Riyad Idrissi
.jpg) Idrissi in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Sadali, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cagliari | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Polisportiva Isili | |||
| 2018–2024 | Cagliari | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Cagliari | 4 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | →Modena (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Italy U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Italy U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:11, 26 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:29, 12 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Riyad Idrissi (born 13 June 2005) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Serie A club Cagliari.
Club career
[edit]Idrissi began playing football with the academy of Polisportiva Isili, before joining Cagliari's academy in 2018 at the age of 13 where he finished his development.[2] On 3 July 2024, he extended his contract with Cagliari until 2027, and then joined Modena on a season-long loan in the Serie B.[3] Returning to Cagliari for the 2025–26 season, he debuted with them in a 1–1 (6–5) Coppa Italia penalty shootout win over Virtus Entella on 16 August 2025.[4]
International career
[edit]Born in Italy, Idrissi is of Moroccan descent.[5] He was called up to the Italy U21s for a set of 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches in September 2025.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Lavena, Pietro. "Da Sadali all'esordio in Serie A: chi è Riyad Idrissi, il nuovo gioiellino del Cagliari". www.sardegnalive.net.
- ^ Pirisi, Bachisio (31 January 2018). "IDRISSI RYAD DALLA POL. ISILI AL CAGLIARI CALCIO - COME INSEGUIRE UN SOGNO".
- ^ "UFFICIALE - Modena Fc, dal Cagliari arriva il giovane difensore classe 2005 Riyad Idrissi | Parlandodisport.it".
- ^ "La nuova freccia della corsia sinistra: Riyad Idrissi vuole prendersi il Cagliari". La Giovane Italia News.
- ^ "Idrissi: "Il primo gol col Modena e la maglia azzurra grazie ai viaggi con papà"". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
- ^ Sport, Sky (30 August 2025). "Italia U21, i primi convocati di Baldini: Camarda sostituito dopo l'infortunio". sport.sky.it.