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Ricardo Pepi
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-09) January 9, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth El Paso, Texas, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Dallas
Number 16
Youth career
2016–2019 FC Dallas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– North Texas SC 14 (11)
2019– FC Dallas 24 (2)
International career‡
2018– United States U17 15 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 11, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 13, 2019

Ricardo Pepi (born January 9, 2003) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for FC Dallas.

Career

North Texas SC

In the first game in North Texas SC’s history, Pepi scored a hat-trick to lead the team to a 3–2 win over the Chattanooga Red Wolves.[1] Since Pepi's hat-trick against Chattanooga, he continued his scoring streak. He was one of the top scorers in the league, scoring 7 goals in 6 appearances.[2]

FC Dallas

One June 11, 2019, Pepi was called up to FC Dallas on a short-term loan deal ahead of Dallas' U.S. Open Cup match against USL Championship club OKC Energy FC.[3] He debuted for Dallas playing the full 90 minutes against the Energy, but without scoring.[2] On June 21, 2019, Pepi signed a homegrown contract with FC Dallas, becoming the 26th homegrown signing for the club.[4]

International career

Pepi was called up to youth camps at for both the United States U17s and Mexico U17s.[5][6] In October 2019, he was named to the United States squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[7]

Career statistics

Club Season League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
North Texas SC 2019 USL League One 13 11 0 0 0 0 13 11
FC Dallas 2019 MLS 5 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
2020 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Career Total 22 12 0 0 2 0 22 12

References

  1. ^ "Red Wolves fall 3–2 in USL League One debut". www.timesfreepress.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "USA – R. Pepi – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "FC Dallas Acquires Forward Ricardo Pepi On Loan from North Texas SC". FCDallas.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "Ricardo Pepi a True Product of FC Dallas Development System". www.FCDallas.com. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "Ricardo Pepi of El Paso appears poised to break into Major League Soccer for FC Dallas". El Paso Times.
  6. ^ "Five Things to Know About North Texas SC Forward Ricardo Pepi". fcdallas.com. December 6, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  7. ^ "Head Coach Raphael Wicky Names USA Roster for 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.


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