- Simone Pepe
Infobox Football biography
playername = Simone Pepe
fullname = Simone Pepe
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|8|30
cityofbirth =Albano Laziale
countryofbirth =Italy
height = height|meter=1.78
position =Striker
currentclub = Udinese
clubnumber = 7
youthyears =
youthclubs = Roma
years = 2001-2003 2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2004-2005 2006- 2006-2007
clubs = Roma → Lecco ("loan") → Teramo ("loan") Palermo → Piacenza ("loan") Udinese → Cagliari ("loan")
caps(goals) = 0 (0) 5 (0) 31 (11) 25 (1) 30 (12) 45 (5) 36 (3)
nationalyears = 2001 2001 2001-2003 2004-2006 2008-
nationalteam = Italy U-17 Italy U-19 Italy U-20 Italy U-21 Italy
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (1) 9 (6) 13 (6) 12 (2) 1 (0)
pcupdate =October 5 2008
ntupdate =October 11 2008 Simone Pepe (born
August 30 ,1983 ) is an Italian footballstriker . He currently plays for Udinese.Football career
Pepe was born in
Albano Laziale , not far fromRome . He started his career atA.S. Roma , one of the two major clubs in Rome.He was loaned to
Calcio Lecco 1912 in January 2002 andTeramo Calcio in June 2002.Palermo
In summer 2003, the rising
Serie B team Palermo signed Pepe in co-ownership deal, and he scored one goal in that season, and Palermo finished first in Serie B.He was loaned to
Piacenza Calcio in summer 2004, because the club thought Pepe has to gain experience before making his debut in Serie A.In summer
2005 , he got back to Palermo, because Palermo top-scorerLuca Toni left for Fiorentina. He made 6 goalless appearances, before leaving the club again in the winter transfer window.Udinese
He joined
Udinese Calcio in the mid of 2005-06 season in a co-ownership deal, along withSalvatore Masiello andNicola Santoni (part of theDavid Di Michele deal), which the club keen on signing youngsters in recent years, again, he only made 6 goalless appearances.He was loaned out again in summer 2006 to Cagliari, because
Udinese Calcio recalledGyan Asamoah who shined in2006 FIFA World Cup .He finally scored his first Serie A goal in
18 November ,2006 , the 11th games in that season and 23rd Serie A games in his career, against his former club Palermo, a winning goal in last minute.Pepe returned to Udinese in summer 2007 as Palermo sold the rest of his ownership.In October 2007, Andrea Dossena, Cristian Zapata, Roman Eremenko, Simone Pepe were awarded a new contract until June 2012.
International career
He was selected in U-17, U-19 and U-20 level. Although had a bare first Serie A season, he was selected in the Italian U-21 squad to
2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship , but did not play.He made his first appearance with Italy national team on
October 11 2008 in the Worl Cup 2010 qualifier vs. Bulgaria.External links
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* [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2509 FIGC] it iconPersondata
NAME= Pepe, Simone
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Pepe, Simone
SHORT DESCRIPTION=footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1983-8-30
PLACE OF BIRTH=Albano Laziale ,Italy
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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