Kevin Piscopo

Kevin Piscopo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Vercelli, Italy
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Juve Stabia
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2014	Santhià
2013–2014	→ Genoa (loan)
2014–2016	Genoa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Genoa	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Montecatini (loan)	33	(13)
2017–2018	→ Carrarese (loan)	20	(3)
2018–2019	→ Carrarese (loan)	34	(8)
2019–2022	Empoli	5	(0)
2020	→ Carrarese (loan)	5	(0)
2020–2021	→ Carrarese (loan)	36	(6)
2021–2022	→ SPAL (loan)	2	(0)
2022	→ Renate (loan)	19	(1)
2022–2023	Pordenone	36	(3)
2023–	Juve Stabia	36	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Kevin Piscopo (born 6 February 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Juve Stabia.

Club career

Genoa

Born in Vercelli, Piscopo was a youth exponent of Genoa.

Loan to Montecatini

On 31 August 2016, Piscopo was signed by Serie D club Montecatini on a season-long loan. On 4 September, Piscopo made his debut in Serie D and he scored his first goal for Montecatini and the winning goal in the 51st minute of a 1–0 away win over Argentina Arma, he was replaced after the 71 minutes. On 11 September he played his first entire match for Montecatini, a 2–2 home draw against Ponsacco. On 2 October, Piscopo scored his second goal in the 45th minute of a 3–1 away win over Sestri Levante. On 13 November he scored his third goal in the 86th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Gavorrano. On 16 November, Piscopo made his first hat-trick in his career, in a 3–2 away win over Sporting Recco. On 9 April 2017 he scored his tenth goal in the 29th minute of a 3–2 away defeat against Lavagnese. Piscopo ended his season-long loan to Montecatini with 33 appearances and 13 goals.

Loan to Carrarese

On 20 July 2017, Piscopo was loaned to Serie C club Carrarese on a season-long loan deal.[1] On 27 August he made his Serie C debut for Carrarese in a 1–0 away win over Cuneo, he played the entire match.[2] On 10 September, Piscopo scored his first goal for Carrarese, as a substitute, in the 72nd minute of a 4–3 away defeat against Viterbese Castrense.[3] On 4 October he scored his second goal in the 40th minute of a 5–2 away win over Prato.[4] On 21 April 2018 he scored his third goal, as a substitute, in the 75th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Pistoiese.[5] Piscopo ended his season-long loan to Carrarese with 21 appearances and 3 goals.[6]

On 12 July 2018 he returned on loan to Carrarese for another season.[7] On 29 July he started his second season with Carrarese as a substitute replacing Tommaso Biasci in the 71st minute of a 1–0 home defeat against Imolese in the first round of Coppa Italia.[8] On 16 September he played his first Serie C match of the season as a substitute replacing Tommaso Biasci in the 46th minute of a 5–1 away win over Arzachena.[9] One week later, on 23 September, he scored twice in a 4–0 home win over Juventus U23.[10] On 27 September he scored his third goal, as a substitute, in the 85th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Lucchese.[11] Three days later, on 30 September, he played his first entire match of the season, a 2–1 home win over Pro Patria.[12] Piscopo ended his second loan to Carrarese with 38 appearances, 9 goals and 6 assists.[6]

Empoli

On 8 July 2019, Piscopo signed to Serie B side Empoli.[13] On 5 October he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Stefano Moreo in the 75th minute of a 2–0 away defeat against Pordenone.[14] Two weeks later, on 20 October, he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–1 home draw against Cremonese.[15]

Loans to Carrarese

On 15 January 2020, he joined Carrarese once again on loan until the end of the season.[16] Four days later, on 19 January, Piscopo made his league debut for the club as a substitute replacing Cassio Cardoselli in the 66th minute of a 3–1 home win over Robur Siena.[17] On 17 July he scored his first goal of the season, as a substitute, in the 92nd minute of a 2–1 away defeat after extra-time in the play-off semi-final against Bari.[18] Piscopo ended his 6-month loan to Carrarese with 7 appearances, all as a substitute, including 2 in the play-off matches, and 1 goal.[6] After appearing for Empoli as a late substitute in their 2020–21 Serie B opening game against Frosinone and, also as a substitute, in the Coppa Italia game against Renate, on 5 October 2020 he was loaned to Carrarese once again.[19]

Loans to SPAL and Renate

On 31 August 2021, he joined SPAL on loan.[20] On 19 January 2022, he moved on a new loan to Serie C club Renate. Renate will hold an obligation to purchase his rights if the club gets promoted to Serie B for the 2022–23 season.[21]

Pordenone

On 1 July 2022, Piscopo joined Pordenone on a three-year contract.[22]

Juve Stabia

On 19 July 2023, Piscopo signed a two-year contract with Juve Stabia.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 August 2020

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Montecatini (loan)	2016–17	Serie D	33	13	—		—		—		33	13
Carrarese (loan)	2017–18	Serie C	20	3	0	0	—		1[a]	0	21	3
	2018–19	Serie C	34	8	1	0	—		3[a]	1	38	9
Total Carrarese			54	11	1	0			4	1	59	12
Empoli	2019–20	Serie B	4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
Carrarese (loan)	2019–20	Serie C	5	0	—		—		2[a]	1	7	1
Career total			96	24	2	0	—		6	2	104	26

1. All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

References

1. "UFFICIALE: Carrarese, arriva Piscopo in prestito dal Genoa". Retrieved 14 July 2018.
2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway.
3. "Viterbese Castrense vs. Carrarese - 10 September 2017". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
4. "Prato vs. Carrarese - 4 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
5. "Carrarese vs. Pistoiese - 21 April 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
6. "Italy - K. Piscopo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
7. "UFFICIALE: Carrarese, dal Genoa torna Piscopo". Retrieved 14 July 2018.
8. "Carrarese vs. Imolese - 29 July 2018". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
9. "Arzachena vs. Carrarese - 16 September 2018". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
10. "Carrarese vs. Juventus II - 24 September 2018". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
11. "Lucchese vs. Carrarese - 27 September 2018". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
12. "Carrarese vs. Pro Patria - 30 September 2018". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
13. "UFFICIALE: Empoli, arriva Piscopo a titolo definitivo dal Genoa". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
14. "Pordenone vs. Empoli - 5 October 2019". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
15. "Empoli vs. Cremonese - 20 October 2019". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
16. "Nuova iniezione di fantasia per mister Baldini: Kevin Piscopo di nuovo a Carrara" (Press release) (in Italian). Carrarese. 15 January 2020.
17. "Carrarese vs. Robur Siena - 19 January 2020". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
18. "Bari vs. Carrarese - 17 July 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
19. "Bentornati a Piscopo e Valietti" (Press release) (in Italian). Carrarese. 5 October 2020.
20. "L'ATTACCANTE KEVIN PISCOPO E' UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SPAL" (Press release) (in Italian). SPAL. 31 August 2021.
21. "UFFICIALE: KEVIN PISCOPO SI UNISCE ALLE PANTERE NERAZZURRE!" (in Italian). Renate. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
22. "L'ATTACCANTE KEVIN PISCOPO È NEROVERDE" (in Italian). Pordenone. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
23. "S.S. Juve Stabia, ufficiale l'arrivo di Piscopo" [SS Juve Stabia, Piscopo's arrival is official] (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

External links

• Kevin Piscopo at Soccerway