Davide Merola

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Personal information
Full name Davide Merola
Date of birth (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position
Team information
Current team
 Pescara
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2011 Juve Sammaritana
2011–2012 Capua
2012–2019 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 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)
2023–2024 → Pescara (loan) 50 (24)
2024– Pescara 16 (6)
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 as of 16 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals 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 B club Pescara.

Club career

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He began playing football in 2005, at the age of five, for Juve Sammaritana. Later, he managed to get noticed by 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

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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

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Merola has been described as a classic striker who mainly operates inside the penalty area. Equipped with a powerful and precise shot, he is known for his lethal eye for goal, and has become 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, thanks to his quick 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

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Club

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As of match played 6 October 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Milan 2018–19 Serie A 0 0 0 0 1[a] 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[b] 2 15 2
Foggia (loan) 2021–22 Serie C 27 9 1 1 — 4[b] 1 32 11
Cosenza (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
Pescara (loan) 2022–23 Serie C 13 7 — — 6[b] 1 19 8
2023–24 Serie C 37 17 4 1 — 2[b] 0 43 18
Pescara 2024–25 Serie C 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Total 55 24 4 1 — 8 1 67 26
Career total 120 34 7 4 1 0 14 4 142 42
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Serie C promotion play-offs

Honours

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Club

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Inter Milan

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Individual

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References

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