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Preferred Positions
Last 24 months · all competitions
LB
Left-backMain
3,978 min · 66 apps · 46 starts
CB
Centre-back
784 min · 9 apps · 9 starts
Squad importance
Current squad importance over the club’s last 40 recorded competitive games in this spell, including previous seasons. Starts and minutes contribute 70%; performance contributes 30%. Absences reduce the score gradually, with less weight when a player is outside the matchday squad.Current role at Arsenal · independent of the season filter
Rotation
Involvement55%
Performance40%
Through the match on 4 Nov 2026. Refreshed daily.
Profile
Career & playing style
Riccardo Calafiori is a left-footed defender who is willing to carry possession out of the back line and join a move in midfield. He can play at centre-back or left-back, combining a defender's presence in the air with the passing and forward movement to help an attack develop down the left.
Born in Rome, he came through Roma's academy and made his senior debut against Juventus in August 2020. His first professional goal followed in a Europa League game against Young Boys, a strike from outside the penalty area. He had started his senior career as a left-back before learning to play more centrally.
A loan at Genoa in January 2022 was followed by a permanent move to Basel that summer. In Switzerland, Calafiori gained experience as a centre-back and played in Basel's run to the 2023 Conference League semi-finals. Bologna brought him back to Serie A in August 2023.
Under Thiago Motta at Bologna, he was encouraged to move forward into midfield when his team had the ball. Calafiori could play from the left side of the defence, step in to break up an opposition move or help make a chance himself. He was part of the side that qualified for the 2024–25 Champions League.
That willingness to go forward produced one of his defining moments for Italy at Euro 2024. Against Croatia, he supplied the pass for Mattia Zaccagni's equaliser deep into added time. The 1–1 draw secured Italy's place in the last 16, only weeks after Calafiori had made his senior international debut.
Arsenal signed him from Bologna in July 2024, adding a defender with experience in both a wide role and the centre. He went on to be part of Arsenal's 2025–26 Premier League title-winning team. His development through Italy, Switzerland and England has kept that mix of defensive work and movement with the ball at the heart of his game.
Latest stats & form
Match coverage through 1 November 2026 · club and country
Riccardo Calafiori is listed as a left-back for Arsenal. Across 14 covered appearances for club and country in 2026/27, he has 3 goals and 2 assists in 1,066 minutes, with 12 starts. That is 0.42 goals and assists combined per 90 minutes. His last 5 covered official appearances for club and country, from 10 October 2026 to 1 November 2026, produced 1 goal and 0 assists. Across the season coverage, he has 7 recorded interceptions.