Reno Piscopo

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Reno Piscopo
Personal information
Full name Reno Mauro Piscopo [1]
Date of birth (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Newcastle Jets
Number 10
Youth career
Fawkner Blues
North Coburg United
Melbourne Phoenix
2011–2017 Inter Milan
2017 Torino
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Renate 51 (5)
2019–2022 Wellington Phoenix 59 (8)
2022– Newcastle Jets 24 (1)
International career
2013 Italy U15 6 (0)
2013–2014 Italy U16 4 (1)
2014 Italy U17 3 (0)
2016 Australia U20 1 (0)
2019–2021 Australia U23 11 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
AFC U23 Asian Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2020 Thailand Squad
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2020

Reno Piscopo (born 27 May 1998) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Newcastle Jets in the Australian A-League. [3]

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Early life

Piscopo was born in Melbourne, Australia to an Italian father and Maltese mother. [4]

Club career

Youth

Piscopo began his youth career with Melbourne Phoenix, and later the Genova International School of Soccer. [5] He was signed by Inter Milan in 2011, where he played with the youth teams for six years, before signing with Torino in 2017 to join the youth setup. [6]

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. [7] He made his league debut on 27 August as a substitute in a 3–0 win at home against Padova. [8]

Wellington Phoenix

In August 2019, Piscopo signed a three-year deal with Wellington Phoenix. [9]

Newcastle Jets

After departing Wellington at the conclusion of his contract, Piscopo signed a two-year deal with rival A-League side the Newcastle Jets. [10]

International career

At international youth level, he made his debut with the Italy under-15 against Russia on 20 March 2013. [11] He later represented the Italy under-17, and most recently the Australia under-20. [12]

Piscopo qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was part of the Olyroos 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. [13] He is also eligible to represent Malta.

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 May 2023 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
A.C. Renate 2017–18 [15] Serie C 190001 [lower-alpha 2] 0200
2018–19 [16] Serie C325101 [lower-alpha 2] 0345
Total5151020545
Wellington Phoenix 2019–20 A-League 21200212
2020–21 A-League162162
2021–22 A-League Men 22420244
Total5982000618
Newcastle Jets 2022–23 A-League Men18100181
Career total12814302013314

Honours

Individual

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