Riccardo Turicchia
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.jpg) Turicchia with Juventus U19 in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Riccardo Turicchia[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 February 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Imola, Italy[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Virtus Entella | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 46 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2011 | Borgo Tossignano | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Imolese | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Cesena | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2026 | Juventus Next Gen[α] | 82 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Catanzaro (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Virtus Entella | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Italy U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Italy U19 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Italy U20 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Italy U21 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Riccardo Turicchia (born 5 February 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as left-back for Serie B club Virtus Entella.
Turicchia began playing youth football for local club Borgo Tossignano,[4] and Casalfiumanese[5] before joining Imolese, where he played for three years.[6] In 2014, he moved to Cesena, before joining Juventus' youth setup.[6]
On 9 October 2021, Turicchia made his unofficial debut for Juventus in a 2–1 home win against Alessandria coming on as substitute in the 63rd minute.[7] On 24 October, Turicchia made his professional debut for Juventus U23—the reserve team of Juventus—in a 1–1 home draw against Pro Sesto, coming on as substitute in the 84th minute.[8] He spent the 2021–22 season playing for Juventus U19, scoring eight goals in 39 matches, and helped the U19s reach the UEFA Youth League semifinals, their best-ever placing in the competition.[9][10]
On 8 November, he renewed his contract with Juventus until June 2025.[11]
On 31 July 2024, he moved to Catanzaro on loan.[12]
On 16 January 2025, he returned to Juventus Next Gen.[13]
On 13 January 2026, Turicchia signed with Virtus Entella in Serie B.[14]
International career
In May 2023, Turicchia was included in the Italian under-20 squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[15] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.[16][17]
Style of play
Turicchia's usual role is left back, but he also played several times as left winger and central midfielder.[18]