Domestic-league season · Cagliari.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1615 | 6.58 |
 Coppa Italia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 6.4 |
Zappa's current-season form is level with last season (Season 26→24), while his Rating eased 79→66. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 41).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Cagliari · 14th | 31 | 0 | 3 | 6.58 | 66 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | Cagliari · 15th | 37 | 2 | 0 | 6.78 | 79 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | Cagliari · 16th | 38 | 1 | 3 | 6.68 | 77 | 21 |
| 2022/23 | Cagliari · 5th | 34 | 3 | 2 | 6.89 | 66 | 41 |
| 2021/22 | Cagliari · 18th | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.49 | 69 | 8 |
| 2020/21 | Cagliari · 16th | 34 | 0 | 4 | 6.66 | 82 | 21 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
G. Zappa is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Cagliari, rated 66 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 193rd of 385 in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (49.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zappa.
Judged on this season alone, Zappa graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 44th of 68 of the 68 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 0 goals, 3 assists and 2.619 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 24). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 66, 32nd of 68 of the 68 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 26 Zappa is in his prime years, and a market index of 113.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 66, Zappa carries the 32nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A of 68, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Cagliari finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~114), then tapers with age. At 26, Zappa sits on 113.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Zappa's projected Rating — 66 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€3.5M total transfer fees · 3 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
