Samuele Ricci: Difference between revisions

| caption = Ricci with [[Torino FC|Torino]] in 2023

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

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

| years1 = 2019–2019–2022 | clubs1 = [[Empoli F.C.FC|Empoli]] | caps1 = 83 | goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2022–2022 | clubs2 = → [[Torino F.C.FC|Torino]] (loan) | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2020–2020–2023 | nationalteam4 = [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U21]] | nationalcaps4 = 1217 | nationalgoals4 = 1

| nationalyears5 = 2022– | nationalteam5 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]] | nationalcaps5 = 16 | nationalgoals5 = 0

| club-update = 23:0919, 205 MayOctober 20222024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 914 JuneOctober 20222024

'''Samuele Ricci''' (born 21 August 2001) is an Italian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as [[central midfielder|central]] foror [[Seriedefensive Amidfielder]] clubfor [[TorinoSerie F.C.|TorinoA]], on loan fromclub [[EmpoliTorino F.C.FC|EmpoliTorino]]. He also plays forand the [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]].

====Loan to Torino====

On 30 January 2022, Ricci was loaned to [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] with a conditional obligation to purchase.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=[[Torino F.C.|Torino]]|url=https://torinofc.it/news/29/01/2022/ricci-al-toro_28283|title=Ricci al Toro|date=30 January 2022|access-date=30 January 2022|language=it}}</ref> He made his debut for Torino under [[Ivan Juric]] on 27 February of that same year in a 2–1 defeat against Cagliari. He finished the season with 12 appearances for Torino and was purchased outright by the club.

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 five out of six 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]].

HeRicci was selected in the senior Italy squad for the [[2022 Finalissima]] against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] on 1 June 2022, and for [[2022–23 UEFA Nations League]] group stage matches against [[Germany national football team|Germany]], [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], [[England national football team|England]] and Germany between 4 and 14 June 2022.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/una-finalissima-per-salutare-l-azzurro-chiellini-lascio-senza-rimpianti-l-europeo-il-ricordo-pi%C3%B9-bello/|title=Una ‘Finalissima’'Finalissima' per salutare l’azzurrol'azzurro. Chiellini: “Lascio"Lascio senza rimpianti, l’Europeol'Europeo il ricordo più bello”bello"|work=[[Italian Football Federation]] |date=30 May 2022 |access-date=30 May 2022 |language=it}}</ref>

Ricci is a right-footed player, mainly deployed as playmaker in front of the defence or as a midfielder.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Empoli/31-08-2021/empoli-samuele-ricci-migliori-giovani-centrocampisti-serie-a-420859463900.shtml | title=Ricci, il talento dell'Empoli che studia da campione. In campo e sui libri | date=31 August 2021 }}</ref> Gifted with excellent individual technique and sense of positioning, he is regarded as one of the most important prospects in Italian football. His reference model is [[Andrea Pirlo]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pianetaserieb.it/news-calcio/ricci-empoli-gioiello/ | title=Empoli, gli occhi di mezza Serie a sul gioiello Samuele Ricci | date=24 March 2020 }}</ref>

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>

{{updated|match played 205 MayOctober 20222024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/samuele-ricci/540574/|title=SamueleS. Ricci|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

!colspan="2"|National[[Coppa CupItalia]]

!colspan="2"|Continental[[UEFA#Club|Europe]]

|rowspan="4"|[[Empoli F.C.FC|Empoli]]

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|[[2021–22 Empoli F.C.FC season|2021–22]]

|[[Torino F.C.FC|Torino]] (loan)

|[[2021–22 Torino F.C.FC season|2021–22]]

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*[[Serie B Footballer of the Year]]: [[2020–21 Serie B|2020–21]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://football-italia.net/lukaku-and-conte-win-serie-a-awards-for-2020-21/|title=Lukaku, Ronaldo and Conte win Serie A awards for 2020-21|date=21 March 2022|publisher=Football Italia|access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref>

[[Category:PeopleSportspeople from Pontedera]]

[[Category:SportspeopleFootballers from the Province of Pisa]]

[[Category:Italian men's footballers]]

[[Category:AssociationMen's association football midfielders]]

[[Category:Italy under-21men's international footballers]]

[[Category:Italy youthmen's under-21 international footballers]]

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[[Category:TorinoEmpoli F.C.FC players]]

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