Ricardo Pepi

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

Ricardo Pepi
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-09) January 9, 2003
Place of birth El Paso, Texas, United States
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club 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)
National team‡
2018– United States U17 15 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 11, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 13, 2019

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. "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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