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 Qualiano, 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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Juventus Next Gen [α] 48 (1)
2023–2024Modena (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 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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.

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Club career

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

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

Club

As of match played 3 November 2024 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus Next Gen [α] 2021–22 Serie C 241003 [a] 0271
2022–23 Serie C240007 [b] 0160
Total48100100581
Modena (loan) 2023–24 Serie B 24000240
Sampdoria 2024–25 Serie B700070
Career total79100100891
  1. One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, two appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  2. Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C

Honours

Italy U17

Notes

  1. 1 2 The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022. [1]

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