Samuele Ricci: Difference between revisions

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| currentclub = [[EmpoliTorino F.C.FC|EmpoliTorino]]

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| youthclubs1 = [[Empoli F.C.FC Youth Sector|Empoli]]

| years1 = 2019–2019–2022 | clubs1 = [[Empoli F.C.FC|Empoli]] | caps1 = 6883 | goals1 = 3

| nationalyears4 = 2020– 2020–2023 | nationalteam4 = [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U21]] | nationalcaps4 = 617 | nationalgoals4 = 01

| pcupdateclub-update = 1523:19, 265 SeptemberOctober 20212024 (UTC)

'''Samuele Ricci''' (born 21 August 2001) is an [[Italy|Italian]] professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as [[central midfielder|central]] or [[defensive midfielder]] for [[Serie A]] club [[EmpoliTorino F.C.FC|EmpoliTorino]] and the [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]].

HeRicci wascame raised inthrough the [[Empoli F.C. Youth Sector|Empoli youth teams]] and started playing for their Underunder-19 squad in the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{TuttoCalciatori|Ricci_Samuele}}</ref> He was called up to the senior squad for the first time in April 2019, but remained on the bench on that occasion. He made his professional debut for Empoli on 21 September 2019, at the age of 18, replacing [[Leo Štulac]] in a 1–0 win against [[A.S. Cittadella|Cittadella]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/21/italy/serie-b/empoli-fc/as-cittadella/3122576/|title=Empoli v Cittadella game report|date=21 September 2019}}</ref> On 3 December, he made his debut in the [[Coppa Italia]], in the 4th round round lost 1–0 against [[U.S. Cremonese|Cremonese]]. Having become a starter, he ended the season with 30 total appearances.

HeRicci was first called- up to representthe his[[Italy countrynational under-17 football team|Italy under-17 team]] in December 2017 for ana friendly against [[ItalyFrance national under-17 football team|Under-17 squadFrance]] friendly against France.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Italian Football Federation]]|url=https://figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-convocato/?calciatoreId=46452&squadraId=15|title=Ricci Italy U17 profile by FIGC|accessdate=7 October 2019|language=Italian}}</ref>

HeRicci was included in the [[2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship]] squad and played in 5five out of 6six games, including 4four as a starter. He started the final game and scored Italy's first goal in a 2–2 draw, but was substituted before Italy lost to the [[Netherlands national under-17 football team|Netherlands]] in a penalty shoot-out and finished as runners-up.

At the [[2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship]], heRicci started all three games as Italy was eliminated atin the group stage.

On 13 October 2020, heRicci made his debut with the [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U21under-21 team]], playing as a starter in a 2–0 [[2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification|qualifying match]] won 2–0victory against the [[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team|Republic of Ireland]] in [[Pisa]].

On 9 September 2020, heRicci tested positive for [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]].<ref>{{Citecite news|url=https://iltirreno.gelocal.it/empoli/sport/2020/09/09/news/samuele-ricci-positivo-al-covid-19-1.39286201|title=Empoli calcio, Samuele Ricci positivo al covid 19|publisher=[[Il Tirreno]]|date=12 October 2020|access-date=12 October 2020|language=it}}</ref>

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