Damiano Pecile
Personal information
Full name Damiano Daniele Pecile
Date of birth (2002-04-11) April 11, 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vis Pesaro
(on loan from Venezia)
Number 11
Youth career
Cliff Avenue United
Burnaby Selects
2014–2015 Mountain United FC
2015–2022 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2021–2022 → Venezia (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Venezia (loan) 0 (0)
2022– Venezia 0 (0)
2023 → KTP (loan) 14 (0)
2024– → Vis Pesaro (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Canada U17 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 22, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 2, 2019

Damiano Daniele Pecile (born April 11, 2002) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Italian Serie C Group B club Vis Pesaro on loan from Venezia.

Early life

Born in Vancouver, he grew up in Burnaby, British Columbia.[1] He began playing youth soccer at age five with Cliff Avenue United.[1] He later played with the Burnaby Selects and Mountain United FC, and was also a part of the British Columbia provincial program.[2] In 2013, he had a training stint with the Italian club Cremonese's youth teams.[3][4] In 2014, he had a two month trial with the AC Milan Academy and was invited to remain with the academy, but his family was not ready to make the move to Italy permanently.[5][6] In August 2015, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy.[7] In May 2021, he was loaned to Italian club Venezia FC's youth teams through June 2022, which included a purchase option.[8] With Venezia's Primavera team, he scored nine goals in 23 appearances across all competitions, including 22 starts.[9]

Club career

In February 2020, at age 17, he signed a homegrown player contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.[10][11][12] He made his debut for the club, in a substitute appearance, against Los Angeles FC on November 8, 2020.[13]

While on loan to Italian club Venezia's youth team, he made the bench for the first team for a Serie A match against Inter Milan in January 2022.[14][15] In July 2022, Venezia signed Pecile on a permanent contract, after he had been on loan with the club's youth sides for the previous season.[16] He made his first team debut on August 7, 2022, starting in a Coppa Italia match against Ascoli in a 3–2 victory.[17] In February 2023, he was sent on loan to Finnish club KTP in the Veikkausliiga through December 2023.[18] On May 17, 2023, he score two goals in a 14–0 victory over fourth tier side MyPa in the 2023 Finnish Cup.[19] On February 1, 2024, Pecile was loaned to Vis Pesaro in Serie C.[20]

International career

Pecile is an Italian, Canadian, and American citizen.[21][22][1]

In 2014, he represented Canada at the U12 Danone Cup.[23] In November 2016, he made his debut in the Canadian national program, attending an identification camp for the Canada U15 team.[24] In 2019, he played with the Canada under-17 at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[25]

Style of play

Pecile has been described as a box-to-box midfielder, as he has shown versatility, a high work-rate, notable technical skills and good athleticism. Mainly used in a defensive role, he is also able to operate as a center-back, a holding playmaker or a mezzala', while his offensive abilities allow him to provide team-mates with assists or finish by himself.[26]

Career statistics

As of September 22, 2023[27]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020 Major League Soccer 1 0 — — — 1 0
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Venezia FC (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Venezia FC 2022–23 Serie B 0 0 — 1 0 — 1 0
KTP (loan) 2023 Veikkausliiga 14 0 — 3 2 3 0 20 2
Career total 15 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 22 2

References

  1. ^ a b c Damiano Pecile at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign midfielder Damiano Pecile to Homegrown contract". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Pecile set for a one-year loan with Venezia FC youth team". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. May 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Dobie, Cayley (September 11, 2013). "First Europe, then the world". Burnaby Now.
  5. ^ Nalesso, Pietro (April 7, 2022). "Venezia, Pecile si racconta a 360° e suona la carica: "Puntiamo al Primavera 1"" [Venice, Pecile talks about himself at 360° and sounds the charge: "We aim for Primavera 1"]. Mondo Primavera (in Italian).
  6. ^ Thuncher, Jennifer (October 7, 2014). "Young soccer star one to watch in Burnaby". Burnaby Now.
  7. ^ "Damiano Pecile Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  8. ^ Chiacchio, Nicola (May 4, 2021). "Ufficiale – Venezia, si pesca in MLS: arriva Damiano Pecile" [Official - Venice, we're fishing in MLS: Damiano Pecile arrives]. Football Scouting (in Italian).
  9. ^ "Whitecaps FC transfer midfielder Damiano Pecile to Venezia FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps sign homegrown midfielder Damiano Pecile". CTV News. February 14, 2020.
  11. ^ Bogert, Tom (February 14, 2020). "Vancouver Whitecaps sign midfielder Damiano Pecile to Homegrown deal". Major League Soccer.
  12. ^ "Damiano Pecile Newest Homegrown Contract". Eighty-Six Forever. February 14, 2023. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023.
  13. ^ "Whitecaps transfer Damiano Pecile to Venezia FC". National Post. July 9, 2022.
  14. ^ "Whitecaps FC BMO MLS Academy grads currently playing in Europe". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 31, 2022.
  15. ^ Pravatà, Christian (June 17, 2022). "Venezia, Menta: "Punteremo su Damiano Pecile e l'idea è quella di fare debuttare altri giovani come Bah"" [Venice, Menta: "We will bet on Damiano Pecile and the idea is to make other young players like Bah make their debut"]. TuttoB (in Italian).
  16. ^ "Damiano Pecile al Venezia FC a titolo definitivo" [Damiano Pecile to Venezia FC outright]. Venezia F.C. (in Italian). July 9, 2022.
  17. ^ "Coppa Italia 22/23: Venezia 2-3 Ascoli". Venezia F.C. (in Italian). August 8, 2022.
  18. ^ Bargellini, Luca (February 12, 2023). "Venezia, ceduti Sandberg, de Vries e Pecile in prestito al KTP in Filandia" [Venice, Sandberg, de Vries and Pecile loaned to KTP in Finland]. TuttoMercatoWeb (in Italian).
  19. ^ Vesala, Juha (May 17, 2023). "KTP paukutti Saviniemen taululle törkeät 0–14-lukemat – MyPan päävalmentaja Jyrki Saarela: "Kun tulee oikea joukkue vastaan, ollaan ihan lampaita"" [KTP slammed Saviniemi's outrageous 0-14 scores on the scoreboard - MyPa's head coach Jyrki Saarela: "When the right team comes against us, we're really sheepish"]. Kouvolan Sanomat (in Finnish).
  20. ^ "Benvenuto Damiano Pecile!" [Welcome Damiano Pecile!] (in Italian). Vis Pesaro dal 1898. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  21. ^ ""Pystymme mielestäni paljon parempaan" - KTP:n Damiano Pecile hakee tuloksia" ["I think we can do much better" - KTP's Damiano Pecile is looking for results]. Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). May 25, 2023.
  22. ^ "Damiano Pecile: "Olemme tarpeeksi hyviä lyömään kenet vaan"" [Damiano Pecile: "We are good enough to beat anyone"]. Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat. May 25, 2023.
  23. ^ Berridge, Thomas (June 29, 2014). "Burnaby youth to Brazil for Danone Nation's Cup". Burnaby Now.
  24. ^ "Burnaby midfielder invited to Canadian u15 camp". Burnaby Now. November 16, 2016.
  25. ^ "Burnaby pair to play for Canada at u17 World Cup". Burnaby Now. October 24, 2019.
  26. ^ Nalesso, Pietro (September 23, 2021). "Focus - Damiano Pecile, il frullatore del Venezia" [Focus - Damiano Pecile, the Venice blender]. MondoPrimavera (in Italian).
  27. ^ Damiano Pecile at Soccerway

External links

Vis Pesaro dal 1898 – current squad
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