Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 November 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Tivoli, Italy | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Catanzaro (on loan from Roma) | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Villanova Calcio | ||
2014– | Roma | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Roma | 4 | (0) |
2024– | → Catanzaro (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Italy U15 | 7 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Italy U16 | 9 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Italy U18 | 6 | (1) |
2022 | Italy U19 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Italy U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023 |
Riccardo Pagano (born 28 November 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Catanzaro, on loan from Roma. [1]
Born in Tivoli, Lazio, Riccardo Pagano joined the AS Roma academy as a 9 years old, from ASD Villanova Calcio, in Guidonia Montecelio. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Soon emerging as a leader with Rome youth teams, wearing the number 10 and the captain armband, [6] [7] he signed a contract with the agency of AS Roma legend Francesco Totti on the summer 2020. [8]
Having established himself as standout with Roma's primavera [9] —a team that won the 2023 Coppa Primavera [5] [10] —, he was first called by José Mourinho in May 2023, appearing on the bench against Fiorentina in Serie A. [2] [11]
He was again included in the professional squad for the pre-season 2023–24, showing his attacking qualities in the summer friendlies. [3] [4] [12] [13] [14]
Riccardo Pagano is a youth international for Italy, playing with as a captain since the under-16s in 2020, [8] progressing until the under-19s in 2022. [3]
Pagano has been described as an attacking midfielder with good technique and creativity, able to vary his game and score in front of the goal. [4] [12] [13] Good with both feet, he is also a free kick specialist. [5] [15]
An offensively-minded midfielder, Pagano is also able to play as a second striker or in a more central midfield position. [2] [13]
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