Gabriele Zappa
Italian footballer (born 1999)
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Gabriele Zappa (born 22 December 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Cagliari.
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at Euro 2020 in Monza, Italy | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Monza, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 | 134 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Italy U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Italy U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Italy U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:22, 7 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2021 | |||
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 a right-back who can also play as a right-sided central defender.[11] He is known for his attacking style and dribbling ability.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 May 2025[12]
| 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 B | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | ||
| Total | 168 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 193 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 11 | ||
Honours
Individual
