Gabriele Zappa

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Gabriele Zappa
File:Gabriele Zappa, 2021 (cropped).jpg
at Euro 2020 in Monza, Italy
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 26)
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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:22, 7 June 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals 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

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Early career

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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

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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

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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

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On 8 September 2020 he joined Serie A side Cagliari on loan from Pescara with an obligation to buy.[9]

International career

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In September 2016, Zappa was first called up to represent Italy in friendly games for the under-18 squad.[10]

Style of play

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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

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As of match played 25 May 2025[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 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

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Individual

References

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