Ricardo Pepi
Ricardo Daniel Pepi (born January 9, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club PSV and the United States national team.
 Pepi in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Daniel Pepi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 2003 (aged 22) | ||
| Place of birth | El Paso, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | PSV | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | FC Dallas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | FC Dallas | 55 | (15) |
| 2019–2020 | → North Texas SC (loan) | 13 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | FC Augsburg | 15 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → FC Groningen (loan) | 29 | (12) |
| 2023 | Jong PSV | 2 | (1) |
| 2023– | PSV | 50 | (20) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | United States U17 | 17 | (6) |
| 2021– | United States | 33 | (13) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, September 27, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:45, August 18, 2024 | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| North Texas SC | 2019 | USL League One | 12 | 9 | — | — | 1[b] | 2 | 13 | 11 | ||
| 2020 | USL League One | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | ||||
| FC Dallas (loan) | 2019 | MLS | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| FC Dallas | 2019 | MLS | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | MLS | 17 | 2 | — | — | 2[c] | 1 | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | MLS | 31 | 13 | — | — | — | 31 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 15 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 57 | 16 | ||||
| FC Augsburg | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Groningen (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 13 | ||
| PSV | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10[d] | 2 | 1[e] | 0 | 40 | 9 |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 7[d] | 2 | 1[e] | 0 | 28 | 17 | |
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 50 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 28 | ||
| Jong PSV | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 164 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 197 | 69 | ||
- ↑ Includes U.S. Open Cup, DFB-Pokal, KNVB Cup
- ↑ Appearance in USL League One Playoffs
- ↑ Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
International
- As of match played November 18, 2024[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2021 | 7 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | |
| Total | 33 | 13 | |
- United States score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pepi goal.[2]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 8, 2021 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 1 |  Honduras |
2–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | October 7, 2021 | Q2 Stadium, Austin, United States | 2 |  Jamaica |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 4 | March 24, 2023 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 13 |  Grenada |
1–0 | 7–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 5 | 6–1 | ||||||
| 6 | March 27, 2023 | Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States | 14 |  El Salvador |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 7 | June 15, 2023 | Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, United States | 15 |  Mexico |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals |
| 8 | September 9, 2023 | CityPark, St. Louis, United States | 17 |  Uzbekistan |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | September 12, 2023 | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, United States | 18 |  Oman |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | November 16, 2023 | Q2 Stadium, Austin, United States | 21 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 11 | October 12, 2024 | Q2 Stadium, Austin, United States | 31 |  Panama |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 12 | November 14, 2024 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 32 | Jamaica |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 13 | November 18, 2024 | CityPark, St. Louis, United States | 33 | Jamaica |
3–0 | 4–2 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A |
Honors
North Texas SC
- USL League One Regular Season: 2019
- USL League One Championship: 2019
PSV
United States
Individual
- MLS All-Star: 2021
- MLS Young Player of the Year: 2021
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: November 2024[8]
References
- ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ricardo Pepi at Soccerway
- ↑ "Ricardo Pepi Stats". Major League Soccer.
- ↑ "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. nos.nl (in Nederlands). August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ PSV win 15th Johan Cruyff Shield after late comeback against Go Ahead Eagles. 3 August 2025. https://www.flashscore.com/news/soccer-johan-cruyff-shield-psv-win-15th-johan-cruyff-shield-after-late-comeback-against-go-ahead-eagles/SUb4Giig/. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ "U.S. beats Canada to win Nations League as Balogun opens account". ESPN. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Adams Reyna on target as United States complete three peat". CONCACAF. 25 March 2024. https://www.concacaf.com/nations-league/news/adams-reyna-on-target-as-united-states-complete-three-peat/. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ↑ PSV and N.E.C. main suppliers to the Eredivisie Team of the Month for November. 6 December 2024. https://eredivisie.eu/news/psv-and-n-e-c-main-contributors-to-the-eredivisie-team-of-the-month-for-november/. Retrieved 6 December 2024.