Riccardo Sottil

Riccardo Sottil

Sottil with Pescara in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Turin, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Lecce (on loan from Fiorentina)
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2013	Genoa
2013–2016	Torino
2016–2018	Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Fiorentina	102	(6)
2019	→ Pescara (loan)	10	(1)
2020–2021	→ Cagliari (loan)	21	(2)
2025	→ AC Milan (loan)	6	(0)
2025–	→ Lecce (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2016–2017	Italy U18	3	(0)
2017	Italy U19	1	(0)
2018–2019	Italy U20	3	(0)
2019–2021	Italy U21	12	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:39, 25 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2021

Riccardo Sottil (born 3 June 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as winger for Serie A club Lecce on loan from Fiorentina.

Club career

Fiorentina

Sottil joined Fiorentina youth teams in January 2016. ^[1] He was first called up to Fiorentina's senior squad late in the 2017–18 season.

He made his Serie A debut for Fiorentina on 19 September 2018 in a game against Sampdoria as an 82nd-minute substitute for Federico Chiesa. ^[2]

Loan to Pescara

On 27 January 2019, Sottil joined to Serie B side Pescara on loan until 30 June 2019. ^[3]

Loan to Cagliari

On 10 September 2020, Sottil joined to Serie A side Cagliari on loan until 30 June 2021 with an option to buy. ^[4]

Loan to AC Milan

On 3 February 2025, Sottil joined AC Milan on loan by signing a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season, with an option of a permanent move. ^[5]

Loan to Lecce

On 10 August 2025, Sottil moved on loan to Lecce in Serie A. ^[6]

International career

Sottil was first called up to represent his country in August 2016, for Italy national under-18 football team friendlies. ^[7]

In October 2017, he made one appearance in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification. ^[8] He was not selected for the final tournament.

In 2018, he was included in the Italy U20 squad hat played at the 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League. He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 6 September 2019, in a friendly match won 4–0 against Moldova.

Personal life

His father Andrea Sottil is a football coach and a former player who played 14 seasons in the Serie A. ^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2025 ^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fiorentina	2018–19	Serie A	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2019–20	Serie A	18	0	3	0	—		—		21	0
	2021–22	Serie A	24	3	5	1	—		—		29	4
	2022–23	Serie A	18	0	2	0	6 [a]	1	—		26	1
	2023–24	Serie A	22	2	1	0	11 [a]	2	1 [b]	0	35	4
	2024–25	Serie A	18	1	1	1	6 [c]	3	—		25	5
	Total		102	6	12	2	23	6	1	0	138	14
Pescara (loan)	2018–19	Serie B	10	1	0	0	—		2 [d]	0	12	1
Cagliari (loan)	2020–21	Serie A	21	2	3	2	—		—		24	4
Milan (loan)	2024–25	Serie A	6	0	2	0	0	0	—		8	0
Career total			139	9	17	4	23	6	3	0	182	19

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
2. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
4. Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs

Honours

Fiorentina

• Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23 ^[11]
• UEFA Conference League runner-up 2022–23

References

1. "Profile by TuttoCalciatori" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 19 September 2018.
3. "UFFICIALE: Fiorentina, Sottil ceduto in prestito al Pescara fino a giugno" (in Italian). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
4. "UFFICIALE: Riccardo Sottil è un nuovo giocatore del Cagliari. Arriva dalla Fiorentina".
5. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: RICCARDO SOTTIL". AC Milan. 3 February 2025.
6. "Sottil in giallorosso" [Sottil in yellow and red] (in Italian). US Lecce. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
7. "Sottil U-18 squad statistics" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
8. "Sottil U-19 squad statistics" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
9. "Andrea Sottil: "Mio figlio, Cerofolini e Gori pronti per il salto. Spero che Riccardo resti con Pioli"" (in Italian). Fiorentina.It. 6 June 2018.
10. "Riccardo Sottil".
11. Porzio, Francesco (24 May 2023). "Inter win Coppa Italia as Lautaro Martinez brace downs Fiorentina, build momentum for Champions League final". CBS Sports . Retrieved 31 May 2023.

External links

• Profile at the ACF Fiorentina website (in Italian)
• Riccardo Sottil at Soccerway