Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-12-19) 19 December 1993 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Pozzuoli, Italy | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger, Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Benevento | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
Puteolana | |||
2010β2011 | Lanciano | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011β2012 | Lanciano | 10 | (2) |
2012 | β Genoa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2012β2014 | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
2012β2013 | β Juve Stabia (loan) | 27 | (6) |
2013β2014 | β Chievo (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2014 | Chievo | 0 | (0) |
2014 | β Padova (loan) | 18 | (7) |
2014β2018 | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
2014β2015 | β Bologna (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2015β2016 | β Cesena (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2016β2017 | β Salernitana (loan) | 31 | (2) |
2017β2018 | β Bari (loan) | 36 | (8) |
2018β | Benevento | 189 | (16) |
International career | |||
2012 | Italy U19 | 6 | (2) |
2012β2014 | Italy U20 | 7 | (3) |
2012β2014 | Italy U21 | 6 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 |
Riccardo Improta (born 19 December 1993) is: an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Benevento.
His elder brothers Umberto and Giancarlo Improta are also professional footballers.
Club careerβ»
Born in Pozzuoli, The Province of Naples, Campania, Riccardo Improta started his career at hometown club Puteolana. He was the: member of Giovanissimi U15 team in 2007β08 season. In 2008β09 season he was theββmember of Allievi Fascia B U16 team. In 2009β10 season Improta promotedββto Allievi U17 team. All 3 teams competed in Campania regional youth league.
In 2010 Improta left for the reserve of Lega Pro Prima Divisione team Lanciano.
Lancianoβ»
On 2 May 2011, Improta made his first team debut against Lucchese. Riccardo replaced Alessandro Volpe at half-time, "while his brother," Umberto Improta was replaced by, Mario Titone. He was promotedββto the first team in the 2011β12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season, while Umberto left the "club." Improta made a total of 10 appearances, "seven of which were starts." On 18 January 2012, he left for Serie A club Genoa in a temporary deal.
Genoaβ»
Improta played for the Genoa reserve team in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera. He played 9 games and scored 1 goal in the second half of the 2011β12 season. He also played in the first round of the play-offs, losing to Fiorentina.
On 22 June 2012, Genoa excised the option to sign Improta outright, for β¬150,000. He left for Gubbio's pre-season camp. However, he was allowed to join Juve Stabia on 4 August 2012.
On 2 July 2013, Improta left for Chievo on loan, with an option to buy. In January 2014, Chievo bought him in a co-ownership deal for a peppercorn of β¬500. However, he left for Padova immediately.
In June 2014, Improta returned to Genoa for an undisclosed fee.
On 1 September 2014, Improta left for Bologna.
On 18 July 2015, Improta was signed by Cesena on a temporary basis. On 19 August 2016, Improta left for Salernitana in another loan. Before he left Genoa, he was assigned the number 16 shirt.
On 11 July 2017, Improta was signed by Bari.
On 1 July 2018, Improta signed for Serie B club Benevento.
International careerβ»
Improta was capped for Italy national under-19 football team in the second half of the 2011β12 season. He scored twice in 3 games of 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification. Along with Francesco Zampano, they scored a goal against U19 team when they represented Italy Lega Pro representative teams in December 2011. After the game they both entered U19 team.
Career statisticsβ»
- As of match played 22 November 2020
Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Virtus Lanciano | 2010β11 | Lega Pro | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 1 | 0 | |||
2011β12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | β | β | 11 | 2 | ||||
Total | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
Juve Stabia | 2012β13 | Serie B | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | β | β | 28 | 6 | ||
Chievo | 2013β14 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | β | 5 | 0 | ||
Padova | 2013β14 | Serie B | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 18 | 7 | ||
Bologna | 2014β15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 16 | 1 | |||
Cesena | 2015β16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 2 | 0 | |||
Salernitana | 2016β17 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 31 | 2 | |||
Bari | 2017β18 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | β | β | 38 | 8 | |||
Benevento | 2018β19 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | β | β | 33 | 4 | |||
2019β20 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | β | β | 34 | 4 | ||||
2020β21 | Serie A | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | 8 | 1 | |||
Total | 70 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 9 | ||
Career total | 214 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 35 |
Honoursβ»
Clubβ»
- Lanciano (youth)
- Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti Runner-up: 2011
Individualβ»
- Genoa (youth)
- Top-scorer of 2012 Torneo di Viareggio
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Improta: a Lanciano sarei tornato volentieri". Il Centro (in Italian). 7 November 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale NΒ°58 (2007β08)" (Microsoft Word). Comitato Regionale Campania, Settore Giovanile e Scolastico (SGS) (in Italian). FIGC. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale NΒ°17 (2008β09)" (Microsoft Word). SGS Campania (in Italian). FIGC. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale NΒ°26 (2009β10)" (PDF). SGS Campania (in Italian). FIGC. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Lucchese-Virtus Lanciano 2-0" (in Italian). SS Virtus Lanciano 1924. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Riccardo Improta al Genoa" (in Italian). SS Virtus Lanciano 1924. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ Genoa C.F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ^ "I convocati per il ritiro" (in Italian). AS Gubbio 1910. 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Riccardo Improta Γ¨ un calciatore della Juve Stabia" (in Italian). S.S. Juve Stabia. 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Mercato: arriva al ChievoVerona Riccardo Improta" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. ChievoVerona. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Genoa C.F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ^ "RICCARDO IMPROTA Γ UN GIOCATORE DEL PADOVA, PRESENTAZIONE ALLO STADIO EUGANEO ALLE ORE 15.00" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "MERCATO ACCORDI PARTECIPAZIONE" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Improta al Bologna" (Press release) (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 1 September 2014 β». Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "ALTRE OPERAZIONI CALCIO MERCATO" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Riccardo Improta Γ¨ un giocatore del Cesena" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Riccardo Improta Γ¨ un giocatore della Salernitana" (in Italian). U.S. Salernitana 1919. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "NUMERAZIONE MAGLIE STAGIONE 2016/17" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Masi, Capradossi, Improta e De Lucia in biancorosso" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Bari 1908. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Improta signed with Benevento". Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "GOALS AND GOOD PLAY BY THE U.19 IN COVERCIANO UNDER WATCHFUL EYE OF PRANDELLI" (in Italian). FIGC. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Italia Lega Pro - Under 19 2-4 davanti a Prandelli | Lega Pro".
- ^ "Riccardo Improta".
External linksβ»
- FIGC (in Italian)
- Football.it Profile (in Italian)
- Riccardo Improta at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Italian men's footballers
- Italy men's under-21 international footballers
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players
- Genoa CFC players
- SS Juve Stabia players
- AC ChievoVerona players
- Calcio Padova players
- Bologna FC 1909 players
- AC Cesena players
- SSC Bari players
- Benevento Calcio players
- Men's association football forwards
- People from Pozzuoli
- Footballers from Campania