Gabriele Zappa

Gabriele Zappa (born 22 December 1999) is an Italian football player. He plays for Serie A club Cagliari, on loan from Pescara.

Gabriele Zappa
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999
Place of birth Monza, Italy
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Cagliari (on loan from Pescara)
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2019 Inter
2019 Pescara
2019 → Inter (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Inter 0 (0)
2019– Pescara 25 (5)
2019 → Inter (loan) 0 (0)
2020– → Cagliari (loan) 18 (0)
National team‡
2016 Italy U18 3 (0)
2018–2020 Italy U20 5 (0)
2020– Italy U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:25, 18 January 2021 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:44, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Inter

He was raised in the Inter youth teams and started playing soccer 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 at 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

He 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 a serious injury.[6] He made his first Serie B start in 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.[7]

International

He was first called up to represent his country in September 2016 for the Under-18 squad friendlies.[8]

Style of play

He 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]

References
  1. Gabriele Zappa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. "FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT FOR GABRIELE ZAPPA" (Press release). Inter. 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. 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. "Fanta consigli, difensori che segnano: Zappa, un gol ogni 4 partite". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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