Davide Bettella

Davide Bettella

Bettella in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Davide Bettella [1]
Date of birth	(2000-04-07) 7 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Padua, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Monza
Number	18
Youth career
2015–2018	Inter Milan
2018–2019	Atalanta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Atalanta	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Pescara (loan)	29	(2)
2020–2022	→ Monza (loan)	24	(2)
2022–	Monza	1	(0)
2022–2023	→ Palermo (loan)	19	(0)
International career‡
2015	Italy U15	8	(1)
2015–2016	Italy U16	12	(1)
2015–2017	Italy U17	15	(1)
2017–2019	Italy U19	25	(3)
2018–	Italy U20	5	(0)
2019–	Italy U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2020

Davide Bettella (born 7 April 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Monza.

Club career

Inter

Bettella is a youth product of Inter Milan, and started playing for their under-19 squad in the 2017–18 season. ^[2] He also represented the club in the 2007–18 UEFA Youth League, he missed the last penalty kick in the shootout as Inter was eliminated by Manchester City in the Round of 16. ^[3]

Atalanta

On 29 June 2018, he signed a contract with Atalanta, with Inter holding option to re-purchase his rights. ^[4] He made several bench appearances for the squad in the first half of the 2018–19 Serie A season. ^[5]

Loan to Pescara

On 14 January 2019, he joined Serie B club Pescara on loan until June 2020. ^[6]

He made his Serie B debut for Pescara on 22 April 2019 in a game against Carpi, as a starter. ^[7]

Monza

On 11 September 2020, Bettella joined Serie B side Monza on loan until 30 June 2022, with option and conditional obligation to purchase. ^[8] He scored his first goals on 19 December, in the form of a brace, against his former club Pescara; despite his two goals, Monza lost 3–2 away from home. ^[9] Following Monza's Serie A promotion on 29 May 2022, Bettella's obligation for purchase clause was triggered. ^[10]

Loan to Palermo

On 19 August 2022, newly-promoted Serie B club Palermo announced the signing of Bettella on a loan deal with an option to buy. ^[11]

International career

He was first called up to represent his country in 2015 for the Under-15 squad. ^[12]

He represented the Under-17 team at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Italy did not advance from the group stage). ^[13]

For the Under-19 squad, he scored the goal in the last qualification game that secured a spot for Italy at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Italy reached the final at the competition, where they lost to Portugal in a shootout.

After the tournament, Bettella continued to be age-eligible for the squad and became its captain, as it qualified for the 2019 edition of the tournament. ^[14] However he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad, reaching the fourth place.

He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 14 October 2019, in a qualifying match won 1–0 against Armenia.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 May 2022 ^[15]

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atalanta	2018–19	Serie A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Pescara (loan)	2018–19	Serie B	3	1	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	5	1
	2019–20	Serie B	26	1	2	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	30	1
	Total		29	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	35	1
Monza (loan)	2020–21	Serie B	17	2	1	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	19	2
	2021–22	Serie B	7	0	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	9	0
	Total		24	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	28	2
Career total			53	4	3	0	0	0	7	0	63	4

1. Appearance(s) in play-offs

Honours

Italy U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2018 ^[16]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
2. "Profile by TuttoCalciatori" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
3. "Manchester City v Inter game report". UEFA. 20 February 2018.
4. "BENVENUTO DAVIDE BETTELLA" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
5. "Udinese v Atalanta game report". ESPN. 9 December 2018.
6. "DAVIDE BETTELLA AL PESCARA" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
7. "Carpi v Pescara game report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 22 April 2019.
8. "UFFICIALE: Monza, colpo Bettella in difesa. Arriva in prestito biennale dall'Atalanta".
9. "Serie B, Pescara-Monza 3-2: festival del gol all'Adriatico, il Delfino vince in pieno recupero - TuttoB.com". www.tuttob.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
10. "TMW - Monza, con la Serie A scattano gli obblighi di riscatto per Di Gregorio, Bettella e Colpani - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-05.
11. "BETTELLA È ROSANERO" (in Italian). Palermo F.C. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
12. "Bettella U15 profile by Italian Football Federation" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
13. "Bettella U17 profile by Italian Football Federation" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
14. "Bettella U19 profile by Italian Football Federation" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
15. Davide Bettella at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
16. "Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2018.

External links

• Davide Bettella FIGC Italy U21 profile (in Italian)