Alessio Riccardi (born 3 March 2001) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

A product of

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youth academy, since 2017 he plays for the U19 Primavera team. He made his debut for Roma's first team on 14 January 2019, aged 17, replacing

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in the second half of the

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match won 4–0 at the

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against

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. On 8 September 2020, Riccardi joined

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side

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on loan until 30 June 2021. On 31 August 2022, after one year as a fringe player at Roma, he has been sold to

International career

With the Italy U17 he took part in the

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, scoring two goals and reaching the final of the tournament.

Honours

Italy U17 *

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runner-up:

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Team of the Tournament:

References

2001 births Living people Italian footballers Italy youth international footballers Association football midfielders A.S. Roma players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Latina Calcio 1932 players Serie B players {{Italy-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub