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| youthclubs1 = [[Inter Milan Youth Sector|Inter Milan]]
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Revision as of 02:12, 22 August 2021

Gabriele Zappa
Zappa in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Monza, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Cagliari
Number 25
Youth career
2004–2010 COSOV
2010–2014 Accademia Internazionale
2014–2019 Inter Milan
2019 Pescara
2019Inter (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2019–2021 Pescara 25 (5)
2019Inter Milan (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021Cagliari (loan) 34 (0)
2021– Cagliari 0 (0)
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 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

Inter Milan

Zappa was raised in the Inter Milan youth sector, and started playing for their under-19 squad in the 2016–17 season.[1] On 10 April 2018, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[2] He played several games for the senior squad in the summer 2018 pre-season, including appearances in the 2018 International Champions Cup.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

International career

In September 2016, Zappa was first called up to represent Italy in friendly games for the under-18 squad.[8]

Style of play

Zappa is an offensive right-back, who can also play as central defender on the right side.[9] He is a good dribbler and offensive player.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 February 2021[10]
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. ^ Gabriele Zappa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ^ "FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT FOR GABRIELE ZAPPA" (Press release). Inter Milan. 10 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Chelsea v Inter game report". ESPN. 28 July 2018.
  4. ^ "GRAVILLON SIGNS FROM PESCARA WITH ZAPPA MOVING THE OTHER WAY" (Press release). Inter Milan. 10 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Inter v Eintracht game report". ESPN. 14 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Cittadella v Pescara game report". Soccerway. 24 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Zappa al Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Zappa Italy U18 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Fanta consigli, difensori che segnano: Zappa, un gol ogni 4 partite". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 14 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Gabriele Zappa".