Davide Zappella

Davide Zappella
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Bergamo, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Virtus Entella
Number 32
Youth career
–2017 Empoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Empoli 1 (0)
2018 → Cuneo (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2019 → Arezzo (loan) 17 (0)
2019–2020 → Piacenza (loan) 26 (0)
2021 → Cesena (loan) 14 (0)
2021–2022 → Pescara (loan) 30 (2)
2022– Virtus Entella 70 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024

Davide Zappella (born 29 April 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Serie C Group B club Virtus Entella.

Club career

He started to play football in Pistoia for AC Capostrada and when he was 7 a talent scout recommended him to Empoli. He made his Serie B debut for Empoli on 26 August 2017 in a game against Ternana.[2]

On 10 July 2019, he joined Piacenza on a season-long loan.[3] On 27 January 2021, he was loaned to Cesena.[4]

On 16 July 2021, he moved to Pescara on loan, Pescara were obligated to purchase his rights in case of their promotion to Serie B.[5]

On 8 July 2022, Zappella moved to Virtus Entella on a permanent basis.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Davide Zappella at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 August 2017.
  3. ^ "DAVIDE ZAPPELLA FIRMA CON IL PIACENZA CALCIO" (Press release) (in Italian). Piacenza. 10 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Dall'Empoli arriva Davide Zappella" (in Italian). Cesena. 27 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Davide Zappella è un nuovo giocatore #BiancAzzurro" (in Italian). Pescara. 16 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Ufficiale, Zappella è biancoceleste" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.


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