| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Imperia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Larnaca | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2007 | Sanremese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Andora | ||
| 2009–2011 | Sanremese | 23 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Pro Imperia | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2018 | Carpi | 136 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | → Parma (loan) | 37 | (5) |
| 2018–2021 | Parma | 95 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Salernitana | 17 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Reggina | 30 | (2) |
| 2023– | AEK Larnaca | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:53, 18 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Riccardo Gagliolo (Italian pronunciation: [ɡaʎˈʎɔːlo]; born 28 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for AEK Larnaca. Born in Italy to an Italian father and a Swedish mother, he won one cap for the Sweden national team in 2019.
Club career
Gagliolo made his senior debuts with Andora Calcio in the Eccellenza Liguria. In summer 2010, he joined Sanremese. In November 2011, he moved to Pro Imperia in Serie D.
In the summer of 2012, Gagliolo joined Carpi after a trial.[1] On 3 July 2013, he signed a new deal with the club extending until 2017.[2]
On 24 August 2013, Gagliolo made his Serie B debut, starting in a 1–0 loss at Ternana;[3] he scored his first goal on 29 December, the only goal of the game in a home win over Juve Stabia.[4]
On 24 July 2022, Gagliolo moved to Reggina on a multi-year contract.[5]
International career
Gagliolo's mother was Swedish. He has a Swedish passport and has expressed a wish to play for the Sweden national team, specifically with Zlatan Ibrahimović.[6] On 2 October 2019, Gagliolo was called up to Sweden's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying games against Malta and Spain.[7] Gagliolo made his international debut starting and playing the full game for Sweden in a 3–0 win against the Faroe Islands in the last game of the Euro 2020 qualifying stage.[8]
Personal life
Riccardo Gagliolo was born in Imperia, Italy to an Italian father and a Swedish mother from Sundsvall.[9][10] Gagliolo understands the Swedish language well but has said that he struggles to speak it himself.[11] His mother Eva eventually moved back to Sweden where she died after a long illness in spring 2020 as Gagliolo was stuck in Italy due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] His maternal grandfather played football for Essviks AIF, near Sundsvall.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 May 2022.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carpi | 2012–13 | Lega Pro | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Serie B | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | Serie B | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 5 | |||
| 2015–16 | Serie A | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Serie B | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 136 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 152 | 10 | ||
| Parma | 2017–18 | Serie B | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Serie A | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 129 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 10 | ||
| Salernitana (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 282 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 306 | 20 | ||
International
- As of 17 December 2019[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | |||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ Riccardo Gagliolo, ex Sanremese e Pro Imperia, in prova al Carpi del Ds Cristiano Giuntoli (Riccardo Gagliolo, former Sanremese and Pro Imperia player, on trial at Sports Director Cristiano Giuntoli's Carpi); Punto Sanremo, 25 July 2012 (in Italian)
- ↑ Ufficiale: Carpi, blindato Gagliolo fino al 2017 (Official: Carpi, Gagliolo secured until 2017); Tutto Mercato Web, 3 July 2013 (in Italian)
- ↑ Ternana 1–0 Carpi Archived 24 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Lega Serie B, 24 August 2013 (in Italian)
- ↑ Carpi 1–0 Juve Stabia Archived 1 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Lega Serie B, 29 December 2013 (in Italian)
- ↑ "RICCARDO GAGLIOLO È UN CALCIATORE AMARANTO" (in Italian). Reggina. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ↑ "Nobbades av GIF – nu är han i Serie A". 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "Följ Janne Anderssons pk här". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ↑ "Gagliolo glad efter Sverige-debuten: "Vill tacka alla som hjälpt mig hit"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ↑ "News > UN ITALO-SVEDESE AL CARPI". 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ↑ "THE FG-FILES: Riccardo Gagliolo, Carpi - Fantagazzetta.com". 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ↑ "Riccardo Gagliolo: "Valde Sverige för kärleken jag känner för mamma" (in Swedish). Expressen. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ↑ "Gagliolo sörjer sin mamma: "Har henne att tacka för allt"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ↑ "Riccardo Gagliolo". Soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
External links
- Riccardo Gagliolo at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Riccardo Gagliolo at Soccerway