Riccardo Capellini (born 1 March 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie C Group C club Benevento.

Riccardo Capellini
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Cremona, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
Benevento
Number 96
Youth career
0000–2015 Cremonese
2015–2019 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Juventus 0 (0)
2019–2020Pistoiese (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2021Juventus U23 (res.) 24 (0)
2021–2022Mirandés (loan) 21 (0)
2022– Benevento 46 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Club career

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Juventus

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He joined Juventus in June 2015.[2] 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.[3][4] 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

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On 22 August 2019, he joined Serie C club Pistoiese on a season-long loan.[5] 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.[6] He made his first start on 1 September 2019 against Pergolettese.

Juventus U23

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Capellini's first game for Juventus U23 came on 3 October 2020, in a 2–1 win over Giana Erminio.[7]

Loan to Mirandés

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On 20 July 2021, Capellini was loaned to Spanish side Mirandés in the Segunda División.[8]

Benevento

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On 21 June 2022, Capellini left Juventus to join Benevento.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Riccardo Capellini at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Juve, dalla Cremonese arriva Capellini". Giovani Bianco Neri (in Italian). 17 June 2015.
  3. ^ Riccardo Capellini at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  4. ^ "Juventus U19 v Manchester United U19 game report". UEFA. 7 November 2018.
  5. ^ "È arancione il difensore Riccardo Capellini. Rinnovo per Luka" (Press release) (in Italian). Pistoiese. 22 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Pistoiese v AlbinoLeffe game report". Soccerway. 25 August 2019.
  7. ^ Baridon, Marco (3 October 2020). "Giana Erminio-Juventus U23 1-2: Marques e Ranocchia regalano il bis". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  8. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (20 July 2021). "Juventus U23, ufficiale: Riccardo Capellini in prestito al Mirandes". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "RICCARDO CAPELLINI È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL BENEVENTO" (Press release) (in Italian). Benevento. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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