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

Orsolini celebrating the Coppa Italia with Bologna in 2025
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	195	(57)
International career‡
2016–2017	Italy U20	12	(8)
2017–2019	Italy U21	15	(3)
2019–	Italy	9	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:00, 24 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2025

Club career

A product of Ascoli's youth academy, Orsolini made his first-team debut in the 2015–16 Serie B, earning nine appearances in the league.^{[citation needed]} On 30 January 2017, he moved to Juventus permanently 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]

Having only appeared as a substitute for Atalanta, Orsolini returned to Juventus before moving to Bologna in January 2018, on a 18-month loan with a buy option.^[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]

On 14 May 2025, Orsolini won Coppa Italia with Bologna, the club's first major trophy in 51 years.^[8] In the 2024–25 season, he achieved a personal best by scoring 15 goals in Serie A and totaling 17 across all competitions, making him the club's top scorer.^[9]

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.^[10][11] Due to his prolific performances, he was named by many in the media as the outright best player on the Italian side.^[12]

On 18 November 2019, Orsolini made his senior debut under coach Roberto Mancini, coming on as a substitute for Nicolò Barella in a 9–1 home victory against Armenia during Italy's final UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match.^[13] He also scored his first international goal whilst providing an assist for Federico Chiesa's as well.^[14]

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 Orsolini 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.^[15][16][17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025^[15][16][18]

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
	Total		8	0	1	0	1	0	10	0
Bologna (loan)	2017–18	Serie A	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	2018–19		35	8	2	2	—		37	10
Bologna	2019–20		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		30	15	4	2	6[b]	0	40	17
	Total		238	65	14	8	6	0	258	73
Career total			296	73	16	8	7	0	319	81

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

International

As of match played 9 June 2025^[19]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	2019	1	1
	2020	1	1
	2021	0	0
	2022	0	0
	2023	3	0
	2024	2	0
	2025	2	0
Total		9	2

Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Orsolini goal.^[19]

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 Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy	2	Estonia	4–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

Bologna

• Coppa Italia: 2024–25^[20]

Italy U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup bronze medal: 2017^[21]

Individual

• FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot: 2017 (5 goals)^[10]
• Serie A Team of the Season: 2024–25^[22]