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Riccardo Gagliolo

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Born
1990 (34 years old)

Birth Place

Imperia, Italy

Position
Centre-Back

Status
Active

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Team Number
28

Height
180 cm

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Team
Reggina

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League
Italy Serie D Girone I

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Riccardo Gagliolo (Italian pronunciation: ; born 28 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Serie B club Reggina. Born in Italy to an Italian father and a Swedish mother, he represents Sweden at international level.

Gagliolo made his senior debuts with Andora Calcio in the Eccellenza Liguria. In summer 2010, he joined Sanremese. In November 2011, he moved to Pro Imperia in Serie D.

In the summer of 2012, Gagliolo joined Carpi after a trial. On 3 July 2013, he signed a new deal with the club extending until 2017.

On 24 August 2013, Gagliolo made his Serie B debut, starting in a 1–0 loss at Ternana; he scored his first goal on 29 December, the only goal of the game in a home win over Juve Stabia.

On 24 July 2022, Gagliolo moved to Reggina on a multi-year contract.

Gagliolo's mother was Swedish. He has a Swedish passport and has expressed a wish to play for the Sweden national team, specifically with Zlatan Ibrahimović. On 2 October 2019, Gagliolo was called up to Sweden's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying games against Malta and Spain. Gagliolo made his international debut starting and playing the full game for Sweden in a 3–0 win against the Faroe Islands in the last game of the Euro 2020 qualifying stage.

Riccardo Gagliolo was born in Imperia, Italy to an Italian father and a Swedish mother from Sundsvall. Gagliolo understands the Swedish language well but has said that he struggles to speak it himself. His mother Eva eventually moved back to Sweden where she died after a long illness in spring 2020 as Gagliolo was stuck in Italy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His maternal grandfather played football for Essviks AIF, near Sundsvall.