Alessandro Pio Riccio
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-06) 6 February 2002
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Modena
(on loan from Juventus)
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2016 Sport Village
2016–2021 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Juventus Next Gen[lower-greek 1] 48 (1)
2021– Juventus 0 (0)
2023– → Modena (loan) 11 (0)
International career‡
2017 Italy U15 4 (0)
2017–2018 Italy U16 7 (0)
2018–2019 Italy U17 11 (0)
2019–2020 Italy U18 7 (0)
2021 Italy U20 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Silver medal – second place2019 Republic of Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:27, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Alessandro Pio Riccio (born 6 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Modena, on loan from Juventus.

Club career

Riccio started playing football at Sport Village, in Qualiano.[2] In 2016, Riccio moved to Juventus.[2] In the 2016–17 season, Riccio won the league with the under-15s.[3] On 28 October 2020, Andrea Pirlo called up Riccio for a match against Barcelona.[2] On 15 September 2021, Riccio made his debut for Juventus U23 in a 3–2 Coppa Italia Serie C win against Feralpisalò.[4] On 31 October, during a match against Südtirol, he injured his zygomatic bone.[5] His first match after this injury came on 18 December, in a 2–1 win against Legnago.[6] On 17 February 2022, Riccio scored his first goal in his career with a header from a corner kick in a match eventually won 4–0 against Piacenza.[7] On 29 April, he extended his contract at Juventus until 2024.[8]

On 31 August 2023, Riccio renewed his contract with the club until 2025,[9] and subsequently joined Serie B side Modena on a season-long loan.[9][10]

International career

Riccio represented Italy internationally at under-15,[11] under-16,[12] under-17,[13] under-18[14] and under-20 level.

He was called up the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship losing 4–2 the final against Netherlands.[15] He was also called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where Italy were eliminated against Brazil in the quarter-finals.[15]

Honours

Italy U17

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 April 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus Next Gen[lower-greek 1] 2021–22 Serie C 241003[lower-alpha 1]0271
2022–23 Serie C 240007[lower-alpha 2]0160
Total 48100100581
Career total48100100581
  1. ↑ One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, two appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C

Notes

  1. 1 2 The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus F.C. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Chi è Alessandro Riccio, difensore napoletano convocato da Pirlo per Juventus-Barcellona". Sport Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Juventus U23, Riccio dopo l'infortunio: il messaggio del difensore – FOTO". OneFootball (in Italian). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Munno, Mauro (18 December 2021). "Legnago Juventus U23 1-2: decidono Brighenti e Compagnon". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  7. ↑ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ JuventusNews24, Redazione (29 April 2022). "Rinnovo Riccio: ufficiale il prolungamento con la Juventus. I dettagli". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 29 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. 1 2 "Riccio, rinnovo e prestito al Modena". Juventus.com (in Italian). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "CALCIOMERCATO: RICCIO È GIALLOBLÙ" [TRANSFER MARKET: RICCIO IS YELLOW AND BLUE] (in Italian). Modena. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U16". figc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U15". figc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U17". figc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U18". figc.it. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  15. 1 2 "Alessandro Riccio: lo "stile Juve" gioca in difesa. Inseguendo Barzagli - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  16. ↑ Alessandro Pio Riccio at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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