Riccardo Gagliolo (; born 28 April 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. Born in Italy to an Italian father and a Swedish mother, he won one cap for the Sweden national team in 2019.

Club career

Gagliolo made his senior debuts with Andora Calcio in the

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. In summer 2010, he joined

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. In November 2011, he moved to Pro Imperia in

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. In the summer of 2012, Gagliolo joined

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after a trial. On 3 July 2013, he signed a new deal with the club extending until 2017. On 24 August 2013, Gagliolo made his

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debut, starting in a 1–0 loss at

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; he scored his first goal on 29 December, the only goal of the game in a home win over

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. On 24 July 2022, Gagliolo moved to

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on a multi-year contract.

International career

Gagliolo's mother was Swedish. He has a Swedish passport and has expressed a wish to play for the Sweden national team, specifically with

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. On 2 October 2019, Gagliolo was called up to Sweden's

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games against

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and

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. Gagliolo made his international debut starting and playing the full game for Sweden in a 3–0 win against the

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in the last game of the

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stage.

Personal life

Riccardo Gagliolo was born in

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, Italy to an Italian father and a Swedish mother from

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. Gagliolo understands the

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well but has said that he struggles to speak it himself. His mother Eva eventually moved back to Sweden where she died after a long illness in spring 2020 as Gagliolo was stuck in Italy due to the

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. His maternal grandfather played football for Essviks AIF, near Sundsvall.

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International

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gagliolo, Riccardo Living people 1990 births People from Imperia Footballers from Liguria Men's association football defenders Italian men's footballers Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Swedish people of Italian descent Italian people of Swedish descent Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players SSD Sanremese Calcio players AC Carpi players Parma Calcio 1913 players US Salernitana 1919 players LFA Reggio Calabria players Sportspeople from the Province of Imperia