Alessandro Pio Riccio Explained

Alessandro Pio Riccio
Birth Date:6 February 2002
Height:1.87 m
Position:Defender
Birth Place:Naples, Italy
Youthyears1:–2016
Youthclubs1:Sport Village
Youthyears2:2016–2021
Youthclubs2:Juventus
Currentclub:Juventus
Years1:2021–
Clubs1:Juventus Next Gen
Caps1:48
Goals1:1
Years2:2021–
Clubs2:Juventus
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2023–2024
Clubs3:Modena (loan)
Caps3:24
Goals3:0
Nationalteam1:Italy U15
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam2:Italy U16
Nationalyears2:2017–2018
Nationalcaps2:7
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2018–2019
Nationalteam3:Italy U17
Nationalcaps3:11
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2019–2020
Nationalteam4:Italy U18
Nationalcaps4:7
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2021
Nationalteam5:Italy U20
Nationalcaps5:2
Nationalgoals5:0
Club-Update:9 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:21:27, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Alessandro Pio Riccio (born 6 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Juventus.

Club career

Riccio started playing football at Sport Village, in Qualiano.[1] In 2016, Riccio moved to Juventus. 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. 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 a header from a corner kick in a match eventually won 4–0 against Piacenza.[6] On 29 April, he extended his contract at Juventus until 2024.[7]

On 31 August 2023, Riccio renewed his contract with the club until 2025,[8] and subsequently joined Serie B side Modena on a season-long loan.[9]

International career

Riccio represented Italy internationally at under-15,[10] under-16,[11] under-17,[12] under-18[13] and under-20 level.

He was called up the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship losing 4–2 the final against Netherlands.[14] He was also called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where Italy were eliminated against Brazil in the quarter-finals.

Honours

Italy U17

Career statistics

Club

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SeasonLeagueCoppa ItaliaOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus Next Gen2021–22Serie C2410030271
2022–23Serie C24000700160
Total48100100581
Career total48100100581

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chi è Alessandro Riccio, difensore napoletano convocato da Pirlo per Juventus-Barcellona. 15 September 2021. Sport Fanpage. it.
  2. Web site: 12 August 2020. Dallo Sport Village al contratto con la Juventus: il sogno di Alex Riccio continua. 16 September 2021. Il Corriere del Pallone. it-IT.
  3. Web site: Baridon. Marco. 15 September 2021. Juventus U23 Feralpisalò 3-2: Soulé e Compagnon per il pass agli ottavi. 15 September 2021. Juventus News 24. it-IT.
  4. Web site: Juventus U23, Riccio dopo l’infortunio: il messaggio del difensore – FOTO. 2021-11-17. OneFootball. it.
  5. Web site: Munno. Mauro. 2021-12-18. Legnago Juventus U23 1-2: decidono Brighenti e Compagnon. 2021-12-19. Juventus News 24. it-IT.
  6. Web site: JuventusNews24. Redazione. 2022-02-17. Gol Riccio: prima gioia tra i professionisti per il difensore della Juventus U23. 2022-02-17. Juventus News 24. it-IT.
  7. Web site: JuventusNews24 . Redazione . 2022-04-29 . Rinnovo Riccio: ufficiale il prolungamento con la Juventus. I dettagli . 2022-04-29 . Juventus News 24 . it-IT.
  8. Web site: 31 August 2023 . Riccio, rinnovo e prestito al Modena . 1 September 2023 . Juventus.com . it-IT.
  9. Web site: Modena. CALCIOMERCATO: RICCIO È GIALLOBLÙ. TRANSFER MARKET: RICCIO IS YELLOW AND BLUE. 31 August 2023. 31 August 2023. it.
  10. Web site: Alessandro Pio Riccio U16. live. 26 October 2021. figc.it. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20211026133239/https://figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-convocato/?calciatoreId=46375&squadraId=17 . 26 October 2021 .
  11. Web site: Alessandro Pio Riccio U15. live. 26 October 2021. figc.it. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20211026134744/https://figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-convocato/?calciatoreId=46375&squadraId=16o/ . 26 October 2021 .
  12. Web site: Alessandro Pio Riccio U17. live. 26 October 2021. figc.it. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20211026133241/https://figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-convocato/?calciatoreId=46375&squadraId=15 . 26 October 2021 .
  13. Web site: Alessandro Pio Riccio U18 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211026134747/https://figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-convocato/?calciatoreId=46375&squadraId=14 . 26 October 2021 . 26 October 2021 . figc.it . en.
  14. Web site: Alessandro Riccio: lo "stile Juve" gioca in difesa. Inseguendo Barzagli - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. 26 October 2021. www.tuttomercatoweb.com. it.