Federico Zani

Born (1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 (age 36)

Parma

Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)^[1]

Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)^[1]

Position(s) Prop

Federico Zani

Zani in 2023
Born	(1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 (age 36) Parma
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Current team Benetton Youth career 2006−09 Colorno Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008−10 Colorno 10 (0) 2010−11 Gran Ducato 8 (0) 2011−14 Cus Verona 51 (70) 2014−15 Petrarca 18 (10) 2015−16 Mogliano 17 (10) 2016 →Benetton 1 (0) 2016−2024 Benetton 81 (10) Correct as of 21 Jan 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) Italy Under 20 2015−2021 Italy A 7 (0) 2017−2023 Italy 25 (10) Correct as of 6 Oct 2023 Coaching career Years Team 2023– Red Panthers (assistant coach)

Federico Zani (born 9 April 1989) was an Italian rugby union player. His usual position was as a prop, and he has been playing in the United Rugby Championship for Benetton since 2016. From summer 2023, he is the Coach of woman section of Red Panthers Treviso.^[2]

Under contract with Mogliano, in 2015–16 Pro12 season, he was named as Additional Player for Benetton Treviso in Pro 12.^[3]

He played for Benetton from 2016 to 2023–24 United Rugby Championship season; in March 2022 it was announced that his contract was extended until the end of 2024.^[4][5][6]

In 2015 and 2016, Zani was named in the Emerging Italy squad from 2017 he was also named in the Italy squad.^[7][8] On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.^[9]

On 8 November 2021, he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.^[10]

On 22 August 2023, he was named in Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.^[11]

Since 2023, he represented Italy on 25 occasions with 2 tries.^[12]