 Orsolini celebrating theCoppa Italia withBologna in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ascoli Piceno, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 217 | (64) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Italy U20 | 12 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Italy U21 | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Italy | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:28, 8 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Riccardo Orsolini (born 24 January 1997) is an Italian professionalfootballer who plays as awinger forSerie A clubBologna and theItaly national team.
A product ofAscoli'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 toJuventus 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 joinedAtalanta on a two-year loan.[3]
Having only appeared as a substitute for Atalanta, Orsolini returned to Juventus before moving toBologna 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 wonCoppa 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]
With theItaly U-20 side, Orsolini took part at the2017 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 hissenior debut under coachRoberto Mancini, coming on as a substitute forNicolò Barella in a 9–1 home victory againstArmenia during Italy's finalUEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match.[13] He also scored his first international goal whilst providing an assist forFederico Chiesa's as well.[14]
Orsolini is a physically strong and fast-pacedwinger, who excels in one on one situations due to his excellentdribbling ability. Although Orsolini is naturally left-footed, he prefers to play on the right flank, in either a4–3–3 or4–2–3–1 formation, a position which allows him to cut into the centre and shoot on goal with his stronger foot.[15][16][17]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| 2025–26 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 3 | 2[c] | 1 | 33 | 11 | ||
| Bologna total | 260 | 72 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 291 | 84 | ||
| Career total | 318 | 80 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 352 | 92 | ||
| 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 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 2 | |
| 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 |
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