Riccardo Capellini
Riccardo Capellini (born 1 March 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Italian club Juventus U23.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Cremona, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Juventus U23 | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Cremonese | ||
| 2015–2019 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Juventus U23 | 15 | (0) |
| 2019– | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Pistoiese (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:27, 13 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Juventus
He joined Juventus in June 2015.[1] He eventually joined their Under-19 side and participated in Campionato Primavera 1 and also 2017–18 and 2018–19 editions of the UEFA Youth League.[2][3] He was also included for the 2018–19 Serie C squad of Juventus U23, but did not see any time on the field for them that season.
Loan to Pistoiese
On 22 August 2019, he joined Serie C club Pistoiese on a season-long loan.[4]
He made his professional Serie C debut for Pistoiese on 25 August 2019 in a game against AlbinoLeffe, substituting Paolo Dametto in the 69th minute.[5] He made his first start on 1 September 2019 against Pergolettese.
References
- "Juve, dalla Cremonese arriva Capellini". Giovani Bianco Neri (in Italian). 17 June 2015.
- Riccardo Capellini at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- "Juventus U19 v Manchester United U19 game report". UEFA. 7 November 2018.
- "È arancione il difensore Riccardo Capellini. Rinnovo per Luka" (Press release) (in Italian). Pistoiese. 22 August 2019.
- "Pistoiese v AlbinoLeffe game report". Soccerway. 25 August 2019.