Riccardo Calafiori

Riccardo Calafiori (born 19 May 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back and a centre-back for club Bologna.

A youth product of Roma, Calafiori signed his first contract with them on 16 June 2018.

Calafiori suffered a near career-ending injury to his knee on 2 October 2018.

Calafiori made his professional debut with Roma, as well as his Serie A debut, in a 3–1 away win over Juventus on 1 August 2020; during the match, he won a penalty, which was successfully converted by teammate Diego Perotti, and he also scored a goal with a strike from distance following a corner, which was disallowed however, as the ball had previously gone out of play.

The following season, on 3 December 2020, Calafiori was brought on by Roma coach Paulo Fonseca as Leonardo Spinazzola's substitute, and scored his first professional goal in Roma's home win against Young Boys in the UEFA Europa League.

On 14 January 2022, he joined Genoa on loan.

On 30 August 2022, Roma announced that Calafiori had joined FC Basel on a permanent deal.

Calafiori signed a 3-year contract with Basel.

He joined Basel's first team for their 2022–23 season under head coach Alexander Frei.

Calafiori played his domestic league debut for his new club in the away game in the Cornaredo on 9 October 2022 as Basel were defeated 1–0 by Lugano.

On 31 August 2023, Calafiori returned to Serie A and signed with Bologna.

Under head coach Thiago Motta, he was switched to a centre-back role, where he emerged as one of the best players in the league.

On 3 September 2021 he made his debut with the Italy U21 squad, playing as a substitute in the qualifying match won 3–0 against Luxembourg.