Riccardo Capellini (born 1 March 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Benevento.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Cremona, Italy | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Benevento | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2015 | Cremonese | ||
2015–2019 | Juventus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Pistoiese (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Juventus U23 (res.) | 24 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Mirandés (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2022– | Benevento | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2022 |
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.
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.
Capellini's first game for Juventus U23 came on 3 October 2020, in a 2–1 win over Giana Erminio.[6]
On 20 July 2021, Capellini was loaned to Spanish side Mirandés in the Segunda División.[7]
On 21 June 2022, Capellini left Juventus to join Benevento.[8]
Benevento Calcio – current squad | |
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