Gabriele Zerbo
Italian footballer
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Gabriele Zerbo (born 16 May 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Messina.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 May 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Palermo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Messina | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palermo | |||
| 2012 | → Teramo (loan) | ||
| 2012–2013 | → Chievo (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Palermo | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Pergolettese (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2014 | → FeralpiSalò (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | FeralpiSalò | 25 | (0) |
| 2016 | Concordia Chiajna | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Paganese | 18 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Francavilla | 21 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Fermana | 37 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Carpi (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Foligno | 26 | (10) |
| 2021 | Derthona | 11 | (5) |
| 2021 | Team Altamura | 15 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Montegiorgio | 19 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Sancataldese | 64 | (15) |
| 2024–2025 | Sambiase | 30 | (10) |
| 2025–2026 | Afragolese | 13 | (4) |
| 2026– | Messina | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Italy U17 | 2[2] | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 January 2026 | |||
Club career
Palermo
Born in Palermo, capital of Sicily, Italy, Zerbo is a youth product of U.S. Città di Palermo,[3] one of the Serie A clubs on the island at that time. Zerbo spent the 2008–09 season in the national junior league (Italian: Campionato Nazionale Giovanissimi Professionisti) with Palermo's under-15 team.[4] He was a member of the Palermo under-17 team in the Italian: Campionato Nazionale Allievi Professionisti (National Student League for professional clubs) during the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.[5][6]
Zerbo made his professional debut on 15 December 2010 against Lausanne, despite he was the last minute substitute for Massimo Maccarone.[7]
Zerbo also played for the reserve team since 2010,[8][9] which he became a full member in 2011–12 season.[10] Zerbo scored 8 times for the reserve team before he left the club in mid-2012.[1]
On 9 July 2012 Zerbo was farmed to Teramo in co-ownership deal for a peppercorn fee of €500.[11][12] However, in mutual consent with Palermo, Chievo acquired half of the registration rights from Teramo also for a peppercorn on 31 August.[13][14] Zerbo did not play any competitive match for Teramo before he left the club.[15] He played once in a friendly match however, as a sub of Righini.[16][17]
On 26 January 2013, Palermo bought back Zerbo[18] as well as bought Stefano Sorrentino from Chievo[19] for a total of €4 million in 2+1⁄2-year contract and 3+1⁄2-year contract respectively.[20][21] Zerbo spent the entire 2012–13 season with the reserve of Chievo and Palermo.
Lega Pro loans
On 15 July 2013 Zerbo and Stefano Cerniglia were signed by Pergolettese of the fourth division. They also signed a new 3-year young professional contract with Palermo.[22] Zerbo started his fully professional season in the first two games of Lega Pro cup.[23][24] Zerbo made his league debut in the second round of 2013–14 season as a substitute.[25] On 1 February, Zerbo was signed by FeralpiSalò of the third division.[26]
FeralpiSalò
FeralpiSalò signed Zerbo outright on 11 July 2014 in 2-year contract.[27]
Fermana
In June 2018, after just one year with Francavilla, he signed for Serie C club Fermana for an undisclosed fee.[28]
Loan to Carpi
On 2 September 2019, he joined Carpi on loan for the 2019–20 season.[29] He returned from loan on 15 January 2020 after only appearing on Carpi's bench twice.[30]
Serie D
International career
In February 2011 Zerbo played twice for the Italy national under-17 football team against Ireland in friendlies. He missed a penalty in the second match.[32]