On 31 July he made his debut for Cosenza in a 1–0 home win over Nerostellati Frattese in the first round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Andrea Bilotta in the 87th minute.
[1] On 14 September he made his Serie C debut for Cosenza as a substitute replacing Giorgio Capece in the 63rd minute of a 3–0 home win over Melfi.
[2] On 18 September, Ranieri played his first match in Serie C as a starter, a 2–0 home win over Vibonese, he was replaced by Giorgio Capece in the 55th minute.
On 6 August he made his debut for Alessandria as a substitute replacing Riccardo Cazzola in the 86th minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Salernitana in the second round of Coppa Italia.
[7] On 24 September, Ranieri played his first match as a starter for Alessandria in Serie C, a 0–0 away draw against Robur Siena, he was replaced by Alessandro Gazzi in the 72nd minute.