Simone Pepe

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Simone Pepe
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Pepe in 2010
Personal information
Full name Simone Pepe[1]
Date of birth (1983-08-30) 30 August 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Albano Laziale, Italy
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Chievo
Number 7
Youth career
Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Roma 0 (0)
2002 → Lecco (loan) 5 (0)
2002–2003 → Teramo (loan) 31 (11)
2003–2006 Palermo 22 (1)
2004–2005 → Piacenza (loan) 30 (12)
2006–2010 Udinese 104 (14)
2006–2007 → Cagliari (loan) 36 (3)
2010–2015 Juventus 76 (12)
2015– Chievo 15 (3)
International career
2001 Italy U17 1 (1)
2001 Italy U19 9 (6)
2002–2003 Italy U20 13 (6)
2004–2006 Italy U21 12 (2)
2008–2011 Italy 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2016

Simone Pepe (Italian pronunciation: [siˈmone ˈpepe]; born 30 August 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays for A.C. Chievo Verona as a winger, on either side of the pitch.[2]

After starting out at Roma he went on to compete in Serie A for ten seasons, spending most of his time at Udinese and Juventus and amassing totals of 219 games and 29 goals. He also had his later career hindered by several injuries.

Pepe appeared for Italy at the 2010 World Cup.

Club career

Early years / Palermo

Pepe was born in Albano Laziale, a comune not far from Rome. He started his career at A.S. Roma but never represented the team officially, being loaned to amateurs Calcio Lecco 1912 and Teramo Calcio for the duration of his contract.

In summer 2003, Serie B side U.S. Città di Palermo signed Pepe in a co-ownership deal, for a nominal fee of just €1,000,[3] and he scored one goal in 19 appearances to help his team gain promotion to Serie A for the first time ever, as champions.

Pepe was loaned to Piacenza Calcio also in the second level in July 2004, in order to gain experience. On 31 August, Roma sold the rest of his registration rights to Palermo, for an undisclosed amount.[4] It was reported that Roma chairman Franco Sensi owed his Palermo counterpart Maurizio Zamparini money, and both Pepe and Cesare Bovo were sold to Palermo at an un-economic price to settle the debt,[5] but Roma denied this, stating the transfers were totally transparent.[6]

In June 2005 Pepe returned to Palermo, as the Sicilians' striker Luca Toni left for ACF Fiorentina. In the following winter transfer window, however, he was on the move again.[7]

Udinese

Pepe joined Udinese Calcio midway through the 2005–06 campaign in a co-ownership deal, for €500,000, along with Salvatore Masiello and Nicola Santoni[8] (as part of the David Di Michele deal for €5.35M[9]).[10] As the club was again intent on signing youngsters he featured sparingly, being loaned to Cagliari Calcio in July[11] as the Udine club had just recalled Gyan Asamoah who shined at that year's FIFA World Cup.

Pepe netted his first goal in the top flight on 18 November 2006 in his 23rd appearance in the competition, grabbing the game's only goal at home against former club Palermo in the last-minute,[12] and he helped the Sardinians finally narrowly avoid relegation. Subsequently, although Cagliari bought another half of his registration rights from Palermo for €1.5 million,[9] Udinese acquired the former's half by winning the blind bidding between the two clubs on 22 June 2007.[13] In October Andrea Dossena, Roman Eremenko, Pepe and Cristián Zapata were awarded a new contract until June 2012;[14][15] after Asamoah suffered an injury, eventually leaving the team, Pepe became an undisputed first-choice.

Juventus

On 9 June 2010, Juventus F.C. announced they had signed Pepe on loan for €2.6 million, with the option to sign him permanently for €7.5 million on 1 July.[16] He scored five times in 30 matches in his first season in Turin.

In 2011–12 Pepe formed an efficient right-wing partnership with newly-signed Stephan Lichtsteiner, contributing with four of his six league goals and two assists after the first ten fixtures. On 29 November 2011 he netted a vital equaliser against S.S.C. Napoli (3–3, at the San Paolo Stadium) to keep his team's unbeaten run going.[17] the Bianconeri eventually won the national championship, after a nine-year drought.

In spite of some inconsistent displays, Pepe endeared himself to the Juventus faithful for his work rate and pace, earning the nickname of "Speedy Pepe" while also being compared with former club great Angelo Di Livio, who also played as a winger.[18] Starting in December 2012, however, he spent nearly two years on the sidelines, due to several physical problems.[19][20][21][22]

Pepe was operated on 27 February 2013, and after a few matches with the youth squad[23] he returned to the pitch on 18 December, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute of a 3–0 win over U.S. Avellino 1912 in the Coppa Italia.[24] He was injured again in mid-February 2014,[25] and was finally called up again for Juventus's League match with Bologna on 19 April,[26] making his third appearance of the season in a 3–0 success against Cagliari that confirmed the Old Lady's third consecutive national championship conquest.[27]

After recovering fully, Pepe returned to the starting line-up on 15 January 2015 in a 6–1 victory over Hellas Verona F.C. in the round-of-16 of the domestic cup.[28] He scored his first goal in three years on 23 May, as he netted a 90th-minute penalty in a 3–1 home win over Napoli.[29]

Chievo Verona

On 11 August 2015, Pepe signed with A.C. Chievo Verona on a free transfer.[30]

International career

In spite of a first poor year in the Serie A, Pepe was selected by the Italian under-21 team to the 2006 UEFA European Championship,[31] but he did not play in any games in Portugal in an eventual group stage exit.[32] He made his debut with the senior side on 11 October 2008, under manager Marcello Lippi, in a 0–0 away draw against Bulgaria for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[33]

Pepe was part of the squads at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 World Cup, both in South Africa. He totalled five appearances in the tournaments, starting in all matches in the latter as the Azzurri were again sent home after the first stage.[34][35][36]

Style of play

Initially a forward at the beginning of his career, Pepe appeared in several offensive and midfield positions, being deployed as an attacking midfielder, a wide midfielder, a wingback or a supporting striker.[37][38][39] A fast, strong, energetic and hardworking player, his main attributes are his stamina, his defensive contribution and his crossing ability. He also possesses good technique and is effective on set pieces.[37]

Statistics

Club

As of 30 May 2015[40][41]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total
2001–02 Roma Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Lecco Serie C1 5 0 0 0 5 0
2002–03 Teramo 31 11 0 0 331 11
2003–04 Palermo Serie B 19 1 5 2 24 3
2004–05 Piacenza 30 12 2 1 32 13
2005–06 Palermo Serie A 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
Udinese 6 0 3 0 9 0
2006–07 Cagliari 36 3 3 0 39 3
2007–08 Udinese 33 3 5 2 38 5
2008–09 33 4 1 0 11 2 45 6
2009–10 32 7 5 0 37 7
2010–11 Juventus 30 5 2 1 10 0 37 6
2011–12 31 6 2 0 33 6
2012–13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2014–15 12 1 3 0 1 0 16 1
Career total 306 53 31 6 25 2 3601 61

1Includes two matches in playoffs

Honours

Palermo[42]
Juventus[42]

References

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