Alessandro Pio Riccio(born 6 February 2002) is an Italian professionalfootballerwho plays as acentre-backforSerie BclubSampdoria.
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| Date of birth | 6 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Naples,Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sampdoria | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2016 | Sport Village | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Juventus Next Gen[α] | 48 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | →Modena(loan) | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Sampdoria | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Italy U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Italy U16 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Italy U17 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Italy U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Italy U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editRiccio started playing football at Sport Village, inQualiano.[2]In 2016, Riccio moved toJuventus.[2]In the 2016–17 season, Riccio won the league with the under-15s.[3]On 28 October 2020,Andrea Pirlocalled up Riccio for a match againstBarcelona.[2]On 15 September 2021, Riccio made his debut for Juventus U23 in a 3–2Coppa Italia Serie Cwin againstFeralpisalò.[4]On 31 October, during a match againstSüdtirol,he injured hiszygomatic bone.[5]His first match after this injury came on 18 December, in a 2–1 win againstLegnago.[6]On 17 February 2022, Riccio scored his first goal in his career with a header from a corner kick in a match eventually won 4–0 againstPiacenza.[7]On 29 April, he extended his contract at Juventus until 2024.[8]
On 31 August 2023, Riccio renewed his contract with the club until 2025,[9]and subsequently joinedSerie BsideModenaon a season-long loan.[9][10]
On 28 August 2024, Riccio signed a three-year contract withSampdoriain Serie B.[11]
International career
editRiccio represented Italy internationally atunder-15,[12]under-16,[13]under-17,[14]under-18[15]andunder-20level.[citation needed]
He was called up the2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championshiplosing 4–2 the final againstNetherlands.[16]He was also called up for the2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup,where Italy were eliminated againstBrazilin the quarter-finals.[16]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 3 November 2024[17]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventus Next Gen[α] | 2021–22 | Serie C | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Serie C | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Modena(loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| Sampdoria | 2024–25 | Serie B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 89 | 1 | ||
- ^One appearance inCoppa Italia Serie C,two appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
- ^Appearances inCoppa Italia Serie C
Honours
editItaly U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championshiprunner-up:2019
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^"From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus".Juventus FC.26 August 2022.Retrieved26 August2022.
- ^abc"Chi è Alessandro Riccio, difensore napoletano convocato da Pirlo per Juventus-Barcellona".Sport Fanpage(in Italian).Retrieved15 September2021.
- ^"Dallo Sport Village al contratto con la Juventus: il sogno di Alex Riccio continua".Il Corriere del Pallone(in Italian). 12 August 2020.Retrieved16 September2021.
- ^Baridon, Marco (15 September 2021)."Juventus U23 Feralpisalò 3-2: Soulé e Compagnon per il pass agli ottavi".Juventus News 24(in Italian).Retrieved15 September2021.
- ^"Juventus U23, Riccio dopo l'infortunio: il messaggio del difensore – FOTO".OneFootball(in Italian).Retrieved17 November2021.
- ^Munno, Mauro (18 December 2021)."Legnago Juventus U23 1-2: decidono Brighenti e Compagnon".Juventus News 24(in Italian).Retrieved19 December2021.
- ^JuventusNews24, Redazione (17 February 2022)."Gol Riccio: prima gioia tra i professionisti per il difensore della Juventus U23".Juventus News 24(in Italian).Retrieved17 February2022.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^JuventusNews24, Redazione (29 April 2022)."Rinnovo Riccio: ufficiale il prolungamento con la Juventus. I dettagli".Juventus News 24(in Italian).Retrieved29 April2022.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ab"Riccio, rinnovo e prestito al Modena".Juventus(in Italian). 31 August 2023.Retrieved1 September2023.
- ^"CALCIOMERCATO: RICCIO È GIALLOBLÙ"[TRANSFER MARKET: RICCIO IS YELLOW AND BLUE] (in Italian). Modena. 31 August 2023.Retrieved31 August2023.
- ^"Riccio è blucerchiato: titolo definitivo dalla Juventus"[Riccio is Blucerchiato: definitive title from Juventus] (in Italian). Sampdoria. 28 August 2024.Retrieved28 August2024.
- ^"Alessandro Pio Riccio U16".figc.it(in Italian).Archivedfrom the original on 26 October 2021.Retrieved26 October2021.
- ^"Alessandro Pio Riccio U15".figc.it(in Italian).Archivedfrom the original on 26 October 2021.Retrieved26 October2021.
- ^"Alessandro Pio Riccio U17".figc.it(in Italian).Archivedfrom the original on 26 October 2021.Retrieved26 October2021.
- ^"Alessandro Pio Riccio U18".figc.it.Archivedfrom the original on 26 October 2021.Retrieved26 October2021.
- ^ab"Alessandro Riccio: lo" stile Juve "gioca in difesa. Inseguendo Barzagli - TUTTOmercatoWEB".tuttomercatoweb(in Italian).Retrieved26 October2021.
- ^Alessandro Pio Riccioat Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2021.