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– Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Juventus U23 6 (0)
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)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:51, 31 October 2021 (UCT)

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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]

International career

Riccio represented Italy internationally at under-15,[5] under-16,[6] under-17,[7] under-18.[8] He was called up the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship losing 4–2 the final against Netherlands.[9] He was also called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where Italy were eliminated against Brazil in the quarter-finals.[9]

Honours

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 31 October 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus U232021–22Serie C60001[lower-alpha 2]070
Career tota60001070
  1. Includes Coppa Italia
  2. Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C

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. "Alessandro Pio Riccio U16". figc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  6. "Alessandro Pio Riccio U15". figc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  7. "Alessandro Pio Riccio U17". figc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  8. "Alessandro Pio Riccio U18". figc.it. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  9. "Alessandro Riccio: lo "stile Juve" gioca in difesa. Inseguendo Barzagli - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  10. Alessandro Pio Riccio at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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