Enrico Pepe (born 12 November 1989) is a

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who plays as a

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for Gżira United. Born in Italy, he plays for the Malta national team.

Club career

Pepe began his club career at

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, during which he spent loan spells at Salernitana and Siracusa. In 2011, he moved to

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and was subsequently loaned to Paganese, with the latter exercising their right to sign him permanently at the end of the season. He joined

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in 2014, before moving to Malta to play for

Floriana Floriana ( mt, Il-Furjana or ''Il-Floriana''), also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the South Eastern Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014. Floriana i ...

in 2015. He played for Ħamrun Spartans during the 2018–19 season, and joined

Birkirkara Birkirkara (abbreviated as B'Kara) is a city in the central region of Malta. It is the second most populous on the island, with 24,356 inhabitants as of 2020. The town consists of five autonomous parishes: Saint Helen, Saint Joseph the Worker, Ou ...

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. He made his international debut on 6 September 2020 in the

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against

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Honours

Floriana F.C. Floriana Football Club is a Maltese professional association football, football club in the town of Floriana that currently plays in the Maltese Premier League. In all, Floriana F.C. has won 26 national leagues and 21 FA Trophies (present and lon ...

* Maltese FA Trophy:

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Birkirkara F.C. Birkirkara Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Birkirkara, on the island of Malta. The club was formed in 1950, following the amalgamation of Birkirkara United and Birkirkara Celtic. Birkirkara currently play in ...

* Maltese FA Trophy: 2022-23

Career statistics

International

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* 1989 births Living people Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Naples Naturalised citizens of Malta Maltese men's footballers Malta men's international footballers Italian men's footballers Maltese people of Italian descent Men's association football central defenders Campobasso FC players US Salernitana 1919 players ASD Cassino Calcio 1924 players US Siracusa players Siena FC SSD players Paganese Calcio 1926 players ACR Messina players Floriana F.C. players Ħamrun Spartans F.C. players Birkirkara F.C. players Serie C players Serie B players Maltese Premier League players {{Malta-footy-bio-stub