Davide Zappacosta

Davide Zappacosta (born 11 June 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serie A club Atalanta.

[4] In 2008, he moved to neighbouring Isola Liri, appearing in Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti under-20's,[5] and made his senior debut for the side in the 2009–10 campaign; obtaining a total of 14 caps and a goal in the league.

[13] 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.

[22][23] On 20 September, Zappacosta made his debut for Torino as a substitute replacing Bruno Peres in the 76th minute of a 2–0 home win over Sampdoria.

[27] Zappacosta made his debut for Chelsea on 9 September as a substitute replacing Victor Moses in the 74th minute of a 2–1 away win against Leicester City.

[28] He made his Champions League debut and scored his first goal for Chelsea on 12 September 2017, in a 6–0 home win against Qarabağ FK.

[42] On 22 May 2024, Zappacosta started in Atalanta's 3–0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the 2024 Europa League final at the Dublin Arena, setting up Ademola Lookman's opening goal of the match.

[43] 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, losing 3–1.

[44] 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 of Italy's games, who were eliminated in the group stage.

Zappacosta playing for Atalanta in 2014
Zappacosta training with Chelsea in 2017
Zappacosta playing for Chelsea in 2017