![]() Orsolini celebrating the Coppa Italia with Bologna in 2025 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 January 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Ascoli Piceno, Italy | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2016 | Ascoli | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Ascoli | 50 | (8) |
2017–2019 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Atalanta (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Bologna (loan) | 43 | (8) |
2019– | Bologna | 197 | (58) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Italy U20 | 12 | (8) |
2017–2019 | Italy U21 | 15 | (3) |
2019– | Italy | 9 | (2) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:33, 30 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2025 |
Riccardo Orsolini (born 24 January 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Bologna and the Italy national team.
A product of Ascoli's youth academy, Orsolini made his first-team debut in the 2015–16 Serie B, earning nine appearances in the league.[ citation needed ] On 30 January 2017, he moved to Juventus permanently until June 2021 for a fee of €6 million, plus an extra €4 million depending on certain conditions. [2] However, Orsolini remained in Ascoli Piceno until the end of the season. On 14 July 2017, Orsolini joined Atalanta on a two-year loan. [3]
Having only appeared as a substitute for Atalanta, Orsolini returned to Juventus before moving to Bologna in January 2018, on a 18-month loan with a buy option. [4] On 19 June 2019, Orsolini signed a deal with Bologna and signed for the club on a permanent basis. [5] On 25 August 2023, Orsolini extended his contract with Bologna until 30 June 2027. [6] [7]
On 14 May 2025, Orsolini won Coppa Italia with Bologna, the club's first major trophy in 51 years. [8] In the 2024–25 season, he achieved a personal best by scoring 15 goals in Serie A and totaling 17 across all competitions, making him the club's top scorer. [9]
With the Italy U-20 side, Orsolini took part at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and led the tournament in goals, scoring five, as Italy finished the competition in third place, their best ever result. [10] [11] Due to his prolific performances, he was named by many in the media as the outright best player on the Italian side. [12]
On 18 November 2019, Orsolini made his senior debut under coach Roberto Mancini, coming on as a substitute for Nicolò Barella in a 9–1 home victory against Armenia during Italy's final UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match. [13] He also scored his first international goal whilst providing an assist for Federico Chiesa's as well. [14]
Orsolini is a physically strong and fast-paced winger, who excels in one on one situations due to his excellent dribbling ability. Although Orsolini is naturally left-footed, he prefers to play on the right flank, in either a 4–3–3 or 4–2–3–1 formation, a position which allows him to cut into the centre and shoot on goal with his stronger foot. [15] [16] [17]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ascoli | 2015–16 | Serie B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
2016–17 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 42 | 8 | |||
Total | 50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 51 | 8 | |||
Atalanta (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Bologna (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 37 | 10 | |||
Bologna | 2019–20 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 39 | 9 | ||
2020–21 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 36 | 9 | |||
2021–22 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 30 | 7 | |||
2022–23 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 11 | |||
2023–24 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 10 | |||
2024–25 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 [b] | 0 | 40 | 17 | ||
2025–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 239 | 65 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 259 | 73 | ||
Career total | 297 | 73 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 320 | 81 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Italy | 2019 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 1 | |
2021 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
2025 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 18 November 2019 | Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy | 1 | ![]() | 8–0 | 9–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
2 | 11 November 2020 | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy | 2 | ![]() | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
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