Gabriele Zappa

Zappa's current-season form is level with last season (Season 17→17), while his Rating held around 66. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 41).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Cagliari · 7th	1	0	0	6.6	66	17
2025/26	Cagliari · 14th	31	0	3	6.58	66	17
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

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Italy · international

Side	Apps	G
Italy U21	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

G. Zappa is a 26-year-old central defender at Cagliari, rated 64.5 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (47% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.63 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zappa.

On the season, Zappa graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 2.631 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 17). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 65. At 26 Zappa is in his prime years, and a market index of 39.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/24

64.5

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

17.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

47%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.63

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Cagliari finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.63

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.63 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.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Game time. Only 47% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 64.5 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.63 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %47%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.168

Goal contribution / 900.168

Defensive actions / 902.631

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.112

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~40), then tapers with age. At 26, Zappa sits on 39.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Zappa's projected Rating — 64.5 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles28

Interceptions17

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€3.5M total transfer fees · 3 moves

CagliariJul 2021 – now€ 3.5M

Cagliari(on loan)Sept 2020 – Jul 2021

PescaraJul 2019 – Sept 2020

Interuntil Jul 2019

About G. Zappa

Gabriele Zappa is a 26-year-old centre-back who plays for Cagliari, born on December 22, 1999 in Monza, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Italy. Cagliari currently sit 7th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, G. Zappa has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 24 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 1-0 win away at Parma (24 minutes, 6.6 rating)

G. Zappa's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Cagliari face Inter at home in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Zappa at 64.5 with a Season form score of 17.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Super Cup Primavera and the Youth Viareggio Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, G. Zappa has totalled 238 club appearances with 11 goals and 13 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 38 appearances for Cagliari.

G. Zappa's career has also included time at Pescara and Inter.

On the international stage, G. Zappa has represented Italy U21 — 4 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.