Diego Perillo

Diego Perillo
Personal information
Date of birth (2009-03-17) 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
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2026 Estonia
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2026

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.

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]

Honours

Italy U17

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Barilaro, Andrea (25 May 2026). "Dal para-rigori Lupo a bomber Perillo: chi sono e come giocano le stelline azzurre dell'U17". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Chi è Diego Perillo, il talento toscano che ha regalato l'Europeo all'Italia Under 17 – Dal Maliseti alla maglia azzurra". Il Tirreno (in Italian). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Fiorentino, Giovanni (4 June 2026). "Perillo, da Maliseti alla Nazionale. Il bomber pratese prende voti alti". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Donato, Lelio (7 June 2026). "L'Italia Under 17 è Campione d'Europa: dal portiere Lupo al CT Franceschini, i protagonisti del trionfo azzurro". Goal (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Ottaviano, Luca (27 March 2026). "Diego Perillo, un baby Salvatore Monaco che domina all'Empoli". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Zarra, Angelo (30 June 2026). "Atalanta, doppio colpo dall'Empoli: presi i giovani Perillo e Olivieri. L'Atalanta acquista dall'Empoli i Campioni d'Italia Under 17 Diego Perillo e Francesco Olivieri. I dettagli dell'operazione". MondoPrimavera (in Italian).
  7. ↑ Zarra, Angelo (1 July 2026). "Atalanta, ora è ufficiale: dall'Empoli arrivano Perillo e Olivieri. L'Atalanta ufficializza il doppio colpo dall'Empoli: presi a titolo definitivo i campioni Under 17 Diego Perillo e Francesco Olivieri per 4 milioni di euro". MondoPrimavera (in Italian).
  8. ↑ "Europeo, fase finale in Estonia dal 25 maggio al 7 giugno: le scelte di Daniele Franceschini". FIGC (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  9. ↑ González, Carlos (4 June 2026). "Italia 1 (4) - (2) 1 España: resumen, goles y resultado de la semifinal del Europeo Sub-17". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Il pratese Perillo segna il rigore decisivo: l'Italia Under 17 è campione d'Europa" [Prato native Perillo scores the decisive penalty: Italy's Under-17 team is European champion.]. Sport di Prato (in Italian). 8 June 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "2026 U17 EURO Team of the Tournament". uefa.com. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
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