Reno Piscopo

Reno Piscopo

Piscopo playing with A-Leagues All Stars in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Reno Mauro Piscopo [1]
Date of birth	(1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder [3]
Team information
Current team	Melbourne Victory
Number	7
Youth career
	Fawkner Blues
	North Coburg United
	Melbourne Phoenix
2011–2017	Inter Milan
2017	Torino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Renate	50	(5)
2019–2022	Wellington Phoenix	59	(8)
2022–2024	Newcastle Jets	33	(2)
2024–	Melbourne Victory	25	(2)
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   Australia AFC U23 Asian Cup 2020 Thailand Squad
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025

Reno Piscopo (born 27 May 1998) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for A-League Men club Melbourne Victory. ^[4]

Early life

Piscopo was born in Melbourne, Australia to an Italian father and Maltese mother. ^[5]

Club career

Youth

Piscopo began his youth career with Melbourne Phoenix, and later the Genova International School of Soccer. ^[6] 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. ^[7]

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. ^[8] He made his league debut on 27 August as a substitute in a 3–0 win at home against Padova. ^[9]

Wellington Phoenix

In August 2019, Piscopo signed a three-year deal with Wellington Phoenix. ^[10]

Newcastle Jets

After departing Wellington phoenix at the conclusion of his contract, Piscopo signed a two-year deal with A-League side Newcastle Jets on 21 June 2022. ^[11]

Melbourne Victory

On 5 July 2024, Piscopo signed a two-year deal with A-League Men club Melbourne Victory. ^[12]

International career

At international youth level, he made his debut with the Italy under-15 against Russia on 20 March 2013. ^[5] He later represented the Italy under-17, and most recently the Australia under-20. ^[5]

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 13 August 2025 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
A.C. Renate	2017–18 [15]	Serie C	18	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	19	0
	2018–19 [16]	Serie C	32	5	1	0	1 [b]	0	34	5
	Total		50	5	1	0	2	0	53	5
Wellington Phoenix	2019–20	A-League	21	2	0	0	—		21	2
	2020–21	A-League	16	2	—		—		16	2
	2021–22	A-League Men	22	4	2	0	—		24	4
	Total		59	8	2	0	0	0	61	8
Newcastle Jets	2022–23	A-League Men	18	1	0	0	—		18	1
	2023–24	A-League Men	15	1	1	0	—		16	1
	Total		33	2	1	0	—		34	2
Melbourne Victory	2024–25	A-League Men	25	2	5	0	—		30	2
	2025–26	A-League Men	0	0	1	1	1 [c]	0	2	1
	Total		25	2	6	0	1	0	32	3
Career total			167	17	10	1	3	0	180	18

1. Includes Coppa Italia, Australia Cup
2. Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
3. Appearance in a friendly aggainst Wrexham A.F.C.

Honours

Individual

• A-Leagues All Star: 2022 ^[17]

References

1. "AFCS".
2. "Squad list - Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
3. Foley, Caydn (5 November 2024). "Rejuvenated Reno: How Melbourne Victory unlocked Piscopo in Macarthur win". Front Page Football. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
4. "Wellington Phoenix Sign Skilful Australian Winger from Italian Side". 23 August 2019.
5. "Reno Piscopo, un piccolo Insigne che sogna Neymar". Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
6. "The Next Generation of Australian Wonderkids". 13 June 2022.
7. Stamocostas, Con (1 February 2017). "Aussie Youth Makes Serie A Move". FourFourTwo .
8. "Aussie teenager Piscopo departs Serie A for Renate". FourFourTwo . 9 August 2017.
9. "Renate vs. Calcio Padova - 27 August 2017 - Soccerway".
10. Ormond, Aidan (18 August 2019). "Transfer news: Ex-Inter Milan Aussie signs for A-League club". FTBL.
11. "Newcastle Jets Sign Exciting Attacker Reno Piscopo". Newcastle Jets FC. 21 June 2022.
12. "Melbourne Victory signs Reno Piscopo". Melbourne Victory. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
13. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
14. "R. Piscopo". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
15. "Renate 1–1 Feralpisalò". tuttoc.com. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
16. "Renate 0–0 Gozzano". tuttoc.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
17. Harrington, Anna (20 May 2022). "ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona". The Canberra Times . Retrieved 20 May 2022.

External links

• Reno Piscopo at Soccerway