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Alessandro Pio Riccio

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Alessandro Pio Riccio
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sampdoria
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2016 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
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Republic of Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Alessandro Pio Riccio (born 6 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Sampdoria.

Club career

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Riccio started playing football at Sport Village, in Qualiano.[2] In 2016, Riccio moved to Juventus.[2] In the 2016–17 season, Riccio won the league with the under-15s.[3] On 28 October 2020, Andrea Pirlo called up Riccio for a match against Barcelona.[2] On 15 September 2021, Riccio made his debut for Juventus U23 in a 3–2 Coppa Italia Serie C win against Feralpisalò.[4] On 31 October, during a match against Südtirol, he injured his zygomatic bone.[5] His first match after this injury came on 18 December, in a 2–1 win against Legnago.[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 against Piacenza.[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 joined Serie B side Modena on a season-long loan.[9][10]

On 28 August 2024, Riccio signed a three-year contract with Sampdoria in Serie B.[11]

International career

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Riccio represented Italy internationally at under-15,[12] under-16,[13] under-17,[14] under-18[15] and under-20 level.[citation needed]

He was called up the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship losing 4–2 the final against Netherlands.[16] He was also called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where Italy were eliminated against Brazil in the quarter-finals.[16]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 3 November 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
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
  1. ^ One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, two appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C

Honours

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Italy U17

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Chi è Alessandro Riccio, difensore napoletano convocato da Pirlo per Juventus-Barcellona". Sport Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Dallo Sport Village al contratto con la Juventus: il sogno di Alex Riccio continua". Il Corriere del Pallone (in Italian). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. ^ Baridon, Marco (15 September 2021). "Juventus U23 Feralpisalò 3-2: Soulé e Compagnon per il pass agli ottavi". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Juventus U23, Riccio dopo l'infortunio: il messaggio del difensore – FOTO". OneFootball (in Italian). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. ^ Munno, Mauro (18 December 2021). "Legnago Juventus U23 1-2: decidono Brighenti e Compagnon". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  7. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (17 February 2022). "Gol Riccio: prima gioia tra i professionisti per il difensore della Juventus U23". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 17 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (29 April 2022). "Rinnovo Riccio: ufficiale il prolungamento con la Juventus. I dettagli". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 29 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ a b "Riccio, rinnovo e prestito al Modena". Juventus.com (in Italian). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. ^ "CALCIOMERCATO: RICCIO È GIALLOBLÙ" [TRANSFER MARKET: RICCIO IS YELLOW AND BLUE] (in Italian). Modena. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Riccio è blucerchiato: titolo definitivo dalla Juventus" [Riccio is Blucerchiato: definitive title from Juventus] (in Italian). Sampdoria. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U16". figc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U15". figc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U17". figc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U18". figc.it. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Alessandro Riccio: lo "stile Juve" gioca in difesa. Inseguendo Barzagli - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  17. ^ Alessandro Pio Riccio at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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