Damiano Pecile

Damiano Daniele Pecile (born April 11, 2002) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Under-19 squad of the Serie A club Venezia, on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Damiano Pecile
Personal information
Full name Damiano Daniele Pecile[1]
Date of birth (2002-04-11) April 11, 2002
Place of birth Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Venezia U19
(on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
Number 58
Youth career
0000–2015 Mountain United FC
2015–2020 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–pres. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 (0)
2021–pres. → Venezia (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2019 Canada U17 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2021

Club career

Pecile signed as a homegrown player for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC on February 14, 2020.[2] On November 8, 2020, he made his MLS debut, coming on as a substitute in the final minutes of a 3–0 win over the LA Galaxy.[3] Pecile was loaned to Italian side Venezia for one year on May 2, 2021.[4][5]

International career

Pecile participated in the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where the team finished fourth. Later that year he was selected to Canada's final 21-man squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil. He would play in all three of Canada's group stage matches where they went winless and were eliminated.

Personal life

He holds Italian citizenship due to his Italian origins.[2]

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil - List of Players" (PDF). fifadata.com. FIFA. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. "Whitecaps FC sign midfielder Damiano Pecile to Homegrown contract". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 14, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  3. "twitter.com/whitecapsfc/status/1325614836621832192?s=21". twitter.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.[self-published]
  4. "Ufficiale: Damiano Pecile in arancioneroverde!" (in Italian). May 2, 2021. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021.
  5. "Vancouver Whitecaps make moves with pair of homegrown players". May 2, 2021.


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