Luigi Sepe
Luigi Sepe was born in Torre del Greco (Naples), on May 8, 1991.
He was formed in the Napoli youth sector. In 2009, while still playing for the U19s, he made his first team debut coming on in the 32nd minute in an away game against Fiorentina. This would remain his only game.
In 2011 he was loaned to Pisa in Lega Pro 1 (3rd tier). He stayed two seasons, playing 12 games in the first and 35 in the second. The Nerazzurri finished 7th and 5th (losing in playoffs). His managers were: Dino Pagliari and Alessandro Pane with two spells each over both seasons.
In 2013-14 Sepe spent a season on loan at Virtus Lanciano in Serie B. He played 40 games under Marco Baroni and the Rossoneri finished 10th.
In 2014-15 he was with Empoli on loan in Serie A. He played 32 games under Maurizio Sarri and the Azzurri finished 15th. He played alongside Lazio connections Elseid Hysaj (2021-26) and Matías Vecino (2022-26).
In 2015-16 he was loaned to Fiorentina in A but only played in the cups, 6 in the Europa League and 1 in Coppa Italia. The main keeper was Ciprian Tătăruşanu. Fiorentina finished 5th under Paulo Sousa. His teammates included Lazio connections: Mauro Zarate (2008-11, 2012-13), Milan Badelj (2018-19) and Vecino again.
In 2016 he finally went back to Napoli and stayed two seasons. He only played 1 league game and 2 in Coppa Italia as the regular goalkeeper was Pepe Reina. The Partenopei finished 3rd and 2nd under Maurizio Sarri. One of his teammates was Hysaj again.
In 2018 he was sold to Parma. He stayed three and a half seasons, playing 110 games (107 in A). The Gialloblu finished 14th, 11th and 20th (relegated). His managers were Roberto D'Aversa for two seasons, Fabio Liverani at the beginning of the third and then D'Aversa again. Halfway through his 4th season after no games, first under Enzo Marseca and then Giuseppe Iachini, Sepe left. For the record Parma ended up 12th in Serie B.
In January 2022 he signed for Salernitana in Serie A. He played 16 games in his first half season and 18 in the following full one. The Granata finished 17th and 15th. He had several managers: Fabrizio Castori, Stefano Colantuono, Davide Nicola and Paulo Sousa. The squads included Lazio connections Antonio Candreva (2012-16) and Boulaye Dia (2024-26). It also surprisingly included Franck Ribéry (former Bayern star).
In 2023 Sepe joined Lazio on loan where he was reunited with manager Maurizio Sarri. Sepe however was 3rd keeper behind Ivan Provedel and Christos Mandas and never made his debut. Sarri resigned after 28 games and from the 30th Igor Tudor took over (Sarri's assistant Giovanni Martusciello was in charge for one game) and Lazio finished 7th (Europa League).
With Sarri gone and no appearances Sepe left too.
In 2024-25 he returned to Salernitana, now in B, and played one last season as captain. He played 19 games under four different managers: Martusciello again (1-13), Colantuono again (14-20), Roberto Breda (21-32) and Pasquale Marino (33-38 + playouts). The Granata finished 16th but lost to Sampdoria in the playouts and were relegated.
At 34 Sepe retired.
In his youth he played 4 games for Italy U18s and 4 games for the U19s, all in 2009.
He is currently assistant manager for the Savoia U16s. Savoia is a club from Torre Annunziata in the Naples area (11 km from his birth place). The first team is in Serie C.
Sepe was a goalkeeper. He was not a giant at 1.85 but possessed explosive strength which gave him dynamism and reactivity. He was also good with his feet and on high balls.
He did not have much luck with Napoli, Fiorentina or Lazio but he played 173 games in Serie A and had some good years at Empoli and Parma.
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