Riccardo Gaiola
Italian footballer (born 1996)
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Riccardo Gaiola (born 1 April 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group B club Forlì.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Padua, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Forlì | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Inter | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Cesena (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Inter | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Prato (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Padova (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Santarcangelo (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | Santarcangelo | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Vis Pesaro | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Cattolica San Marino | 25 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Cattolica | 29 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Sammaurese | 66 | (4) |
| 2023– | Forlì | 54 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Italy U-16[2] | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 October 2025 | |||
Biography
Born in Padua, Veneto, Gaiola was a youth product of Lombard club Internazionale. He was a member of their under-15 football team during the 2010–11 season.[3] Gaiola left the reserve team in summer 2014, for Cesena.[4] On 11 August 2015, he was signed by Lega Pro club Prato. The club also signed several players from Inter, such as fellow midfielder Gianmarco Gabbianelli on the same day.[5]
On 2 August 2019, Gaiola joined Serie D club Cattolica San Marino.[6]