Giuseppe Panico

Giuseppe Panico
Personal information
Full name Giuseppe Antonio Panico
Date of birth (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Ottaviano, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Foggia
Number 17
Youth career
–2015 Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Genoa 2 (0)
2016–2018 → Cesena (loan) 24 (0)
2018 → Teramo (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2020 Cittadella 47 (7)
2020–2021 Novara 35 (5)
2021–2022 Juve Stabia 20 (1)
2022 Pro Vercelli 18 (4)
2022–2024 Crotone 7 (0)
2023 → Lucchese (loan) 16 (5)
2023–2024 → Carrarese (loan) 35 (10)
2024–2025 Carrarese 15 (0)
2025 → Avellino (loan) 14 (1)
2025–2026 Avellino 2 (0)
2026 → Ternana (loan) 12 (1)
2026– Foggia 0 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Italy U17 14 (8)
2014–2015 Italy U18 3 (0)
2014–2016 Italy U19 18 (4)
2016–2017 Italy U20 16 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place2017 South Korea
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2016 Germany
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2017

Giuseppe Antonio Panico (born 10 May 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie C Group C club Foggia.

Club career

Panico is a youth exponent from Genoa. He made his Serie A debut on 31 May 2015 against Sassuolo, where he replaced Maxime Lestienne after 81 minutes; the game ended in a 3–1 away defeat for Genoa.

On 30 June 2016 Panico was loaned to Cesena for a period of two years. He then joined Cittadella on 13 July 2018. Continuing his career, Panico signed a contract with Novara on 1 September 2020.

In the following year, he moved to Juve Stabia on 12 August 2021, and later joined Pro Vercelli on 18 January 2022.

Panico signed a three-year contract with FC Crotone on 19 July 2022. He was then loaned to Lucchese on 12 January 2023. As of 11 July 2023, Panico has been moved to Carrarese, on loan with an obligation to buy.

On 7 January 2025, Panico moved to Avellino on loan with an obligation to buy in case of promotion to Serie B.

International career

He represented Italy national under-19 football team at the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, in which Italy was the runner-up and played in every game except the final.

A year later, he played for Italy at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring two goals and the decisive penalty shoot-out kick that brought Italy 3rd place over Uruguay.

Honours

Italy U19

Italy U20

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2017. p. 10. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sassuolo vs. Genoa - 31 May 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Francesco Renzetti ceduto al Genoa" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dal Genoa ecco Panico!" (in Italian). Cittadella. 13 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Panico firma con il Cittadella". Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "GIUSEPPE PANICO È UN NUOVO ATTACCANTE AZZURRO" (Press release) (in Italian). Novara. 1 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "S.S. Juve Stabia, ufficiale l'arrivo di Panico" (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "BENVENUTO GIUSEPPE PANICO!" (in Italian). Pro Vercelli. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Awua, Panico e Vitale sono rossoblù!" (in Italian). Crotone. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Giuseppe Antonio Panico è un nuovo giocatore della Lucchese" (in Italian). Lucchese. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Panico alla Carrarese" [Panico to Carrarese] (in Italian). Crotone. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "GIUSEPPE PANICO È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELL'AVELLINO" [GIUSEPPE PANICO IS A NEW PLAYER OF AVELLINO] (in Italian). Avellino. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Euro Under-19 final: France vs Italy". UEFA. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  14. 1 2 Francesco Oddi (11 June 2017). "Mondiale Under 20, Uruguay-Italia 1-4 ai rigori: Plizzari super, azzurrini terzi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 15 June 2017.