Riccardo Baroni (born 19 September 1998) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club AlbinoLeffe.

Club career

On 27 July 2017, he joined

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on loan. Baroni made his

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debut with the club on 27 August 2017 in a game against

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. On 17 August 2019, he signed with

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club

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. On 2 September 2019, he was loaned to

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. On 2 October 2020 he joined

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side

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. He missed most of the season with an injury and did make his Serie B debut. On 2 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with

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. On 28 July 2022, Baroni was loaned to

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. On 8 January 2024, Baroni signed with AlbinoLeffe until the end of the season.

Personal life

He is the son of manager and former player

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Honours

Club

Virtus Entella *

: 2018–19 Group A

References

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* * 1998 births Living people Footballers from Florence Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serie C players ACF Fiorentina players Lucchese 1905 players Virtus Entella players Siena FC SSD players Frosinone Calcio players Modena FC 2018 players US Città di Pontedera players UC AlbinoLeffe players Italy men's youth international footballers 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-defender-1990s-stub