Enrico Pepe

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Enrico Pepe

| fullname =

| image =

| caption =

| height = 1.76 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|11|12}}

| birth_place = Vico Equense, Italy

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Gżira United

| clubnumber = 5

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2007

| youthclubs1 = Campobasso

| years1 = 2007–2008

| clubs1 = Campobasso

| caps1 = 14

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2008–2011

| clubs2 = Salernitana

| caps2 = 16

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2009

| clubs3 = → Cassino (loan)

| caps3 = 13

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2011

| clubs4 = → Siracusa (loan)

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2011–2012

| clubs5 = Siena

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2011–2012

| clubs6 = → Paganese (loan)

| caps6 = 27

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2012–2014

| clubs7 = Paganese

| caps7 = 31

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2014–2015

| clubs8 = Messina

| caps8 = 38

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2015–2018

| clubs9 = Floriana

| caps9 = 78

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2018–2019

| clubs10 = Ħamrun Spartans

| caps10 = 26

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2019–2024

| clubs11 = Birkirkara

| caps11 = 96

| goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2024–

| clubs12 = Gżira United

| caps12 = 21

| goals12 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2020–

| nationalteam1 = Malta

| nationalcaps1 = 24

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 26 June 2025

| ntupdate = 28 July 2024

}}

Enrico Pepe (born 12 November 1989) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Gżira United. Born in Italy, he plays for the Malta national team.{{WorldFootball.net}}

Club career

Pepe began his club career at Campobasso,{{cite news |last=Busuttil |first=Antoine |url=https://www.maltafootball.com/2019/06/26/enrico-pepe-joins-birkirkara/ |title=Enrico Pepe joins Birkirkara |website=MaltaFootball.com |date=26 June 2019 |access-date=6 September 2020}} during which he spent loan spells at Salernitana and Siracusa.{{cite news |last=Midolo |first=Antonio |url=http://www.siracusanews.it/calciomercato-siracusa-tra-arrivi-e-partenze-petta-subito-al-napoli/ |title=Calciomercato: Siracusa, tra arrivi e partenze. Petta subito al Napoli |trans-title=Transfer market: Siracusa, between arrivals and departures. Petta immediately to Napoli |website=SiracusaNews.it |date=31 January 2011 |access-date=6 September 2020 |language=it}} In 2011, he moved to Siena and was subsequently loaned to Paganese,{{cite news |url=https://www.calciomercato.com/news/siena-ufficiale-del-prete-alla-nocerina-822457 |title=Siena, ufficiale: Del Prete alla Nocerina |trans-title=Siena, official: Del Prete to Nocerina |website=CalcioMercato.com |date=30 August 2011 |access-date=6 September 2020 |language=it}} with the latter exercising their right to sign him permanently at the end of the season.{{cite news |last=Pepe |first=Gianluca |url=https://www.tuttoc.com/calciomercato/paganese-balzano-torna-al-sorrento-47982 |title=Paganese, Balzano torna al Sorrento |trans-title=Paganese, Balzano returns to Sorrento |website=TuttoC.com |date=22 June 2012 |access-date=6 September 2020 |language=it}} He joined Messina in 2014, before moving to Malta to play for Floriana in 2015. He played for Ħamrun Spartans during the 2018–19 season, and joined Birkirkara in 2019.

International career

Pepe was awarded Maltese citizenship on sporting merit in August 2020, and was therefore eligible to appear for the Malta national team.{{cite news |last=Busuttil |first=Antoine |url=https://www.maltafootball.com/2020/08/25/enrico-pepe-teddy-teuma-eligible-to-play-for-malta-national-team/ |title=Enrico Pepe, Teddy Teuma eligible to play for Malta national team |website=MaltaFootball.com |date=25 August 2020 |access-date=6 September 2020}} He made his international debut on 6 September 2020 in the UEFA Nations League in a 1–1 draw against Latvia.{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=31011 |title=Enrico Pepe |website=EU-Football.info |access-date=6 September 2020}}