Riccardo Turicchia

Riccardo Turicchia (born 5 February 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as left-back for club Juventus Next Gen.

Club career
Turicchia began playing youth football for local club Borgo Tossignano, and Casalfiumanese before joining Imolese, where he played for three years. In 2014, he moved to Cesena, before joining Juventus' youth setup.

On 9 October 2021, Turicchia made his unofficial debut for Juventus in a 2–1 home win against Alessandria coming on as substitute in the 63rd minute. On 24 October, Turicchia made his professional debut for Juventus U23—the reserve team of Juventus—in a 1–1 home draw against Pro Sesto, coming on as substitute in the 84th minute. He spent the 2021–22 season playing for Juventus U19, scoring eight goals in 39 matches, and helped the U19s reach the UEFA Youth League semifinals, their best-ever placing in the competition.

On 8 November, he renewed his contract with Juventus until June 2025.

International career
In May 2023, Turicchia was included in the Italian under-20 squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.

Style of play
Turicchia is a generous player. For this reason, beside his natural role of left back, he played several times as left winger and even central midfielder

Honours
Italy U20
 * FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023