Riccardo Orsolini

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Riccardo Orsolini
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Bologna
Number 7
Youth career
Ascoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Ascoli 50 (8)
2017–2019 Juventus 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Atalanta (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2019 → Bologna (loan) 43 (8)
2019– Bologna 131 (32)
International career‡
2016–2017 Italy U20 12 (8)
2017–2019 Italy U21 15 (3)
2019– Italy 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:26, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:06, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Riccardo Orsolini (born 24 January 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Bologna and the Italy national team.

Club career[edit]

Orsolini is a product of Ascoli's youth academy. He made his debut with the first team in the 2015–16 season in Serie B, obtaining 9 appearances in the league.

On 30 January 2017, Orsolini joined Juventus on a contract until June 2021, for a fee of €6 million, plus an extra €4 million dependent on certain conditions.[2] However Orsolini remains in Ascoli Piceno until the end of the season.

On 14 July 2017, Orsolini joined Atalanta on a two-year loan.[3]

Orsolini moved back to Juve and then on loan to Bologna F.C. 1909 in a January 2018 after making just substitute appearances for Atalanta. The loan is for 18 months with an option to buy.[4] On 19 June 2019, Orsolini signed a deal with Bologna and signed the club on permanent basis.[5]

International career[edit]

With the Italy U-20 side, Orsolini took part at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and led the tournament in goals, scoring five, as Italy finished the competition in third place, their best ever result.[6][7] Due to his prolific performances, he was named by many in the media as the outright best player on the Italian side.[8]

He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 1 September 2017, under manager Luigi Di Biagio, in a 3–0 friendly defeat against Spain.

Orsolini made his senior international debut for Italy on 18 November 2019, under manager Roberto Mancini, coming on as a substitute for Nicolò Barella in a 9–1 home win over Armenia, in Italy's final Euro 2020 qualifier; he marked the occasion by scoring his first international goal, and also later provided an assist for Federico Chiesa's goal.[9]

Style of play[edit]

Orsolini is a physically strong and fast-paced winger, who excels in one on one situations due to his excellent dribbling ability. Although he is naturally left-footed, he prefers to play on the right flank, in either a 4–3–3 or 4–2–3–1 formation, a position which allows him to cut into the centre and shoot on goal with his stronger foot.[10][11][12]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 20 May 2023[10][11][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ascoli 2015–16 Serie B 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
2016–17 41 8 1 0 — — 42 8
Total 50 8 1 0 — — 51 8
Atalanta (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 8 0 1 0 1 0 — 10 0
Bologna (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
2018–19 35 8 2 2 — — 37 10
Total 43 8 2 2 — — 45 10
Bologna 2019–20 Serie A 37 8 2 1 — — 39 9
2020–21 34 7 2 2 — — 36 9
2021–22 29 6 1 1 — — 30 7
2022–23 31 11 2 0 — — 33 11
Total 131 32 7 4 — — 138 36
Career total 232 48 11 6 1 0 0 0 244 54

International[edit]

As of match played 11 November 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2019 1 1
2020 1 1
Total 2 2
Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Orsolini goal.
List of international goals scored by Riccardo Orsolini[14]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 November 2019 Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy 1  Armenia 8–0 9–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2 11 November 2020 Stadio Comunale Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy 2  Estonia 4–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Italy U20

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Riccardo Orsolini". Bologna F.C. 1909. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Riccardo Orsolini joins Juventus". Juventus F.C. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Official: Atalanta sign Orsolini | Football Italia". www.football-italia.net.
  4. ^ "Official: Bologna loan Orsolini | Football Italia". www.football-italia.net.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: Bologna, riscattato Orsolini dalla Juventus". Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup South Korea 2015 – Award". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  7. ^ Francesco Oddi (11 June 2017). "Mondiale Under 20, Uruguay-Italia 1-4 ai rigori: Plizzari super, azzurrini terzi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Italia Under 20, Orsolini capocannoniere del Mondiale" (in Italian). Il Corriere dello Sport. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Italy: Armenia annihilated 9-1!". Football Italia. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  10. ^ a b c Riccardo Orsolini at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Riccardo Orsolini". Tutto Calciatori (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  12. ^ Valerio Rosa (9 January 2017). "Ascoli, chi è Riccardo Orsolini" (in Italian). Il Resto del Carlino. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Riccardo Orsolini » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Riccardo Orsolini". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Verso il Mondiale. Ufficializzati i nomi dei 21 Azzurrini, domenica sera raduno a Roma". figc.it (in Italian). 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017.

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