Alessandro Pio Riccio

Alessandro Pio Riccio (born 6 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Sampdoria.

Club career Riccio started playing football at Sport Village, in Qualiano. In 2016, Riccio moved to Juventus. On 28 October 2020, Andrea Pirlo called up Riccio for a match against Barcelona. 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.

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.

Honours Italy U17 UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2019