Filippo Distefano

Filippo Distefano
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Camaiore, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Empoli
Youth career
2010–2014 Ninfea Torrelaghese
2014–2017 Livorno
2017–2021 Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2026 Fiorentina 1 (0)
2023–2024 → Ternana (loan) 31 (7)
2024–2025 → Frosinone (loan) 13 (2)
2025–2026 → Carrarese (loan) 20 (3)
2026– Empoli 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2026

Filippo Distefano (born 28 August 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Empoli.

Early life

Filippo Distefano was born in Camaiore, a town in the Tuscan Province of Lucca, where he started to play football, at the club of Torre del Lago.

Club career

Distefano first joined US Livorno – that was then playing in Serie A under Davide Nicola – where he spent 3 years, before joining the youth sector of ACF Fiorentina. First playing with the Primavera team, he was part of the squads who won the Coppa Italia Primavera in 2020 and 2021.

Having first been called to the first team by Vincenzo Italiano for the 20 November 2021 Serie A game against AC Milan, the young forward eventually made his professional debut for Fiorentina 10 days later, replacing José Callejón in the last minutes of a 3–1 Serie A home win against Sampdoria.

On 9 August 2023, Distefano moved on loan to Serie B club Ternana.

On 26 July 2024, Distefano was loaned by Frosinone.

On 14 July 2025, Distefano joined Carrarese in Serie B on loan.

On 21 July 2026, Distefano moved to Empoli in Serie B with a three-season contract.

References

  1. ↑ Filippo Distefano at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 Siotto, Paolo (14 September 2021). "Chi è Filippo Distefano, giovane e talentuoso attaccante della Fiorentina". SerieBnews.com (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Collini, Marco (15 July 2021). "Babbo di Stefano: "Filippo dalla ninfea alla coppa Italia sognando Baggio. Il meglio deve arrivare"".
  4. ↑ "La Fiorentina vince la Coppa Italia E c'era molta Versilia in campo". La Nazione (in Italian). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "I convocati viola per Fiorentina vs Milan". ACF Fiorentina. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "La Fiorentina celebra l'esordio in Serie A del giovane Distefano". Viola News (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Dafirbillah, Karim (30 November 2021). "Fiorentina, esordio in Serie A per Distefano". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Dalla Fiorentina arriva in prestito l'attaccante Filippo Distefano" [The striker Filippo Distefano arrives on loan from Fiorentina] (in Italian). Ternana. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "DISTEFANO È DEL FROSINONE" [DISTEFANO IS AT FROSINONE] (in Italian). Frosinone. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Distefano in azzurro" [Distefano in blue] (in Italian). Carrarese Calcio 1908. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Filippo Distefano è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" [Filippo Distefano is a new Empoli footballer] (in Italian). Empoli FC. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.