Reno Piscopo (born 27 May 1998) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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in the Australian

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Early life

Piscopo was born in

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, Australia to an

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father and Maltese mother.

Club career

Youth

Piscopo began his youth career with Melbourne Phoenix, and later the Genova International School of Soccer. He was signed by

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in 2011, where he played with the youth teams for six years, before signing with

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in 2017 to join the youth setup.

Renate

In August 2017, Piscopo was transferred to Renate, signing a three-year deal. Piscopo stated his intentions for leaving Torino were attain more first team experience. He made his league debut on 27 August as a substitute in a 3–0 win at home against

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Wellington Phoenix

In August 2019, Piscopo signed a three-year deal with

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Newcastle Jets

After departing Wellington at the conclusion of his contract, Piscopo signed a two-year deal with rival

side the

International career

At international youth level, he made his debut with the Italy under-15 against Russia (0–0) on 20 March 2013. He later represented the Italy under-17, and most recently the Australia under-20. Piscopo qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was part of the

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Olympic squad. The team beat Argentina in their first group match but were unable to win another match. They were therefore not in medal contention. He is also eligible to represent Malta.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Individual * A-Leagues All Star:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Piscopo, Reno 1998 births Living people Australian soccer players Italian footballers Men's association football midfielders Inter Milan players Torino F.C. players A.C. Renate players Wellington Phoenix FC players Australian people of Italian descent Australian people of Maltese descent Soccer players from Melbourne Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players for Australia Australian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Expatriate association footballers in New Zealand Australian expatriate soccer players Italian expatriate footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Italy men's youth international footballers Australia men's youth international soccer players