Alessandro Pio Riccio

Alessandro Pio Riccio (born 6 February 2002) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie C Group A Juventus U23.

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
Club information
Current team
 Juventus U23
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2016 Sport Village
2016–2021 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Juventus U23 24 (1)
National team‡
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)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2019 Republic of Ireland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:41, 24 April 2022 (UCT)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:27, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Career

Riccio started playing football at Sport Village, in Qualiano.[1] In 2016, Riccio moved to Juventus.[1] 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.[1] 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 an 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]

International career

Riccio represented Italy internationally at under-15,[8] under-16,[9] under-17,[10] under-18.[11] He was called up the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship losing 4–2 the final against Netherlands.[12] He was also called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where Italy were eliminated against Brazil in the quarter-finals.[12]

Honours

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 4 May 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus U232021–22Serie C241003[lower-alpha 1]0271
Career tota2410030271
  1. One ppearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, two appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs

References
  1. "Chi è Alessandro Riccio, difensore napoletano convocato da Pirlo per Juventus-Barcellona". Sport Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Juventus U23, Riccio dopo l'infortunio: il messaggio del difensore – FOTO". OneFootball (in Italian). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. Munno, Mauro (18 December 2021). "Legnago Juventus U23 1-2: decidono Brighenti e Compagnon". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. 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.
  7. JuventusNews24, Redazione (29 April 2022). "Rinnovo Riccio: ufficiale il prolungamento con la Juventus. I dettagli". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  8. "Alessandro Pio Riccio U16". figc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  9. "Alessandro Pio Riccio U15". figc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  10. "Alessandro Pio Riccio U17". figc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  11. "Alessandro Pio Riccio U18". figc.it. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  12. "Alessandro Riccio: lo "stile Juve" gioca in difesa. Inseguendo Barzagli - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  13. Alessandro Pio Riccio at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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