Ricardo Pepi
Ricardo Daniel Pepi (born January 9, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club PSV and the United States national team.
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| Full name | Ricardo Daniel Pepi[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 9, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | El Paso, Texas, United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | PSV | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | FC Dallas | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | FC Dallas | 55 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → North Texas SC (loan) | 13 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | FC Augsburg | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → FC Groningen (loan) | 29 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | PSV | 23 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | United States U17 | 17 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | United States | 23 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 2, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 21, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| North Texas SC | 2019 | USL League One | 12 | 9 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 13 | 11 | ||
| 2020 | USL League One | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | ||||
| FC Dallas (loan) | 2019 | MLS | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| FC Dallas | 2019 | MLS | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | MLS | 17 | 2 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | MLS | 31 | 13 | — | — | — | 31 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 15 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 57 | 16 | ||||
| FC Augsburg | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Groningen (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 13 | ||
| PSV | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 36 | 9 |
| Career total | 135 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 156 | 49 | ||
- Includes U.S. Open Cup, DFB-Pokal and KNVB Cup
- Appearance in USL League One Playoffs
- Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
International
- As of match played March 21, 2024[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| United States | 2021 | 7 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 10 | |
- As of match played November 16, 2023. United States score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pepi goal.[2]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | September 8, 2021 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 1 |  Honduras | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | October 7, 2021 | Q2 Stadium, Austin, United States | 2 |  Jamaica | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 4 | March 24, 2023 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 13 |  Grenada | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 5 | 6–1 | ||||||
| 6 | March 27, 2023 | Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States | 14 |  El Salvador | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 7 | June 15, 2023 | Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, United States | 15 |  Mexico | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals |
| 8 | September 9, 2023 | CityPark, St. Louis, United States | 17 |  Uzbekistan | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | September 12, 2023 | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, United States | 18 |  Oman | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | November 16, 2023 | Q2 Stadium, Austin, United States | 21 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
Honors
North Texas SC
- USL League One Regular Season: 2019
- USL League One Championship: 2019
PSV
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 2023[4]
United States
- CONCACAF Nations League: 2022–23,[5] 2023–24[6]
Individual
- MLS All-Star: 2021
- MLS Young Player of the Year: 2021
References
- "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
- Ricardo Pepi at Soccerway
- "Ricardo Pepi Stats". Major League Soccer.
- "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. nos.nl (in Dutch). August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- "U.S. beats Canada to win Nations League as Balogun opens account". ESPN. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- "Adams Reyna on target as United States complete three peat". CONCACAF. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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