Davide Zappacosta

Davide Zappacosta

David Zappacosta in action with Atalanta in the 2014–15 season
Personal information
Full name Davide Zappacosta
Date of birth (1992-06-11) 11 June 1992
Place of birth Sora, Italy
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Full-back
Club information
Current team
 Torino
Number 7
Youth career
1998–2008 Sora
2008–2010 Isola Liri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Isola Liri 14 (1)
2011–2012 Atalanta 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Avellino (loan) 27 (0)
2012–2014 Avellino 56 (3)
2014–2015 Atalanta 29 (3)
2015– Torino 36 (1)
National team‡
2013–2015 Italy U21 17 (0)
2016– Italy 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Davide Zappacosta (born 11 June 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Torino and the Italy national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Sora, Lazio, Zappacosta joined hometown's Sora's youth setup in 1998, aged six, as a forward. In 2006–07 season, he was a player of Sora's under-15 team in Lazio Region Giovanissimi League.[1] In 2008 he moved to neighbouring Isola Liri, appearing in Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti under-20's,[2] and made his senior debut for the side in the 2009–10 campaign; obtaining a total of 14 caps and one goal in the league.

Atalanta

In January 2011 Zappacosta joined Atalanta in a co-ownership deal[3] for €60,000 transfer fee.[4] He played for the Primavera reserve team for six months. He appeared during the pre-season with the main squad.[5][6]

Avellino

On 31 August 2011, at age 19, he was signed by Avellino[7] initially in temporary deal. The loan was turned into a co-ownership deal for €40,000 fee in 2012,[8] after Atalanta bought him outright from Isola Liri for an undisclosed fee.[8][9]

He played 3 seasons for Avellino, which the first two seasons in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, winning the championship of the Group B of the third-tier in the 2012–13 season as well as crowded as the grand champions after winning Trapani of the Group A. After promotion to Serie B he decided to tattoo the date "05.05.2013".[10] The following year he scored a debut goal in Serie B in the match won 2–1 against Novara, standing out as one of the best full-backs in the league.

Return to Atalanta

On 4 June 2014 Zappacosta returned to Atalanta for €900,000 fee,[11] signing a four-year deal.[12] He made his official debut with Atalanta on 23 August 2014 against Pisa in a 2–0 win in the third qualifying round of the Coppa Italia. On 31 August 2014 Zappacosta made his debut in Serie A, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Verona. On 6 January 2015 he scored his first Serie A goal in a 2–2 draw to Genoa; repeated the following week against Chievo in Bergamo.

Torino

On 10 July 2015 he was sold to Torino, in the same transfer that brought the midfielder Daniele Baselli to Piedmont, for a total of €10.3 million. (Baselli €6M, Zappacosta €4M, plus €300,000 other fee from Zappacosta's transfer)[13] He scored his first goal for the club on 28 October during a 3–3 draw at home to Genoa.

International career

During his period in Irpinia, he made his debut with the Italy under-21 on 5 September 2013 in a 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier match against Belgium, lost 3–1. He also received a call-up from Italy under-21 Serie B representative team against a team of free agent that was trained in a camp held by Italian Footballers' Association, in August 2013.[14]

He took part in the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic, playing as a starter in the right full-back position in all three games disputed by Italy, who were eliminated in the group stage.[15]

In May 2016, Zappacosta was called up to the senior national team by coach Antonio Conte in preparation for the UEFA Euro 2016. He was subsequently included in the list of 30 provisional players for the tournament.[16] On 31 May, he was named one of three reserves for the senior side for Euro 2016.[17]

He made his international debut for Italy on 12 November 2016, against Liechtenstein in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match, starting the match as a right back.[18]

Career statistics

Club

Updated 26 November 2016.[19]

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Isola Liri 2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 2 0 0 0— — 2 0
2010–11 12 1 0 0— — 12 1
Total 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
Avellino 2011–12 Serie B 27 0 0 0— — 27 0
2012–13 24 1 2 0— 2 0 28 1
2013–14 32 2 4 0— — 36 2
Total 83 3 6 0 — 2 0 93 3
Atalanta 2014–15Serie A 29 3 1 0— — 30 3
Torino 2015–16Serie A 25 1 1 0— — 26 1
2016–17Serie A 11 0 0 0— — 11 0
Total 36 1 1 0 — — 37 1
Career Total 16288000201728

    International

    As of 15 November 2016
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Italy
    201620
    Total20

    Honours

    Club

    Avellino

    References

    1. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale n.55 (2006–07)" [Official announcement n.55 (2006–07)] (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC Lazio. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
    2. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale n.43/TB (2009–10)" [Official announcement n.43/TB (2009–10)] (PDF). Campionato Berretti (in Italian). Lega Calcio Serie C. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
    3. ↑ "Ceduto Davide Zappacosta" [Davide Zappacosta transferred] (in Italian). A.C. Isola Liri. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
    4. ↑ Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2011, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
    5. ↑ "Quattordici reti in amichevole". Atalanta BC (in Italian). 28 July 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
    6. ↑ "Atalanta-Lumezzane 2-0". Atalanta BC (in Italian). 3 August 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
    7. ↑ "L'attaccante Zappacosta dall'Atalanta all'Avellino" [Forward Zappacosta from Atalanta to Avellino] (in Italian). A.S. Avellino 1912. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
    8. 1 2 Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2012, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
    9. ↑ "Risoluzione Accordi di Partecipazione" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 23 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
    10. ↑ http://www.gazzetta.it/Nazionale/03-09-2013/under-21-novita-zappacosta-dopo-avellino-voglio-a-201093311468.shtml
    11. ↑ Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
    12. ↑ "Esclusiva – Zappacosta torna all'Atalanta: ecco le cifre" [Exclusive – Zappacosta returns to Atalanta: here are the numbers] (in Italian). Hurra Avellino. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
    13. ↑ Torino F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2015, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
    14. ↑ "B ITALIA-RAPPRESENTATIVA AIC SENZA CONTRATTO MERCOLEDi' A COVERCIANO" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie B. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
    15. ↑ "Under-21 2015 - England-Italy – UEFA.com". uefa.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
    16. ↑ http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/Nazionale/benassi-e-zappacosta-coro-pro-ventura-sarebbe-ottimo-ct-_1099324-201602a.shtml
    17. ↑ "Rugani in Azzurri reserves". Football Italia. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
    18. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332067/index.html#nosticky
    19. ↑ Davide Zappacosta profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

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