Fabio Daprelà

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Fabio Daprelà

| image = FabioDaprelà.JPG

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Daprelà at West Ham, October 2009.

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|2|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Zürich, Switzerland

| height = {{height|meter=1.80}}

| position = Left back / Winger

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2000–2003

| youthyears2 = 2003–2007

| youthclubs1 = YF Juventus

| youthclubs2 = Grasshopper

| years1 = 2007–2009 | clubs1 = Grasshopper | caps1 = 28 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009–2010 | clubs2 = West Ham United | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010–2013 | clubs3 = Brescia | caps3 = 78 | goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2013–2015 | clubs4 = Palermo | caps4 = 52 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016 | clubs5 = Carpi | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = Chievo Verona | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2016–2017 | clubs7 = → Bari (loan) | caps7 = 27 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2017–2023 | clubs8 = Lugano | caps8 = 156 | goals8 = 5

| years9 = 2023–2024 | clubs9 = Zürich | caps9 = 25 | goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2007–2008 | nationalteam1 = Switzerland U17 | nationalcaps1 = 15 | nationalgoals1 = 6

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2010 | nationalteam2 = Switzerland U19 | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam3 = Switzerland U21 | nationalcaps3 = 18 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2012 | nationalteam4 = Switzerland Olympic | nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalgoals4 = 0

| pcupdate = 1 September 2024

| ntupdate = 16:08, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

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Fabio Daprelà ({{IPA|it|ˈfaːbjo dapreˈla}}; born 19 February 1991) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender. He is a former Switzerland U21 international.

Club career

=Early career=

Daprelà was eight when he was spotted by SC Young Fellows Juventus and signed for them. After three years at SC Young Fellows Juventus, Daprelà joined Grasshoppers at the age of 12. Aged 16, Daprelà was promoted to first team squad and made his Grasshoppers debut on 2 February 2008, playing 90 minutes in place of the suspended Yassin Mikari. In the Swiss Cup, Daprelà scored his first goal for Grasshopper in a 2–2 draw against FC Chiasso on 26 October 2008.

=West Ham United=

In July 2009, Daprelà signed for West Ham United from Grasshoppers for a nominal fee joining fellow Swiss international, Valon Behrami who had been signed from Lazio in the summer of 2008. Daprelà signed a five-year deal after moving from the Zurich club and arrived as cover for first choice Hérita Ilunga.{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11685_5464438,00.html|title=Hammers land Daprela|last=Burton|first=Chris|date=31 July 2009|work=Sky Sports|access-date=31 July 2009}}{{cite news|title=West Ham sign left-back Daprela|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/8179716.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=1 August 2009}} Replacing the injured{{cite web|title=Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics Fabio Daprela|url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=1371&united=Fabio_Daprela|publisher=westhamstats.info|access-date=20 June 2012}} Ilunga, Daprelà made his first-team debut for West Ham on 3 January 2010 in their 2–1 home defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup third round.[http://www.whufc.com/articles/west-ham-united-1-2-arsenal-ft-20100103_2236884_1921645 West Ham United 1–2 Arsenal FT] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130209062139/http://www.whufc.com/articles/west-ham-united-1-2-arsenal-ft-20100103_2236884_1921645 |date=9 February 2013 }} www.whufc.com The highly rated Switzerland Under-19 left-back had worn the armband for Alex Dyer's reserves team. On 13 March 2010 Daprelà made his Premier League debut in a 4–1 away defeat to Chelsea. Daprelà made eight appearances in all competitions for West Ham United, leaving at the end of the 2009–10 season.{{cite web|title=Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics – Fabio Daprela|url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=1371&united=Fabio_Daprela|publisher=westhamstats.net|access-date=20 June 2012}} Following the sacking of manager Gianfranco Zola's, who signed him, West Ham United's new manager Avram Grant rarely used Daprelà in the first team.

=Brescia=

On 30 August 2010 Daprelà joined Brescia for an undisclosed fee signing a five-year contract and joining up with Swiss teammate Gaetano Berardi.{{cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/30082010/63/brescia-sign-hammers-youngster.html |title=Brescia sign Hammers youngster – Yahoo! Eurosport |publisher=Uk.eurosport.yahoo.com |date=30 August 2010 |access-date=30 August 2010}} On 26 September 2011, Daprelà made his debut for Brescia in a 2–1 loss against A.S. Bari. In his first season at Brescia, Daprelà made ten appearances (coming on as substitute five times) but his team played poorly and were relegated to Serie B after just one season in Serie A. Following Brescia's relegation Daprelà stayed, while some of the club's key players left. His first season at Brescia was mixed{{vague|date=July 2013}} for Daprelà.

The next season at Brescia was key for Daprelà as he established himself in the first team at full back as the club placed 8th place.

=Palermo=

On 29 July 2013 he moved to Palermo, signing a three-year contract (with an option for another year).{{cite web |url=http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28698 |title=DAPRELA' E' ROSANERO |publisher=US Città di Palermo |date=30 July 2013 |access-date=30 July 2013 |archive-date=4 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504103752/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28698 |url-status=dead }} In the 2013–14 season, Daprelà was part of the Palermo side winning the Serie B title, thereby earning promotion back to the Serie A.

=Carpi=

On 6 January 2016 Carpi have announced the signing of Daprela after he left Palermo by mutual consent. He is tied to the Biancorossi until 30 June 2016 and given the number 36 shirt.{{cite web |url=http://www.carpifc.com/news-prima-squadra/mercato-daprela-e-del-carpi |title=Mercato: Daprelà è del Carpi |publisher=Carpi F.C. 1909 |date=6 January 2016 |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201235608/https://www.carpifc.com/news-prima-squadra/mercato-daprela-e-del-carpi/ |url-status=dead }}

=Zürich=

On 7 June 2023, Daprelà signed a two-season contract with Zürich.{{cite web|publisher=Zürich|url=https://www.fcz.ch/pages/news/fabio-daprela-wechselt-zum-fc-zuerich|title=DER FC ZÜRICH VERPFLICHTET FABIO DAPRELÀ|trans-title=FC ZURICH SIGNS FABIO DAPRELÀ|date=7 June 2023|access-date=13 September 2023|language=de}} On 9 September 2024, his contract with Zürich was terminated by mutual consent.{{cite web|publisher=FC Zürich|url=https://www.fcz.ch/pages/news/vertragsaufloesung-fabio-daprela?srsltid=AfmBOooNU-7_Zs_JEPRa5HftYLQ5vMGxJ_BdwgNzW3hqImO1juahU5Je|title=Vertragsauflösung Fabio Daprelà|trans-title=termination of Fabio Daprelà's contract|date=9 September 2024|access-date=25 October 2024|language=de}}

International career

A regular in the U-17's, Daprelà played every minute of Switzerland's campaign at the 2008 European Championships, starting each match at left back. After the tournament, he was promoted to the U-19's and played in every game at the 2009 European Championships despite not taking part in qualification.

Participated at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, finishing second in the competition, losing the final against Spain.

He was chosen by Pierluigi Tami for the London 2012 Olympics national squad.

Honours

=Club=

Palermo

Serie B: 2013–14

Lugano

Swiss Cup: 2021–22{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsi.ch/sport/calcio/Tripudio-bianconero-la-Coppa-%C3%A8-del-Lugano-15328390.html|title=Tripudio bianconero, la Coppa è del Lugano!|first=RSI Radiotelevisione|last=svizzera|website=rsi}}