Alessandro Pio Riccio (born 6 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin.
Club career Riccio started playing football at Sport Village, in Qualiano. In 2016, Riccio moved to Juventus. In the 2016–17 season, Riccio won the league with the under-15s. 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. On 31 October, during a match against Südtirol, he injured his zygomatic bone. His first match after this injury came on 18 December, in a 2–1 win against Legnago. 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. On 29 April, he extended his contract at Juventus until 2024.
On 31 August 2023, Riccio renewed his contract with the club until 2025, and subsequently joined Serie B side Modena on a season-long loan.
On 28 August 2024, Riccio signed a three-year contract with Sampdoria in Serie B.
On 9 September 2026, Riccio moved to Polish club Pogoń Szczecin on a two-year contract, with an option to extend. He made his debut four days later, in a 2–0 league win over Wieczysta Kraków.
International career Riccio represented Italy internationally at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-20 level.
He was called up the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship losing 4–2 the final against Netherlands. He was also called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where Italy were eliminated against Brazil in the quarter-finals.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJuventus Next Gen2021–22Serie C24100302712022–23Serie C2400070160Total48100100581Modena (loan)2023–24Serie B24000—240Sampdoria2024–25Serie B26100202812025–26Serie B17010—180Total4311020461Pogoń Szczecin2026–27Ekstraklasa10——10Career total1162101201292
Honours Italy U17 UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2019
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