Riccardo Baroni (born 19 September 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a

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Club career

On 27 July 2017, he joined Lucchese on loan. Baroni made his Serie C debut with the club on 27 August 2017 in a game against Robur Siena. On 17 August 2019, he signed with Serie A club Fiorentina. On 2 September 2019, he was loaned to Siena. On 2 October 2020 he joined Serie B side Frosinone. He missed most of the season with an injury and did make his Serie B debut. On 2 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with

. On 28 July 2022, Baroni was loaned to Pontedera.

Personal life

He is the son of manager and former player Marco Baroni.

Honours

Club

Virtus Entella * Serie C: 2018–19 Group A

References

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* * 1998 births Living people Footballers from Florence Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serie C players ACF Fiorentina players Lucchese 1905 players Virtus Entella players ACR Siena 1904 players Frosinone Calcio players Modena FC 2018 players US Città di Pontedera players Italy men's youth international footballers {{Italy-footy-defender-1990s-stub