Gabriele Zappa

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Gabriele Zappa
Gabriele Zappa, 2021 (cropped).jpg
Zappa in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 21)
Place of birth Monza, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Cagliari
Number 25
Youth career
2004–2009 COSOV
2009–2010 Nuova Usmate
2010–2014 Accademia Internazionale
2014–2019 Inter Milan
2019 Pescara
2019 → Inter (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2019–2021 Pescara 25 (5)
2019 → Inter Milan (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Cagliari (loan) 34 (0)
2021– Cagliari 0 (0)
National team‡
2016 Italy U18 3 (0)
2018–2020 Italy U20 5 (0)
2020–2021 Italy U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2021

Gabriele Zappa (born 22 December 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Cagliari.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Zappa began his youth career at Villasanta-based COSOV aged five, before playing one year for Nuova Usmate and then for Accademia Internazionale.[1]

Inter Milan[]

Zappa was raised in the Inter Milan youth sector, and started playing for their under-19 squad in the 2016–17 season.[2] On 10 April 2018, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[3] He played several games for the senior squad in the summer 2018 pre-season, including appearances in the 2018 International Champions Cup.[4]

On 30 January 2019, Inter agreed on his transfer to Pescara, with Pescara loaning him back to Inter for the remainder of the 2018–19 season, and Inter holding a buy-back clause.[5] He was called-up for Inter's senior squad competitive game for the first time on 14 March 2019, for the Europa League game against Eintracht Frankfurt, but remained on the bench.[6]

Pescara[]

Zappa joined Pescara on a previously agreed contract for the summer 2019 preseason. He made his professional Serie B debut for Pescara on 24 September 2019, in a game against Cittadella. He substituted Antonio Balzano late in the first half after Balzano suffered an injury.[7] He made his first Serie B start the next game on 27 September 2019, against Crotone.[citation needed]

Cagliari[]

On 8 September 2020 he joined Serie A side Cagliari on loan from Pescara with an obligation to buy.[8]

International career[]

In September 2016, Zappa was first called up to represent Italy in friendly games for the under-18 squad.[9]

Style of play[]

Zappa is an offensive right-back, who can also play as central defender on the right side.[10] He is a good dribbler and offensive player.[10]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 21 February 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pescara 2019–20 Serie B 25 5 1 0 — 26 5
Cagliari 2020–21 Serie A 23 0 2 0 — 25 0
Career total 48 0 3 0 0 0 51 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Alle origini di Zappa: dall'Accademia Inter al sogno Serie A col Cagliari". La Giovane Italia (in Italian). 26 October 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ Gabriele Zappa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  3. ^ "FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT FOR GABRIELE ZAPPA" (Press release). Inter Milan. 10 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Chelsea v Inter game report". ESPN. 28 July 2018.
  5. ^ "GRAVILLON SIGNS FROM PESCARA WITH ZAPPA MOVING THE OTHER WAY" (Press release). Inter Milan. 10 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Inter v Eintracht game report". ESPN. 14 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Cittadella v Pescara game report". Soccerway. 24 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Zappa al Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Zappa Italy U18 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Fanta consigli, difensori che segnano: Zappa, un gol ogni 4 partite". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Gabriele Zappa".

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