Anthony Racioppi

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Anthony Racioppi
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Racioppi with Dijon in 2021
Personal information
Full name Anthony Alexandro Racioppi [1]
Date of birth (1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Geneva, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Sion
Number 1
Youth career
2007–2012 CS Chênois
2012–2016 Lyon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Lyon II 41 (0)
2018–2020 Lyon 0 (0)
2020–2022 Dijon 23 (0)
2022–2024 Young Boys 40 (0)
2024–2025 Hull City 0 (0)
20251. FC Köln (loan) 0 (0)
20251. FC Köln II (loan) 1 (0)
2025– Sion 0 (0)
International career
2017–2019 Switzerland U20 10 (0)
2018–2021 Switzerland U21 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:57, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:36, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Anthony Alexandro Racioppi (born 31 December 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sion.

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Club career

Racioppi made his professional debut for the French club Dijon on 8 October 2020 in a Ligue 1 game against Metz. [2] On 10 January 2022, Racioppi signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Swiss club Young Boys. [3]

On 8 August 2024, Racioppi signed a three-year deal with EFL Championship club Hull City. [4] He made his debut for the club just a few days later, on 14 August 2024, in Hull's 2–1 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the first round of the EFL Cup. [5]

On 31 January 2025, Racioppi moved to 1. FC Köln in German 2. Bundesliga on loan with an option to buy. [6]

On 25 June 2025, Racioppi returned to Switzerland to join Swiss Super League side Sion for an undisclosed fee. [7]

International career

Born in Switzerland, Racioppi is of Italian descent through his father from Naples, and holds dual French-Swiss citizenship after years living in France. [8] Considered as one of Switzerland's brightest prospects in his position, [9] he had already stood out on the international stage thanks to his performances with the Switzerland U21 squad. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 August 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon II 2016–17 Championnat National 2 2020
2017–18 Championnat National 2130130
2018–19 Championnat National 2130130
2019–20 Championnat National 2130130
Total410410
Dijon 2020–21 Ligue 1 21000210
2021–22 Ligue 2 202040
Total23020250
Young Boys 2021–22 Swiss Super League 500050
2022–23 Swiss Super League190301 [c] 0230
2023–24 Swiss Super League160107 [d] 0240
Total4004080520
Hull City 2024–25 Championship 00001010
Career total10406010801190

Honours

Young Boys

1.FC Koln

References

  1. "EFL – Squad List 2024/25: Hull City – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 Anthony Racioppi at Soccerway
  3. "YB verpflichtet Goalie Anthony Racioppi" [YB signs goalie Anthony Racioppi] (in German). BSC Young Boys. 10 January 2022. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. "Racioppi seals City switch". Hull City A.F.C. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  5. "Carabao Cup: Hull City 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  6. "Anthony Racioppi joins from Hull City". 1. FC Köln. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  7. "Goalkeeper Racioppi heads back to Switzerland". BBC. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  8. "Racioppi: «Io l'erede di Sommer? È il mio obiettivo»". Corriere del Ticino. 27 March 2021.
  9. Jeitziner, Denis (24 March 2019). "Philipp Köhn und Anthony Racioppi sind die Goalies von Morgen". Nau.ch  [ de ] (in German). Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  10. "Altra vittoria per la Svizzera U21". Corriere del Ticino (in Italian). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. "Uth mit dem Schlusspunkt: Köln steigt als Zweitliga-Meister in die Bundesliga auf". kicker.