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 team.

Riccardo Orsolini

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 28)
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
2004–2016	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	182	(49)
International career‡
2016–2017	Italy U20	12	(8)
2017–2019	Italy U21	15	(3)
2019–	Italy	7	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:12, 18 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024

Club career

Early 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.

Juventus

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

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

Bologna

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

On 25 August 2023, Orsolini extended his contract with Bologna until 30 June 2027.^[6][7]

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.^[8][9] Due to his prolific performances, he was named by many in the media as the outright best player on the Italian side.^[10]

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.^[11]

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.^[12][13][14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 January 2025^[12][13][15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
		Division	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[a]	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		32	11	2	0	—		34	11
	2023–24		33	10	1	0	—		34	10
	2024–25		17	7	1	1	6[b]	0	24	8
	Total		182	49	9	5	6	0	197	54
Career total			283	65	13	7	7	0	302	72

1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 4 June 2024^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	2019	1	1
	2020	1	1
	2023	3	0
	2024	2	0
Total		7	2

Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Orsolini goal.^[16]

List of international goals scored by Riccardo Orsolini

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

Italy U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup bronze medal: 2017^[17]

Individual

• FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot: 2017 (5 goals)^[8]

References

1. "Riccardo Orsolini". Bologna FC 1909. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. 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. 14 July 2017.
4. "Official: Bologna loaned Orsolini | Football Italia". www.football-italia.net. 31 January 2018.
5. "UFFICIALE: Bologna, riscattato Orsolini dalla Juventus". Retrieved 19 June 2019.
6. "Orsolini extends contract | BolognaFC". Bologna FC. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
7. "BOLOGNA: ORSOLINI EXTENDS CONTRACT". Lega Serie A. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
8. "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.
9. 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.
10. "Italia Under 20, Orsolini capocannoniere del Mondiale" (in Italian). Il Corriere dello Sport. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
11. "Italy: Armenia annihilated 9-1!". Football Italia. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
12. Riccardo Orsolini at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
13. "Riccardo Orsolini". Tutto Calciatori (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2016.
14. Valerio Rosa (9 January 2017). "Ascoli, chi è Riccardo Orsolini" (in Italian). Il Resto del Carlino. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
15. "Riccardo Orsolini » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
16. "Riccardo Orsolini". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
17. "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.

External links

• Profile at the Bologna FC 1909 website
• Riccardo Orsolini – UEFA competition record (archive)