Riccardo Calafiori

Calafiori is a defender I genuinely enjoy watching develop. Born in Rome and standing at 188 cm, he combines the physical presence you expect from a centre-half with the comfort on the ball of a modern full-back. His journey, from Roma's academy through loans at Genoa, Basel and Bologna before landing at Arsenal, reads like a proper grind rather than an overnight rise, and I respect that. Being called one of the world's best left-backs at his age is a heavy label, but his composure suggests he can carry it. I am excited to see how far he climbs.

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Name (English)

Riccardo Calafiori

Name (Japanese)

リッカルド・カラフィオーリ

Reading

りっかるど・からふぃおーり

Born

May 19, 2002 (age 24)

Origin

Rome, Province of Rome, Italy

Height

188 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Horse

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/richycala/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riccardo%20Calafiori
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97999586

Tags

• Province of Rome
• association football player

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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