Davide Merola

Davide Merola

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward / Winger
Team information
Current team	Pescara (on loan from Empoli)
Number	30
Youth career
2005–2011	Juve Sammaritana
2011–2012	Capua
2012–2019	Internazionale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Internazionale	0	(0)
2019–	Empoli	4	(0)
2020–2021	→ Arezzo (loan)	7	(0)
2021	→ Grosseto (loan)	13	(0)
2021–2022	→ Foggia (loan)	27	(9)
2022–2023	→ Cosenza (loan)	14	(1)
2023–	→ Pescara (loan)	13	(7)
International career‡
2015	Italy U15	8	(2)
2015–2016	Italy U16	9	(5)
2016–2017	Italy U17	17	(8)
2017–2019	Italy U18	12	(8)
2018–2019	Italy U19	13	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2019

Davide Merola (born 27 March 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Serie C Group C club Pescara, on loan from Empoli.

Club career

He began playing football in 2005, at the age of five, for Juve Sammaritana. Later he managed to get noticed with Capua by various observers from all over Italy. After having done several auditions, 2014 is bought by Inter. ^[1] On 2 July 2017 he signed a youth registration contract to stay at Inter Milan until 2020. He debuted with Primavera on 10 September 2017 in a Campionato Primavera 1 against Udinese and marked the occasion by scoring a goal. With the Inter Milan youth sector he was twice the top scorer and also won the Supercoppa Primavera, Primavera Championship and Torneo Viareggio. On 11 March 2019, he was summoned to play in the first team and debuted three days later, on the occasion of the UEFA Europa League, against Eintracht Frankfurt. ^[2]

On 20 August 2019 it was announced that Merola moved to Empoli. ^[3]

On 4 October 2020, he was loaned to Arezzo. ^[4] On 14 January 2021, he was sent on a new loan to Grosseto. ^[5]

On 18 August 2022, Merola moved on loan to Serie B side Cosenza. ^[6]

On 31 January 2023, Merola joined Serie C side Pescara on loan with a conditional obligation to buy. ^[7] On 5 February, he scored a brace on his debut for the club, contributing to a 5–0 league win over Potenza. ^{[8] [9]}

International career

With the Italy U17 team he took part in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and with the Italy U19 team in took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Style of play

Merola has been described as classic striker who mainly operates inside the penalty area. Equipped with a very strong and precise shot, he is known for his lethal eye for goal, and became highly regarded for his goalscoring ability since the beginning of his career. Despite his diminutive stature and slender physique, he is also known for having a penchant for scoring goals with his head, due to his speed of execution. A highly technically gifted player, Merola is left-footed, and is also known for his ability on set pieces, often scoring from free kicks. ^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 May 2022 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Inter Milan	2018–19	Serie A	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		1	0
Empoli	2019–20	Serie B	4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
	2020–21	Serie B	0	0	1	2	—		—		1	2
	Total		4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	2
Arezzo (loan)	2020–21	Serie C	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Grosseto (loan)	2020–21	Serie C	13	0	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	2	15	2
Foggia (loan)	2021–22	Serie C	27	9	—		—		4 [lower-alpha 2]	1	31	10
Career total			51	9	2	2	1	0	6	3	60	14

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

Club

Inter Milan

• Supercoppa Primavera: 2017
• Campione Primavera: 2017
• Torneo di Viareggio: 2017

Individual

• Capocannoniere: 2016, 2017

References

1. "Gianluca Di Marzio :: Il nuovo che avanza. Raiola racconta il talento Davide Merola: "Destinato al grande salto"". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-03-17.
2. "Inter, Merola ed Esposito: esordio dei due baby campani nella terribile notte di Europa League". AreaNapoli.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-03-17.
3. "Davide Merola joins Empoli" (Press release). inter.it. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
4. "Davide Merola è un nuovo calciatore del Cavallino" (in Italian). Arezzo. 4 October 2020.
5. "Davide Merola in prestito al Grosseto" (in Italian). Empoli. 14 January 2021.
6. "Davide Merola al Cosenza" (in Italian). Empoli. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
7. "DAVIDE MEROLA E' BIANCAZZURRO" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
8. "Tonfo del Potenza, 5-0 in casa del Pescara", RaiNews (in Italian), 5 February 2023, retrieved 6 February 2023
9. Giancarli, Enrico (5 February 2023). "Serie C Pescara Potenza, show e cinquina biancazzurra (5-0)". Rete8 (in Italian). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
10. Grandoni, Alessandro. "Davide Merola, Attaccante, Inter - La scheda tecnica". www.calcionazionale.it (in Italian). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
11. "Davide Merola". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

External links

• Davide Merola at Soccerbase.com