Giuseppe Antonio Panico (born 10 May 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Carrarese on loan from Crotone.
Panico is a youth exponent from Genoa. He made his Serie A debut on May 31, 2015, against Sassuolo, where he replaced Maxime Lestienne after 81 minutes; the game ended in a 3–1 away defeat for Genoa.[1]
On June 30, 2016, Panico was loaned to Cesena for a period of two years.[2] He then joined Cittadella on July 13, 2018.[3][4] Continuing his career, Panico signed a contract with Novara on September 1, 2020.[5]
In the following year, he moved to Juve Stabia on August 12, 2021, and later joined Pro Vercelli on January 18, 2022.[6][7]
Panico signed a three-year contract with FC Crotone on July 19, 2022.[8] He was then loaned to Lucchese on January 12, 2023.[9] As of July 11, 2023, Panico has been moved to Carrarese, on loan with an obligation to buy.[10]
He represented Italy national under-19 football team at the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, in which Italy was the runner-up and played in every game except the final.
A year later, he played for Italy at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring two goals and the decisive penalty shoot-out kick that brought Italy 3rd place over Uruguay.