Profile of R. Saponara
R. Saponara
Riccardo Saponara
33
years
Italy
73
kgs
Mid
position
183
cms
20
shirt number
1.33
M.€
61
ELO
Born on 21 December 1991 in Forlì
Personal data
Country of birth
Italy Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europa
Region of birth
Europa del Sur
Career details
Previous club
Ankaragücü
Previous competition
1. Lig
Historic team
Empoli
Historical competition
Serie A
Last number
20
Most common shirt number
8
Other shirt numbers
17, 8, 11, 23, 18, 5, 21, 22
Form in last matches
90'
6.1 Pts.
90'
5.8 Pts.
44'
8.2 Pts.
28'
4.9 Pts.
Position on the pitch
Main position
Playmaker
83%
Other positions
- Midfielder 17%
CAM
CM
Attributes
66
pace
75
shot
77
pass
76
Dribbling
49
defence
65
physical
Rating progression
61
08
08
08
10
13
15
17
17
19
19
20
17
23
24
Highest value in career
73 (2016)
Rankings
General
22559º
Age
1019º
By country
548º
By position
6248º
MF
By position
4824º
CAM
Evolution of market value
1 M€
▼ -0.6
08
08
08
10
13
15
17
17
19
19
20
17
23
24
Highest value in career
6.88M (2016)
Rankings
General
22299º
Age
749º
By country
399º
By position
6450º
MF
By position
5031º
CAM
Contract information
Agent
LP Sport Management
Total transfer window transactions
19M€
Past signings
|
Season.
Date
|
Origin | Destination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
24/25
26/02/2025
|
|
|
Released
|
|
23/24
30/01/2024
|
|
|
Transfer
|
|
23/24
21/07/2023
|
|
|
Free agent
|
|
23/24
30/06/2023
|
|
|
Released
|
|
21/22
30/06/2021
|
|
|
End of loan
|
| Total amount of money in transfer dealings | 21M | ||
Professional performance
 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar year | 5 |
1
▲
|
0.2
▲
|
60
▼
|
| Last 365 days | 15 |
3
▲
|
0.2
▲
|
60
▼
|
| Last 3 years | 78 |
9
▼
|
0.12
▼
|
66
▲
|
| Last 5 years | 125 |
16
▼
|
0.13
▼
|
64
▲
|
| Career | 420 |
62
▲
|
0.15
▲
|
63
▲
|
List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2024/25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 633' | 33 | 5.5 | 60 |
|
|
13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 527' | 33 | 5.2 | 60 | |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 106' | 33 | 5.6 | 60 | |
|
|
2023/24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 413' | 32 | 4.9 | 64 |
|
|
2023/24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 378' | 32 | 4.7 | 66 |
|
|
2022/23 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 1736' | 31 | 5.7 | 68 |
|
|
2021/22 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 1546' | 30 | 5.8 | 64 |
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
6 | 164 | 144 | 11993' | 28 | 27 |
|
|
5 | 107 | 54 | 4838' | 11 | 9 |
|
|
2 | 36 | 29 | 2355' | 8 | 1 |
|
|
2 | 25 | 10 | 1046' | 3 | 3 |
|
|
1 | 24 | 12 | 1005' | 2 | 3 |
|
|
1 | 14 | 3 | 378' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 13 | 11 | 950' | 2 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 10 | 6 | 479' | 4 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 8 | 3 | 306' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 5 | 3 | 258' | 1 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 3 | 1 | 122' | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 2 | 2 | 180' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 71' | 1 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
11 | 225 | 143 | 12304' | 29 | 32 |
|
3 | 84 | 65 | 5644' | 12 | 10 |
|
4 | 39 | 32 | 2606' | 9 | 1 |
|
11 | 21 | 16 | 1298' | 3 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 13 | 4 | 527' | 2 | 2 |
Teams played for
For the national team
0 times at International
17 times at U21
4 times at U20
1 once at U19
-
-
0
0
0
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2013 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 168' | 21 | 5.6 | 70 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 168' | 21 | 5.6 | 70 | |
|
|
2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 59' | 20 | 4.6 | 61 |
|
|
2011 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 202' | 19 | 6 | 54 |
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3 | 8 | 6 | 429' | 2 | 2 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 | 5 | 4 | 261' | 1 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 3 | 2 | 168' | 1 | 0 |
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
First goal for the team, Category debut
15 SEP. 24
32 years
Category debut
06 FEB. 24
32 years
Team debut, Category debut
02 FEB. 24
32 years
Team debut
12 AUG. 23
31 years
100 matches
01 APR. 23
31 years
Best performances
70'
2
10 Pts.
90'
9.8 Pts.
89'
9.6 Pts.
90'
2
9.5 Pts.