Diego Perillo
Italian footballer (born 2009)
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Diego Perillo (born 17 March 2009) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the under-20 team (Campionato Primavera 1) of Serie A club Atalanta.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 March 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Prato, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Atalanta U20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Maliseti Tobbianese | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2026 | Empoli | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Atalanta | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Italy U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Italy U17 | 18 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Prato,[1][2] Perillo played for Maliseti Tobbianese in his hometown, before joining the youth academy of Empoli.[3] He began playing for the club's Primavera team during the 2025–26 season, as well as for their under-17 side, where he scored 23 goals in 23 games.[1][4][5]
On 1 July 2026, he joined the youth academy of Atalanta ahead of the 2026–27 season.[6][7]
International career
Perillo represented Italy at youth level, playing for their under-16 and under-17 sides.[2]
In May 2026, he was selected for Italy's squad at the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Estonia.[8] There, he helped Italy reach the final after beating Spain in a penalty shootout,[9] before scoring the winning penalty in the shootout during the final against Belgium.[10][4]