Luigi Sepe (born 8 May 1991) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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club

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Club career

Born in

Torre del Greco Torre del Greco (; nap, Torre d' 'o Grieco; "Greek man's Tower") is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, with a population of c. 85,000 . The locals are sometimes called ''Corallini'' because of the once plentiful cora ...

, the

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, Sepe made his debut for his hometown club in

on 28 January 2009, at age of 17, during the match against

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, lost 2–1. He replaced Gianello in the 32nd minute. He wore the number 44 jersey during the 2008–09 season. He was the fourth keeper behind

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, Nicolás Navarro and Matteo Gianello. In 2010–11 season, he was named in

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as list B member (U21 youth product), which he was the fourth keeper behind

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, Iezzo and Gianello. From 2011 to 2018, Sepe was loaned out to different italian teams such as Pisa, Virtus Lanciano, Empoli and Fiorentina. On 10 July 2018, Sepe signed with

on loan until 30 June 2019. On 10 July 2019, the deal was made permanent. On 24 January 2022, he joined

on loan with a conditional obligation to buy.

International career

Sepe started three out of four matches for the Italy U18 team at the U18 Slovakia International Cup, ahead if Valerio Frasca in April 2009. Sepe made successive appearances with the Italy U19 team (born 1991 or later) from March to September in 2009. In both appearances, he replaced Simone Colombi for the second half, including versus

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(born 1990 or later team). He was the reserve keeper for Colombi at the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification, and he also played once. After Italy qualified to the next round, he did not receive any call-ups again.

Personal life

In 2011, Sepe married Anna Laura Acampora, the niece of former footballer and now coach

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. The couple has two children from the marriage, Giuseppe born in 2011 and Diego born in 2014.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sepe, Luigi 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Naples Association football goalkeepers Italian footballers Italy youth international footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players S.S.C. Napoli players S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924 players Pisa S.C. players Empoli F.C. players ACF Fiorentina players Parma Calcio 1913 players U.S. Salernitana 1919 players Footballers from Campania