Gabriele Zappa

Gabriele Zappa

at Euro 2020 in Monza, Italy
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 24)
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	109	(6)
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 19:55, 9 November 2024 (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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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 9 November 2024 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	38	1	2	0	—		40	1
	2024–25	Serie A	12	2	2	0	—		14	2
	Total		143	6	11	0	0	0	154	6
Career total			168	11	12	0	0	0	180	11

Honours

Individual

• Serie A Goal of the Month: November 2024 ^[13]

References

1. "Gabriele Zappa" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
2. "Alle origini di Zappa: dall'Accademia Inter al sogno Serie A col Cagliari". La Giovane Italia (in Italian). 26 October 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
3. Gabriele Zappa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
4. "FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT FOR GABRIELE ZAPPA" (Press release). Inter Milan. 10 April 2018.
5. "Chelsea v Inter game report". ESPN. 28 July 2018.
6. "GRAVILLON SIGNS FROM PESCARA WITH ZAPPA MOVING THE OTHER WAY" (Press release). Inter Milan. 10 April 2018.
7. "Inter v Eintracht game report". ESPN. 14 March 2019.
8. "Cittadella v Pescara game report". Soccerway. 24 September 2019.
9. "Zappa al Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
10. "Zappa Italy U18 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation . Retrieved 7 October 2019.
11. "Fanta consigli, difensori che segnano: Zappa, un gol ogni 4 partite". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
12. Gabriele Zappa at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
13. "Gabriele Zappa Wins November's Goal of the Month Presented by iliad" (Press release). Serie A. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

External links

• Gabriele Zappa at Soccerway