Riccardo Turicchia

Riccardo Turicchia (born 5 February 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as left-back for Serie C Group B club Juventus Next Gen.

Riccardo Turicchia
Turicchia with Juventus U19 in 2021
Personal information
Full name Riccardo Turicchia[1]
Date of birth (2003-02-05) 5 February 2003[1]
Place of birth Imola, Italy[2]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Juventus Next Gen
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2011 Borgo Tossignano
2011–2014 Imolese
2014–2018 Cesena
2018–2022 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Juventus Next Gen[lower-greek 1] 21 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Italy U17 3 (0)
2021 Italy U18 1 (0)
2021–2022 Italy U19 10 (0)
2022– Italy U20 8 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up2023 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:20, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023

Club career

Turicchia began playing youth football for local club Borgo Tossignano,[4] and Casalfiumanese[5] before joining Imolese, where he played for three years.[6] In 2014, he moved to Cesena, before joining Juventus' youth setup.[6]

On 9 October 2021, Turicchia made his unofficial debut for Juventus in a 2–1 home win against Alessandria coming on as substitute in the 63rd minute.[7] On 24 October, Turicchia made his professional debut for Juventus U23—the reserve team of Juventus—in a 1–1 home draw against Pro Sesto, coming on as substitute in the 84th minute.[8] He spent the 2021–22 season playing for Juventus U19, scoring eight goals in 39 matches, and helped the U19s reach the UEFA Youth League semifinals, their best-ever placing in the competition.[9][10]

On 8 November, he renewed his contract with Juventus until June 2025.[11]

International career

In May 2023, Turicchia was included in the Italian under-20 squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[12] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.[13][14]

Style of play

Turicchia is a generous player. For this reason, beside his natural role of left back, he played several times as left winger and even central midfielder[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 April 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus Next Gen[lower-greek 1] 2021–22 Serie C 20—0020
2022–23 Serie C 190—1[lower-alpha 2]0200
Total 2100010220
Career total 2100010220
  1. Includes Coppa Italia
  2. Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C

International
As of match played 26 March 2022
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
Team Year Competitive Friendly Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Italy U17[16] 2019 —2020
2020 —1010
Total 003030
Italy U18[17] 2021 —1010
Total 001010
Italy U19[18] 2021 —4040
2022 2 01030
Total 205070
Career total 2090110

    Honours

    Italy U20

    Notes
    1. The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[3]

    References
    1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
    2. "Riccardo Turicchia giocatore della Juventus". www.juworld.net. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
    3. "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus F.C. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
    4. "Da Borgo Tossignano alla Juve, Riccardo Turicchia firma il primo contratto da pro". Il Nuovo Diario Messaggero (in Italian). 26 September 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
    5. "Calcio, il 16enne Riccardo Turicchia racconta il suo primo anno alla Juventus | Sabato Sera" (in Italian). 7 July 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
    6. "Calcio, il 16enne Riccardo Turicchia racconta il suo primo anno alla Juventus | Sabato Sera" (in Italian). 7 July 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
    7. Munno, Mauro (9 October 2021). "Juve-Alessandria amichevole 2-1: Maressa e Chibozo decidono il test". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
    8. JuventusNews24, Redazione (24 October 2021). "Turicchia, esordio tra i professionisti: Zauli gli dà fiducia con la Pro Sesto". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
    9. "Il Benfica in finale grazie ai calci di rigore. Non basta la gran rimonta della Juve". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 28 May 2022.
    10. Riccardo Turicchia at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
    11. JuventusNews24, Redazione (8 November 2022). "Rinnovo Turicchia, è UFFICIALE: i dettagli del nuovo accordo". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
    12. "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
    13. "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
    14. Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
    15. "U19-La duttilità di Riccardo Turicchia". Juventus (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
    16. Riccardo Turicchia FIGC Italy U17 profile (in Italian)
    17. Riccardo Turicchia FIGC Italy U18 profile (in Italian)
    18. Riccardo Turicchia FIGC Italy U19 profile (in Italian)


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