Davide Zappella

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Davide Zappella

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bergamo, Italy

| image =

| height = 1.76m

| position = Right back{{WorldFootball.net|davide-zappella}}

| currentclub = Trapani

| clubnumber = 17

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017

| youthclubs1 = Empoli

| years1 = 2017–2022

| clubs1 = Empoli

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018

| clubs2 = → Cuneo (loan)

| caps2 = 8

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018–2019

| clubs3 = → Arezzo (loan)

| caps3 = 17

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = → Piacenza (loan)

| caps4 = 26

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2021

| clubs5 = → Cesena (loan)

| caps5 = 14

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2021–2022

| clubs6 = → Pescara (loan)

| caps6 = 30

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2022–2025

| clubs7 = Virtus Entella

| caps7 = 71

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2025–

| clubs8 = Trapani

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| pcupdate = 19 January 2025

| ntupdate =

}}

Davide Zappella (born 29 April 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right back for {{Italian football updater|Trapani}} club Trapani.

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.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/26/italy/serie-b/ternana-calcio/empoli-fc/2560040/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=26 August 2017}}

On 10 July 2019, he joined Piacenza on a season-long loan.{{cite press release|publisher=Piacenza|url=https://www.piacenzacalcio.it/zappella-al-piacenza-calcio/|title=DAVIDE ZAPPELLA FIRMA CON IL PIACENZA CALCIO|date=10 July 2019|language=Italian}} On 27 January 2021, he was loaned to Cesena.{{cite web|publisher=Cesena|url=https://calciocesena.com/it/news/2021/1/27/dallempoli-arriva-davide-zappella|title=

Dall'Empoli arriva Davide Zappella|date=27 January 2021|language=it}}

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.{{cite web|publisher=Pescara|url=https://www.pescaracalcio.com/davide-zappella-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-biancazzurro/|title=Davide Zappella è un nuovo giocatore #BiancAzzurro|date=16 July 2021|language=it}}

On 8 July 2022, Zappella moved to Virtus Entella on a permanent basis.{{cite web|publisher=Virtus Entella|url=https://www.entella.it/prima-squadra/ufficiale-zappella-e-biancoceleste/|title=Ufficiale, Zappella è biancoceleste|date=8 July 2022|access-date=10 July 2022|language=it}}