Riccardo Calafiori

Riccardo Calafiori (born 19 May 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie A club Genoa, on loan from Roma.

Riccardo Calafiori
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Genoa (on loan from Roma)
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Roma 10 (0)
2022– → Genoa (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2017 Italy U15 7 (0)
2017–2018 Italy U16 9 (1)
2018       Italy U17 3 (1)
2020 Italy U19 2 (0)
2021– Italy U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2021

Club career

A youth product of Roma, Calafiori signed his first contract with them on 16 June 2018.[1] Calafiori suffered a near career-ending injury to his knee on 2 October 2018.[2] Calafiori made his professional debut with Roma, as well as his Serie A debut, in a 3–1 away win over Juventus on 1 August 2020; during the match, he won a penalty, which was successfully converted by teammate Diego Perotti, and he also scored a goal with a strike from distance following a corner, which was disallowed however, as the ball had previously gone out of play.[3][4]

The following season, on 3 December 2020, Calafiori was brought on by Roma coach Paulo Fonseca as Leonardo Spinazzola's substitute,[5] and scored his first professional goal in Roma's home win against Young Boys in the UEFA Europa League.[6]

On 14 January 2022, he joined Genoa on loan.[7]

International career

On 3 September 2021 he made his debut with the Italy U21 squad, playing as a substitute in the qualifying match won 3–0 against Luxembourg.[8]

Personal life

In October 2020 Calafiori tested positive for COVID-19.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 January 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Roma 2019–20 Serie A 100000—10
2020–21 30005[lower-alpha 1]1—81
2021–22 60003[lower-alpha 2]0—90
Total 1000081—181
Genoa (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 20———20
Career total 120008100201
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. "Chi è Riccardo Calafiori, il baby-Kolarov della Roma blindato da Monchi". Calcio Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "POTENZA, RAPIDITA' E FISICITA': RICCARDO CALAFIORI, IL BABY TALENTO DELLA ROMA". July 7, 2020.
  3. "Juventus vs. Roma - 1 August 2020 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  4. Baldini, Sergio (1 August 2020). "Juve-Roma 1-3: Higuain non basta, ora testa alla Champions". www.tuttosport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. Manfredi, Jacopo (3 December 2020). "Europa League, Roma-Young Boys 3-1: Mayoral, Calafiori e Dzeko regalano il primo posto ai giallorossi" (in Italian). la Repubblica. Retrieved 4 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Il ginocchio che si rompe, la dedica di Dzeko e il primo gol in giallorosso" (in Italian). Sky Sport. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "RICCARDO CALAFIORI È ROSSOBLÙ" (in Italian). Genoa. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. "Esordio con vittoria per la nuova Italia. Nicolato: "Ho visto un grande impegno, ma dobbiamo lavorare"" (in Italian). figc.it. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  9. Zucchelli, Chiara (17 October 2020). "Calafiori positivo al Coronavirus: la Roma va in isolamento fiduciario" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Riccardo Calafiori at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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