# Patrizia Panico

Patrizia Panico (Italian pronunciation:; born 8 February 1975) is an Italian former footballer who is formerly the manager of Fiorentina in the Italian women's Serie A. A prolific goalscorer, Panico is a longstanding member of the Italy women's national team; she won over 185 caps for Italy, and also served as her national side's captain. She is a veteran of Italy's 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2013 UEFA Women's Championship campaigns and played at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. In a club career that spanned more than two decades, Panico won ten Scudetti and collected five Coppa Italia winner's medals with her various clubs. She was Serie A's top scorer on 14 occasions (an Italian record for her category) and spent part of 2010 in the United States, representing Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) club Sky Blue. Panico is nicknamed "The Scorpion" due to her deadly goalscoring instincts.

## Club career

In addition to Torres, Panico played for Lazio, Torino, Modena Amadio, Milan and Bardolino, as well as Sky Blue of the United States' Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). She was the Serie A's top scorer for ten seasons.
At Modena in 1997–98, Panico won her first Serie A title. She played alongside Carolina Morace, and came to be seen as the heir apparent to Morace's title as Italy's best female player.
In the months before the professional Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) began play in 2001, Panico was pursued by Philadelphia Charge. She had agreed terms, but the move was eventually derailed by red tape.

## International career

Panico made her senior international debut on 8 April 1996, in Italy's 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying win over Portugal in Mestre. She started the match and scored Italy's first goal after five minutes of play. Panico was selected for the final tournament in Norway. She scored in a 2–2 group stage draw with Denmark, as Italy reached the final which they lost 2–0 to Germany.
At the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States, Panico gave Italy the lead in their first game against Germany. The match at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California finished 1–1. The Italians were eliminated after a 2–0 defeat by Brazil in their next game, but recovered to beat Mexico 2–0. Panico scored the first goal and was hailed as "one of the world's most explosive players" by CNN Sports Illustrated.
On 11 November 1999, Panico scored a notable hat-trick against Germany in a 4–4 UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying draw. At the final tournament, player of the match Panico scored twice in Italy's opening 2–1 win over Denmark at the Waldstadion in Aalen. The Italians narrowly failed to qualify from the group after a 1–1 draw with Norway and a 2–0 defeat by France.
Four years later, Panico was included in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005 in North West England. She played in the Italians' 4–0 defeat to perennial champions Germany, which intersected defeats to France and Norway and preceded another first round exit.
At UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland, Panico played in all four games and added two goals as the Italians went out to Germany in the quarter-finals. Four years later, national coach Antonio Cabrini named Panico in his selection for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden. At 38, Panico entered her fifth European finals and admitted it was likely to be her last. She was left disappointed by another defeat by the Germans in the quarter-final at Myresjöhus Arena, Växjö.
On 2 October 2010, she scored against Ukraine for the FIFA Women's World Cup qualification at the Stadion Yuri Gagarin in Chernihiv.

## Career statistics
### Club

| Season | Squad | Championship | Championship | Championship | National Cups | National Cups | National Cups | Continental Cups | Continental Cups | Continental Cups | Other Cups | Other Cups | Other Cups | Total | Total |
| Season | Squad | League | Apps | Gls | League | Apps | Gls | League | Apps | Gls | League | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls |
| 1993–1994 | Lazio | A | 23 | 8 | Coppa Italia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994–1995 | Lazio | A | 19 | 5 | Coppa Italia | ? | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19+ | 5+ |
| 1995–1996 | Lazio | A | 29 | 19 | Coppa Italia | ? | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29+ | 19+ |
| 1996–1997 | Torino | A | 30 | 32 | Coppa Italia | ? | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30+ | 32+ |
| 1997–1998 | Modena | A | 28 | 29 | Coppa Italia | ? | ? | – | – | – | SI | 1 | 0 | 29+ | 30+ |
| 1998–1999 | Lazio | A | 28 | 49 | Coppa Italia | ? | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28+ | 49+ |
| 1999–2000 | Lazio | A | 29 | 41 | Coppa Italia | ? | ? | – | – | – | SI | 1 | 1 | 29+ | 41+ |
| 2000–2001 | Lazio | A | 29 | 41 | Coppa Italia | ? | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29+ | 41+ |
| 2001–2002 | Lazio | A | 27 | 48 | Coppa Italia | ? | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27+ | 48+ |
| 2002–2003 | Lazio | A | 26 | 35 | Coppa Italia | ? | ? | UEFA WC | 3 | 4 | SI | 1 | 0 | 30+ | 39+ |
| Sept-Nov 2003 | Lazio | A | 8 | 7 | Coppa Italia | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | SI | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| Total at Lazio | Total at Lazio | Total at Lazio | 218 | 253 | | 0+ | 0+ | – | 3 | 4 | | 3 | 2 | 224+ | 259+ |
| Nov 2003 -Jun 2004 | Milan | A | 13 | 9 | Coppa Italia | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 6 |
| 2004–2005 | Torino | A | 19 | 32 | Coppa Italia | ? | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19+ | 32+ |
| 2005–2006 | Torino | A | 20 | 24 | Coppa Italia | ? | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20+ | 24+ |
| Total at Torino | Total at Torino | Total at Torino | 74 | 88 | | 5+ | 1+ | | – | – | | – | – | 79+ | 89+ |
| 2006–2007 | Bardolino | A | 22 | 21 | Coppa Italia | 9 | 11 | – | – | – | SI | 1 | 0 | 32 | 33 |
| 2007–2008 | Bardolino | A | 19 | 27 | Coppa Italia | 7 | 8 | UEFA WC | 10 | 9 | SI | 1 | 0 | 37 | 44 |
| 2008–2009 | Bardolino | A | 21 | 23 | CI | 7 | 14 | UEFA WC | 5 | 1 | SI | 1 | 0 | 34 | 38 |
| Total at Bardolino | Total at Bardolino | Total at Bardolino | 62 | 73 | | 23 | 33 | | 15 | 10 | | 3 | 0 | 103 | 116 |
| 2009–2010 | Torres | A | 22 | 17 | Coppa Italia | 5 | 1 | UEFA WCL | 8 | 5 | SI | 1 | 0 | 36 | 23 |
| 2010 | Sky Blue | WPS | 10 | 0 | | – | – | | – | – | | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| 2010–2011 | Torres | A | 22 | 26 | Coppa Italia | 4 | 3 | UEFA WCL | 2 | 0 | SI | 1 | 0 | 29 | 26 |
| 2011–2012 | Torres | A | 25 | 28 | Coppa Italia | 4 | 2 | UEFA WCL | 4 | 2 | SI | 1 | 2 | 36 | 37 |
| 2012–2013 | Torres | A | 29 | 35 | Coppa Italia | 2 | 2 | UEFA WCL | 6 | 8 | SI | 1 | 2 | 38 | 47 |
| 2013–2014 | Torres | A | 30 | 43 | Coppa Italia | 1 | 1 | UEFA WCL | 6 | 2 | SI | 1 | 1 | 38 | 47 |
| Total at Torres | Total at Torres | Total at Torres | 98 | 106 | | 15 | 8 | | 20 | 15 | | 4 | 5 | 137 | 133 |
| 2014–2015 | Verona | A | 25 | 34 | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 34 |
| 2015–2016 | Fiorentina | A | 21 | 20 | Coppa Italia | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 22 |
| Total | Total | Total | 549 | 618 | | 50+ | 44+ | | 38 | 29 | | 11 | 6 | 591+ | 653+ |

### International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 7 April 1996 | Mestre, Portugal | Portugal | 1–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying |
| 2. | 31 May 1997 | Salem, United States | Australia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1997 Women's U.S. Cup |
| 3. | 3 July 1997 | Lillestrøm, Norway | Denmark | 2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 1997 |
| 4. | 1 November 1997 | Nyon, Switzerland | Switzerland | ?–? | 1–3 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 11 April 1998 | Blois, France | France | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 27 May 1998 | Espoo, Finland | Finland | ?–1 | 2–1 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 6 January 1999 | Sydney, Australia | Canada | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1999 Australia Cup |
| 8. | 9 January 1999 | Sydney, Australia | Australia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1999 Australia Cup |
| 9. | 20 June 1999 | Pasadena, United States | Germany | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 10. | 27 June 1999 | Foxborough, United States | Mexico | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 11. | 13 October 1999 | Castelfranco di Sotto, Italy | Ukraine | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 12. | 11 November 1999 | Isernia, Italy | Germany | 1–2 | 4–4 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 13. | 11 November 1999 | Isernia, Italy | Germany | 2–3 | 4–4 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 14. | 11 November 1999 | Isernia, Italy | Germany | 3–3 | 4–4 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 15. | 25 June 2001 | Aalen, Germany | Denmark | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 |
| 16. | 25 June 2001 | Aalen, Germany | Denmark | 2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 |
| 17. | 30 March 2003 | Trento, Italy | Serbia and Montenegro | 6–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 18. | 30 March 2003 | Trento, Italy | Serbia and Montenegro | 7–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 19. | 19 July 2003 | Vaasa, Finland | Finland | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 20. | 27 September 2003 | Frauenfeld, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 21. | 18 March 2004 | Lagos, Portugal | Finland | ?–? | 2–1 | 2004 Algarve Cup |
| 22. | 20 March 2004 | Faro, Portugal | France | 1–1 | 3–3 (3–4 p) | 2004 Algarve Cup |
| 23. | 20 March 2004 | Faro, Portugal | France | 2–1 | 3–3 (3–4 p) | 2004 Algarve Cup |
| 24. | 24 April 2004 | Andria, Italy | Finland | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 25. | 26 June 2004 | Benevento, Italy | Sweden | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 26. | 27 November 2004 | Čáslav, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 27. | 24 September 2005 | Monza, Italy | Ukraine | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 28. | 2 November 2005 | Sesto al Reghena, Italy | Serbia and Montenegro | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 29. | 2 November 2005 | Sesto al Reghena, Italy | Serbia and Montenegro | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 30. | 22 April 2006 | Athens, Greece | Greece | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 31. | 22 April 2006 | Athens, Greece | Greece | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 32. | 22 April 2006 | Athens, Greece | Greece | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 33. | 22 April 2006 | Athens, Greece | Greece | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 34. | 23 September 2006 | Rimini, Italy | Norway | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 35. | 28 October 2006 | Seoul, South Korea | Canada | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2006 Peace Queen Cup |
| 36. | 1 November 2006 | Changwon, South Korea | South Korea | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2006 Peace Queen Cup |
| 37. | 7 March 2007 | Lagos, Portugal | Iceland | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2007 Algarve Cup |
| 38. | 12 March 2007 | Silves, Portugal | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2007 Algarve Cup |
| 39. | 30 May 2007 | Dublin, Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 40. | 27 October 2007 | Bük, Hungary | Hungary | 2–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 41. | 31 October 2007 | Parma, Italy | Romania | 2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 42. | 16 February 2008 | Villacidro, Italy | Republic of Ireland | 3–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 43. | 5 March 2008 | Alvor, Portugal | Norway | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2008 Algarve Cup |
| 44. | 10 March 2008 | Loulé, Portugal | China | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2008 Algarve Cup |
| 45. | 24 May 2008 | Buftea, Romania | Romania | 2–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 46. | 25 October 2008 | Prague, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 47. | 29 October 2008 | Gubbio, Italy | Czech Republic | 2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 48. | 7 February 2009 | Canberra, Australia | Australia | 2–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 49. | 7 February 2009 | Canberra, Australia | Australia | 4–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 50. | 7 February 2009 | Canberra, Australia | Australia | 5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 51. | 25 August 2009 | Lahti, Finland | England | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 |
| 52. | 4 September 2009 | Lahti, Finland | Germany | 1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 |
| 53. | 19 September 2009 | Domžale, Slovenia | Slovenia | 8–0 | 8–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 54. | 24 October 2009 | Yerevan, Armenia | Armenia | 8–0 | 8–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 55. | 25 November 2009 | Francavilla al Mare, Italy | Armenia | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 56. | 25 November 2009 | Francavilla al Mare, Italy | Armenia | 7–0 | 7–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 57. | 27 March 2010 | Tocha, Portugal | Portugal | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 58. | 19 June 2010 | Montereale Valcellina, Italy | Slovenia | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 59. | 15 September 2010 | Gubbio, Italy | France | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs |
| 60. | 2 October 2010 | Chernihiv, Ukraine | Ukraine | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs |
| 61. | 27 October 2010 | Aarau, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs |
| 62. | 9 March 2011 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Russia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2011 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 63. | 19 November 2011 | Pruszków, Poland | Poland | 4–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 64. | 28 February 2012 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Netherlands | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 65. | 6 March 2012 | Paralimni, Cyprus | England | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 66. | 31 March 2012 | Ferrara, Italy | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 67. | 31 March 2012 | Ferrara, Italy | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 68. | 4 April 2012 | Podolsk, Russia | Russia | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 69. | 4 April 2012 | Podolsk, Russia | Russia | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 70. | 16 June 2012 | Turin, Italy | Macedonia | 2–0 | 9–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 71. | 16 June 2012 | Turin, Italy | Macedonia | 4–0 | 9–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 72. | 16 June 2012 | Turin, Italy | Macedonia | 6–0 | 9–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 73. | 16 September 2012 | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy | Poland | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 99. | 13 February 2014 | Novara, Italy | Czech Republic | 6–1 | 6–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 100. | 10 March 2014 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Finland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 101. | 12 March 2014 | Paralimni, Cyprus | Australia | 2–5 | 2–5 | 2014 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 102. | 10 April 2014 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Romania | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 103. | 8 May 2014 | Skopje, Macedonia | Macedonia | 1–0 | 11–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 104. | 14 June 2014 | Prague, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 105. | 14 June 2014 | Prague, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 106. | 17 September 2014 | Vercelli, Italy | Macedonia | 3–0 | 15–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 107. | 17 September 2014 | Vercelli, Italy | Macedonia | 4–0 | 15–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 108. | 29 October 2014 | Lviv, Ukraine | Ukraine | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs |

## Honours

Modena
* Serie A: 1998
* Italian Women's Super Cup: 1998
Lazio
* Serie A: 2002
* Coppa Italia (women): 1999, 2003
Bardolino
* Italian Women's Cup: 2007, 2009
* Italian Women's Super Cup: 2007, 2008
AGSM Verona
* Serie A: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015
Torres
* Serie A: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
* Italian Women's Cup: 2011
* Italian Women's Super Cup: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Individual
* Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2015
* UEFA Women's Champions League top scorer: 2007–08 (9 goals)
* Serie A top scorer: 2010–11 (29 goals), 2011–12 (26 goals), 2012–13 (35 goals), 2013–14 (43 goals), 2014–15 (34 goals)