Gabriele Zappa

Gabriele Zappa
at Euro 2020 in Monza, Italy
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999
Place of birth Monza, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Verona
(on loan from Cagliari)
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 165 (6)
2026– → Verona (loan) 0 (0)
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 25 May 2026
‡ 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 or centre-back for Serie A club Verona, on loan from Cagliari.

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.

Cagliari

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

Loan to Verona

On 28 August 2026, Zappa joined Verona on a loan with a conditional obligation to buy for €2 million.[10]

International career

In September 2016, Zappa was first called up to represent Italy in friendly games for the under-18 squad.[11]

Style of play

Zappa is a right-back who can also play as a right-sided central defender.[12] He is known for his attacking style and dribbling ability.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 August 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pescara 2018–19 Serie B ———00
2019–20 Serie B 25510—265
2020–21 Serie B ———00
Total 2551000265
Inter Milan (loan) 2018–19 Serie A ——0000
Cagliari (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 34020—360
Cagliari 2021–22 Serie A 25030—280
2022–23 Serie B 34320—363
2023–24 Serie A 38120—401
2024–25 Serie A 37230—402
2025–26 Serie A 31020—330
2026–27 Serie A 1000—10
Total —2006140002146
Verona (loan) 2026–27 Serie A ——0000
Career total 193111300020611

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Gabriele Zappa" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Alle origini di Zappa: dall'Accademia Inter al sogno Serie A col Cagliari". La Giovane Italia (in Italian). 26 October 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Gabriele Zappa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  4. ↑ "FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT FOR GABRIELE ZAPPA" (Press release). Inter Milan. 10 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Chelsea v Inter game report". ESPN. 28 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "GRAVILLON SIGNS FROM PESCARA WITH ZAPPA MOVING THE OTHER WAY" (Press release). Inter Milan. 10 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Inter v Eintracht game report". ESPN. 14 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Cittadella v Pescara game report". Soccerway. 24 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Zappa al Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Ufficiale: Gabriele Zappa è un nuovo giocatore del Verona". Hellas Verona. 28 August 2026. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Zappa Italy U18 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  12. 1 2 "Fanta consigli, difensori che segnano: Zappa, un gol ogni 4 partite". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  13. ↑ Gabriele Zappa at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "Gabriele Zappa Wins November's Goal of the Month Presented by iliad" (Press release). Serie A. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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