Alessandro Pio Riccio

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Alessandro Pio Riccio
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Juventus U23
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2016 Sport Village
2016–2021 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Juventus U23 17 (1)
National team
2017 Italy U15 4 (0)
2017–2018 Italy U16 7 (0)
2018–2019 Italy U17 11 (0)
2019–2020 Italy U18 7 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Republic of Ireland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:23, 6 March 2022 (UCT)

Alessandro Pio Riccio (born 6 February 2002) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie C Group A Juventus U23.

Career[]

Riccio started playing football at Sport Village, in Qualiano.[1] In 2016, Riccio moved to Juventus.[1] In the 2016–17 season, Riccio won the league with the under-15s.[2] On 28 October 2020, Andrea Pirlo called up Riccio for a match against Barcelona.[1] On 15 September 2021, Riccio made his debut for Juventus U23 in a 3–2 Coppa Italia Serie C win against Feralpisalò.[3] On 31 October, during a match against Südtirol, he injured his zygomatic bone.[4] His first match after this injury came on 18 December, in a 2–1 win against Legnago.[5] On 17 February 2022, Riccio scored his first goal in his career with an header from a corner kick in a match eventually won 4–0 against Piacenza.[6]

International career[]

Riccio represented Italy internationally at under-15,[7] under-16,[8] under-17,[9] under-18.[10] He was called up the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship losing 4–2 the final against Netherlands.[11] He was also called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where Italy were eliminated against Brazil in the quarter-finals.[11]

Honours[]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 6 March 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus U23 2021–22 Serie C 17 1 0 0 1[b] 0 18 1
Career tota 17 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Chi è Alessandro Riccio, difensore napoletano convocato da Pirlo per Juventus-Barcellona". Sport Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Dallo Sport Village al contratto con la Juventus: il sogno di Alex Riccio continua". Il Corriere del Pallone (in Italian). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ^ Baridon, Marco (15 September 2021). "Juventus U23 Feralpisalò 3-2: Soulé e Compagnon per il pass agli ottavi". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Juventus U23, Riccio dopo l'infortunio: il messaggio del difensore – FOTO". OneFootball (in Italian). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. ^ Munno, Mauro (18 December 2021). "Legnago Juventus U23 1-2: decidono Brighenti e Compagnon". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (17 February 2022). "Gol Riccio: prima gioia tra i professionisti per il difensore della Juventus U23". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U16". figc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U15". figc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U17". figc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U18". figc.it. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Alessandro Riccio: lo "stile Juve" gioca in difesa. Inseguendo Barzagli - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  12. ^ Alessandro Pio Riccio at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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