Alessandro Pio Riccio
Italian footballer (born 2002)
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Alessandro Pio Riccio (born 6 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Sampdoria.
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| Date of birth | 6 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Qualiano, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sampdoria | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2016 | Sport Village | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Juventus Next Gen[α] | 48 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Modena (loan) | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Sampdoria | 43 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Italy U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Italy U16 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Italy U17 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Italy U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Italy U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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]
On 28 August 2024, Riccio signed a three-year contract with Sampdoria in Serie B.[11]
International career
Riccio represented Italy internationally at under-15,[12] under-16,[13] under-17,[14] under-18[15] and under-20 level.[citation needed]
He was called up the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship losing 4–2 the final against Netherlands.[16] He was also called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where Italy were eliminated against Brazil in the quarter-finals.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 April 2025[17]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventus Next Gen[α] | 2021–22 | Serie C | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Serie C | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Modena (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| Sampdoria | 2024–25 | Serie B | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| Career total | 95 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 105 | 2 | ||
- One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, two appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
- Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
Honours
Italy U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2019