| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 December 1999 | ||
| 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 | 70 | (4) |
| 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 20:40, 5 November 2023 (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.
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 5 November 2023[12]
| 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 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 104 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 9 | ||
References
- ↑ "Gabriele Zappa" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Gabriele Zappa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ↑ "FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT FOR GABRIELE ZAPPA" (Press release). Inter Milan. 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "Chelsea v Inter game report". ESPN. 28 July 2018.
- ↑ "GRAVILLON SIGNS FROM PESCARA WITH ZAPPA MOVING THE OTHER WAY" (Press release). Inter Milan. 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "Inter v Eintracht game report". ESPN. 14 March 2019.
- ↑ "Cittadella v Pescara game report". Soccerway. 24 September 2019.
- ↑ "Zappa al Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Zappa Italy U18 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- 1 2 "Fanta consigli, difensori che segnano: Zappa, un gol ogni 4 partite". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ Gabriele Zappa at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
External links
- Gabriele Zappa at Soccerway