Riccardo Ciervo

Riccardo Ciervo
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002
Place of birth Latina, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Right winger
Team information
Current team
Cagliari
(on loan from Sassuolo)
Number 20
Youth career
2016–2021 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Roma 0 (0)
2021−2022 → Sampdoria (loan) 10 (0)
2022 → Sassuolo (loan) 0 (0)
2022– Sassuolo 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Frosinone (loan) 13 (0)
2023 → Venezia (loan) 6 (0)
2023–2024 → Südtirol (loan) 27 (2)
2024–2025 → Cosenza (loan) 30 (1)
2025–2026 → Cesena (loan) 37 (5)
2026– → Cagliari (loan) 1 (0)
International career
2020 Italy U18 1 (0)
2022 Italy U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2026

Riccardo Ciervo (born 1 April 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Serie A club Cagliari, on loan from Sassuolo.

Career

Roma

In the 2018–19 season, Ciervo scored five goals in 23 appearances with the under-17s of Roma[1] helping his team to finish in the second place.[2] The following year, Ciervo scored three goals in 13 appearances, being also called up for the under-19s for some matches.[1] In the 2020–21 season, he scored three goals in 27 appearances.[1] He also received many calls ups to the senior squad of Roma during the 2020–21 season, particularly for the UEFA Europa League campaign, but did not appear on the field.

Loan to Sampdoria

On 31 August 2021, he moved from Roma to Sampdoria on loan.[3] On 23 September, he made his debut for Sampdoria (as well as his professional debut) in a 4–0 defeat against Napoli.[4] On 16 December, he debuted as a starter in a second round Coppa Italia 2–1 win against Torino being substituted in the 70th minute.[5]

Sassuolo

On 28 January 2022, he moved on loan to Sassuolo with a subsequent obligation to buy, which was later activated.[6]

Loan to Frosinone

On 4 July 2022, Ciervo was loaned to Frosinone for the 2022–23 season.[7] On 27 January 2023, he moved on a new loan to Venezia.[8]

Loan to Südtirol

On 14 July 2023, Ciervo moved to Südtirol on loan-deal for the 2023-24 season.[9] On 6 July 2024, Ciervo moved on a new loan to Cosenza, with an option to buy.[10]

Loan to Cesena

On 6 August 2025, Ciervo was loaned to Cesena.[11]

Loan to Cagliari

On 29 August 2026, Ciervo joined Serie A side Cagliari on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 August 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roma 2020–21 Serie A 0000——00
Total 0000—0000
Sampdoria (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 10020——120
Sassuolo (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 0000——00
Sassuolo 2022–23 Serie A 0000——00
2026–27 Serie A 1000——10
Frosinone (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 13010——140
Venezia (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 6200——62
Südtirol (loan) 2023–24 Serie B 27210——282
Cosenza (loan) 2024–25 Serie B 30110——311
Cesena (loan) 2025–26 Serie B 37510——385
Cagliari (loan) 2026–27 Serie A 1000——10
Career total 1251060—0013110
  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Calciomercato Sampdoria, chi è Riccardo Ciervo?". Club Doria 46 (in Italian). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Roma, Ciervo: chi è il baby prodigio convocato contro la Juve". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Sampdoria, ecco Ciervo: dalla stima di Mourinho alla corte di D'Aversa per crescere ancora - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Faralli, Francesca (23 September 2021). "Sampdoria Napoli 0-4: la decide Osimhen, Spalletti torna in vetta". Samp News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Sport, Sky (16 December 2021). "Sampdoria-Torino LIVE". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "CIERVO COMPLETES SASSUOLO SWITCH" (Press release). Roma. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "CIERVO È DEL FROSINONE" (in Italian). Frosinone. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "RICCARDO CIERVO JOINS VENEZIA FC". Venezia F.C. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Der FCS verpflichtet Flügelspieler Riccardo Ciervo" (in German). Südtirol. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Riccardo Ciervo dal Sassuolo al Cosenza!" [Riccardo Ciervo from Sassuolo to Cosenza!] (in Italian). Cosenza. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Riccardo Ciervo è un nuovo calciatore del Cesena FC" [Riccardo Ciervo is a new player for Cesena FC] (in Italian). Cesena FC. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Ciervo joins Cagliari First Team". Cagliari Calcio. 29 August 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 22 (help)
  13. ↑ Riccardo Ciervo at Soccerway