Emanuele Pecorino

caps3 = 50 goals3 = 9 years4 = 2023–2024 clubs4 = → Südtirol (loan) caps4 = 26 goals4 = 4 years5 = 2024–2025 clubs5 = → Frosinone (loan) caps5 = 20 goals5 = 1 years6 = 2025–2026 clubs6 = → Südtirol (loan) caps6 = 33 goals6 = 9 years7 = 2026– clubs7 = Catanzaro caps7 = 0 goals7 = 0 nationalyears1 = 2021 nationalteam1 = Italy U20 nationalcaps1 = 1 nationalgoals1 = 0 club-update = 21 August 2026 nationalteam-update = 20:11, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Emanuele Pecorino (born 15 July 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Catanzaro.

Club career Early career Pecorino began his youth career at local academy Trinacria aged 6–7, before moving to Catania in 2010. In the 2018–19 season, Pecorino scored 18 goals for the under-19s. He scored a goal in the round of 16, in which they were eliminated by Charles De Ketelaere's Club Brugge. He made his first-team debut for Catania on 7 April 2019, coming on in the 55th minute in a 2–1 win against Bisceglie; his 91st-minute header was saved on the goal line, with Andrea Esposito scoring from the rebound.

In summer 2019, Pecorino returned to Milan's youth setup on loan; he scored seven goals in 14 appearances in the Campionato Primavera 2 – nine in 18 in all competitions, He made his debut two days later, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 home defeat against Como. Pecorino's first Juventus U23 goal came on 7 February, as a substitute in a 6–0 home victory against Livorno. On the same day, he started to suffer an osteitis pubis.

Pecorino returned from his injury on 22 August, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 Coppa Italia Serie C win against Pro Sesto in the 88th minute. Pecorino's first goal in the 2021–22 season came on 20 October, in a 2–2 away draw against AlbinoLeffe. On 14 December, he was operated on for an osteitis pubis again. Pecorino returned from injury on 13 February 2022, as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 win against Mantova. On 13 March, during a 1–0 defeat against Südtirol, Pecorino broke the radius of his right forearm.

On 3 September, Pecorino scored the second goal through a header in Juventus Next Gen's 2–0 victory to Trento on matchday 1. Towards late-January–early-February 2023, Pecorino scored four goals in three consecutive league matches; he scored one goal against Vicenza and Pergolettese and netted a brace against Piacenza. On 7 July 2023, he was loaned to Serie B side Südtirol, alongside his teammate Daouda Peeters.

Loan to Südtirol On 7 July 2023, he joined Südtirol on loan.

Loan to Frosinone On 9 August 2024, Pecorino joined Frosinone on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy. On 5 April 2025, he scored his first goal for Frosinone — a 97th-minute header to draw 2–2 against Cosenza.

Loan return to Südtirol On 11 July 2025, Pecorino returned to Südtirol on loan with an option to buy.

Style of play Pecorino is a left-footed striker known for his strength and holding play.

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