Gabriele Zappa

Gabriele Zappa
at Euro 2020 in Monza, Italy
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Monza, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Cagliari
Number 28
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)
2019–2021 Pescara 25 (5)
2019 → Inter Milan (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Cagliari (loan) 34 (0)
2021– Cagliari 109 (6)
International career‡
2016 Italy U18 3 (0)
2018–2020 Italy U20 5 (0)
2020–2021 Italy U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ 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.[2]

Inter Milan

Zappa was raised in the Inter Milan youth sector, and started playing for their under-19 squad in the 2016–17 season.[3] On 10 April 2018, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[4] He played several games for the senior squad in the summer 2018 pre-season, including appearances in the 2018 International Champions Cup.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

International career

In September 2016, Zappa was first called up to represent Italy in friendly games for the under-18 squad.[10]

Style of play

Zappa is an offensive right-back who can also play as a central defender on the right side.[11] He is a good dribbler and offensive player.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 November 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pescara 2018–19 Serie B — — — 0 0
2019–20 Serie B 25 5 1 0 — 26 5
2020–21 Serie B — — — 0 0
Total 25 5 1 0 0 0 26 5
Inter Milan (loan) 2018–19 Serie A — — 0 0 0 0
Cagliari (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 34 0 2 0 — 36 0
Cagliari 2021–22 Serie A 25 0 3 0 — 28 0
2022–23 Serie A 34 3 2 0 — 36 3
2023–24 Serie A 38 1 2 0 — 40 1
2024–25 Serie A 12 2 2 0 — 14 2
Total 143 6 11 0 0 0 154 6
Career total 168 11 12 0 0 0 180 11

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Gabriele Zappa" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Alle origini di Zappa: dall'Accademia Inter al sogno Serie A col Cagliari". La Giovane Italia (in Italian). 26 October 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ Gabriele Zappa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  4. ^ "FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT FOR GABRIELE ZAPPA" (Press release). Inter Milan. 10 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Chelsea v Inter game report". ESPN. 28 July 2018.
  6. ^ "GRAVILLON SIGNS FROM PESCARA WITH ZAPPA MOVING THE OTHER WAY" (Press release). Inter Milan. 10 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Inter v Eintracht game report". ESPN. 14 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Cittadella v Pescara game report". Soccerway. 24 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Zappa al Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Zappa Italy U18 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Fanta consigli, difensori che segnano: Zappa, un gol ogni 4 partite". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  12. ^ Gabriele Zappa at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Gabriele Zappa Wins November's Goal of the Month Presented by iliad" (Press release). Serie A. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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