Riccardo Fogliata
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Castrezzato, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brescia | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Brescia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Brescia | 19 | (1) |
| 2025– | Union Brescia | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 | |||
Riccardo Fogliata (born 20 May 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group A club Union Brescia.
Club career
[edit]Born in Castrezzato, a town in the Province of Brescia,[1] Fogliata grew up in Brescia Calcio Youth Sector. After his debut during the previous season, in the 2022-2023 season he became the captain of Brescia's Primavera when he was 18,[1] scoring 6 goals and serving 1 assist in 27 appearances during that season.
After being promoted to Brescia's first team in the same summer, under head coach Daniele Gastaldello, he made his professional debut on 3 September 2023 against Cosenza (1-0), playing as a starter in the first game of Brescia's season, serving the assist for the winning goal of Birkir Bjarnason in the 53rd minute.[2] After playing the most of the games during the first months,[3] with the new coach Rolando Maran he started playing less, finishing his first professional season with 13 appearances and 1 assist. Meanwhile, in December 2023, together with his peer Matteo Ferro, he signed his first professional contract for Brescia, signing with Rondinelle until 2028.
During the next season, after some benches during the first matches, he returned to play often and on 19 October 2024 he scored his first professional goal against Sassuolo (2-5), scoring the momentary 1-1.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brescia | 2023–24 | Serie B | 13 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dall'esordio al gol: il "sogno di una vita" di Riccardo Fogliata" (in Italian). 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Brescia-Cosenza 1-0" (in Italian).
- ^ "Chilometro zero" (in Italian).
- ^ "Riccardo Fogliata" (in Italian).
- ^ "Riccardo Fogliata" (in Italian).