squad. The team beat Argentina in their first group match but were unable to win another match. They were therefore not in medal contention.[13]
Australia men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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Newcastle Jets FC – current squad | |
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