Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 June 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Sadali, Italy | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cagliari | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Polisportiva Isili | |||
2018–2024 | Cagliari | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Cagliari | 2 | (0) |
2024–2025 | →Modena (loan) | 28 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2024 | Italy U19 | 2 | (0) |
2024–2025 | Italy U20 | 7 | (0) |
2025– | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 316:29, 12 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:29, 12 September 2025 (UTC) |
Riyad Idrissi (born 13 June 2005) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Serie A club Cagliari.
Idrissi began playing football with the academy of Polisportiva Isili, before joining Cagliari's academy in 2018 at the age of 13 where he finished his development. [2] On 3 July 2024, he extended his contract with Cagliari until 2027, and then joined Modena on a season-long loan in the Serie B. [3] Returning to Cagliari for the 2025–26 season, he debuted with them in a 1–1 (6–5) Coppa Italia penalty shootout win over Virtus Entella on 16 August 2025. [4]
Born in Italy, Idrissi is of Moroccan descent. [5] He was called up to the Italy U21s for a set of 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches in September 2025. [6]