Riccardo Orsolini

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 football team.

Riccardo Orsolini
Orsolini celebrating a goal for Bologna in 2019
Personal information
Full name Riccardo Orsolini
Date of birth (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997
Place of birth Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club 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 54 (12)
National team‡
2016–2017 Italy U20 12 (8)
2017–2019 Italy U21 15 (3)
2019– Italy 2 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:10, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:06, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

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.[1] However Orsolini remains in Ascoli Piceno until the end of the season.

On 14 July 2017, Orsolini joined Atalanta on a two-year loan.[2]

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.[3] On 19 June 2019, Orsolini signed a deal with Bologna and signed the club on permanent basis.[4]

International career

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.[5][6] Due to his prolific performances, he was named by many in the media as the outright best player on the Italian side.[7]

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.[8]

Style of play

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.[9][10][11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 February 2021[9][10][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ascoli 2015–16 Serie B 9000——90
2016–17 41810——428
Total 50810——518
Atalanta (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 801010—100
Bologna (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 8000——80
2018–19 35822——3710
Bologna 2019–20 37821——399
2020–21 17422——196
Total 972065——10325
Career total 1552885100016433

International
As of 11 November 2020[9]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy 201911
202011
Total22

International goals
Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.[13]
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 November 2019Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy1 Armenia8–09–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.11 November 2020Stadio Comunale Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy2 Estonia4–04–0Friendly

Honours

International

Italy U20

Individual

FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot: 2017 (5 goals)[5]

References
  1. "Riccardo Orsolini joins Juventus". Juventus F.C. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. "Official: Atalanta sign Orsolini | Football Italia". www.football-italia.net.
  3. "Official: Bologna loan Orsolini | Football Italia". www.football-italia.net.
  4. "UFFICIALE: Bologna, riscattato Orsolini dalla Juventus". Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. "FIFA U-20 World Cup South Korea 2015 – Award". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  6. 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.
  7. "Italia Under 20, Orsolini capocannoniere del Mondiale" (in Italian). Il Corriere dello Sport. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  8. "Italy: Armenia annihilated 9-1!". Football Italia. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  9. Riccardo Orsolini at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  10. "Riccardo Orsolini". Tutto Calciatori (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  11. Valerio Rosa (9 January 2017). "Ascoli, chi è Riccardo Orsolini" (in Italian). Il Resto del Carlino. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  12. "Riccardo Orsolini » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  13. "Riccardo Orsolini". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  14. "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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