About Riccardo Calafiori
Riccardo Calafiori (born 19 May 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Arsenal and the Italy national team. He is considered to be one of the best left-backs in the world. Calafiori began his senior career with Roma. He featured sparingly for the club, and was loaned out to Genoa, before departing to Basel and later Bologna. In July 2024, he joined Premier League club Arsenal for an initial fee of £33.6 million. Calafiori has represented Italy through various youth levels since 2017, and made his senior debut in June 2024. He played for Italy during UEFA Euro 2024, starting in all three group matches. A youth product of Roma, Calafiori signed his first contract with them on 16 June 2018. During the match, he won a penalty which was successfully converted by teammate Diego Perotti, and Calafiori also scored a goal with a strike from distance following a corner. Calafiori signed a three-year contract with them and joined Basel's first team for their 2022–23 season under head coach Alexander Frei.
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