Davide Zappacosta, born on 11 June 1992 (age 34), is an Italy international left back with a career shaped far more by Atalanta than by any passing stop elsewhere. He wears squad number 77 and is valued at around £5m by Transfermarkt.
The early part of his career took him through spells away from Atalanta that gave him the minutes and rough edges young defenders generally need. His most productive league season came at Genoa in 2020-21, when he scored four goals in 25 appearances – useful output from a full-back, and not the sort of thing to be ignored.
Still, Atalanta is where the substance of his club career sits. Across seven seasons there he has made 183 league appearances and scored 17 league goals, a long enough body of work to tell its own story without much embroidery. He has been a regular part of a side that asks plenty of its wide players, physically and tactically.
In 2026-27, Zappacosta has made three Serie A appearances for Atalanta. He has also been involved with Italy, making one appearance in European World Cup qualifying this season.
His career is a steady Italian arc: development minutes, a productive spell at Genoa, and a long association with Atalanta that has come to define him. Not spectacularly romantic, perhaps, but clear enough.
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