| Alessandro Pio Riccio | |
| Birth Date: | 6 February 2002 |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Birth Place: | Naples, Italy |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sport Village |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Juventus |
| Currentclub: | Juventus |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | Juventus Next Gen |
| Caps1: | 48 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | Juventus |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Modena (loan) |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U15 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam2: | Italy U16 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Italy U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam4: | Italy U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam5: | Italy U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 9 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21:27, 18 April 2022 (UTC) |
Alessandro Pio Riccio (born 6 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Juventus.
Riccio started playing football at Sport Village, in Qualiano.[1] In 2016, Riccio moved to Juventus. 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. 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 a 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]
On 31 August 2023, Riccio renewed his contract with the club until 2025,[8] and subsequently joined Serie B side Modena on a season-long loan.[9]
Riccio represented Italy internationally at under-15,[10] under-16,[11] under-17,[12] under-18[13] and under-20 level.
He was called up the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship losing 4–2 the final against Netherlands.[14] He was also called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where Italy were eliminated against Brazil in the quarter-finals.
| Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Juventus Next Gen | 2021–22 | Serie C | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Serie C | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 | |||