Matteo Ricci (footballer, born May 1994)

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Matteo Ricci
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Ricci with Frosinone in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sampdoria
Number 8
Youth career
2008–2013 Roma
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2018 Roma 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Grosseto (loan) 25 (1)
2014–2015 → Carpi (loan) 0 (0)
2015 → Pistoiese (loan) 11 (1)
2015–2016 → Pisa (loan) 32 (2)
2016–2017 → Perugia (loan) 22 (2)
2017–2018 → Salernitana (loan) 33 (3)
2018–2021 Spezia 87 (8)
2021–2023 Frosinone 31 (2)
2022–2023 → Fatih Karagümrük (loan) 16 (1)
2023– Sampdoria 25 (0)
International career
2012 Italy U18 6 (0)
2012–2013 Italy U19 12 (3)
2013–2014 Italy U20 [2] 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2025

Matteo Ricci (born 27 May 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Sampdoria. [3] He is the twin brother of fellow footballer Federico Ricci.

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Club career

On 31 July 2018, Ricci joined Serie B club Spezia on a permanent basis. His previous club Roma had a buy-back option. [4]

On 30 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Frosinone. [5]

On 4 July 2022, Ricci was loaned to Fatih Karagümrük in Turkey with an option to buy. [6]

On 10 July 2023, Ricci joined Sampdoria on a three-year deal. [7]

International career

Ricci was called up to the senior Italy squad in March 2021. [8]

Personal life

On 1 January 2021, he tested positive for COVID-19. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Matteo Ricci". UC Sampdoria. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ↑ FIGC (in Italian)
  3. ↑ Matteo Ricci at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Mercato: c'è Matteo Ricci nel motore delle Aquile" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 31 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "FROSINONE EXTRALUSSO, ARRIVA ANCHE MATTEO RICCI" (in Italian). Frosinone. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "RICCI AL KARAGÜMRÜK" (in Italian). Frosinone. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ricci è blucerchiato: arriva dal Frosinone a titolo definitivo" [Ricci is a Sampdoria player: he comes from Frosinone outright] (in Italian). Sampdoria. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Trentotto convocati per i match con Irlanda del Nord, Bulgaria e Lituania: prima chiamata per Toloi e Matteo Ricci". figc.it. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale: Covid-19" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.


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