Riccardo Gaiola (born 1 April 1996) is an Italian footballer who plays for Cattolica San Marino.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1996-04-01) 1 April 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Padua, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cattolica San Marino | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2015 | Internazionale | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Cesena (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Internazionale | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Prato (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Padova (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Santarcangelo (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | Santarcangelo | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Vis Pesaro | 11 | (0) |
| 2019– | Cattolica San Marino | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Italy U-16[2] | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2019 | |||
Born in Padua, Veneto, Gaiola was a youth product of Lombard club Internazionale. He was a player of their under-15 football team in 2010–11 season.[3] Gaiola left the reserve team in summer 2014, for Cesena.[4] On 11 August 2015 Gaiola was signed by Lega Pro club Prato. The club also signed several players from Inter, such as fellow midfielder Gianmarco Gabbianelli on the same day.[5]
On 2 August 2019, he joined Serie D club Cattolica San Marino.[6]