Diego Coppola
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2003-12-28) 28 December 2003 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Bussolengo, Italy | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hellas Verona | ||
Number | 42 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2022 | Hellas Verona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Hellas Verona | 47 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Italy U19 | 13 | (1) |
2022 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Italy U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Diego Coppola (born 28 December 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Hellas Verona.
Club career
After coming through the youth ranks of Hellas Verona, Coppola made his professional debut with the first team on 15 December 2021, coming on as a substitute during a 4–3 Coppa Italia loss to Empoli.[1] He subsequently made his Serie A debut on 15 January 2022, replacing Adrien Tameze at the 80th minute of the league game against Sassuolo.[2] On 27 February, the defender made his first start for Verona, playing the entirety of the Serie A game against Venezia.[3]
On 20 April 2022, Coppola officially extended his contract with the club, signing a new five-year deal.[4]
International career
Coppola has represented Italy at various youth international levels, having played for the under-18, under-19 and under-20 national teams.[5]
Both in May and December 2022, he was involved in training camps led by the Italian senior national team's manager, Roberto Mancini, and aimed to the most promising national talents.[6][7]
On 12 September 2023, he made his debut with the Italy U21, in the qualifying match won 2–0 against Turkey.
Style of play
A centre-back that can play both in a back three or in a back four, Coppola has showed good athleticism despite his height, as well as a notable tactical intelligence and decent ball-playing skills.[8]
Positioning, marking and anticipation are his strongest traits in the defensive phase of his game.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 April 2024[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hellas Verona | 2021–22 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Serie A | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
Career total | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
- ^ Appearances in Serie A – Relegation tie-breaker
References
- ^ "Verona vs. Empoli - 15 December 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Nalesso, Pietro (2022-01-16). "Verona, Coppola debutta anche in Serie A". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ Zarra, Angelo (2022-02-27). "Hellas, esordio da titolare in Serie A per Coppola". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ Brianti, Simone (2022-04-21). "UFFICIALE - Hellas Verona, il baby Coppola prolunga il contratto con gli scaligeri". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ "Diego Coppola convocato dall'Italia Under 19". Tutto Hellas Verona.
- ^ "Raduno dei giocatori di interesse nazionale, iniziato il lavoro del secondo gruppo azzurro". FIGC (in Italian). 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ "Stage a Coverciano dal 20 al 22 dicembre, convocati due gruppi di calciatori di interesse nazionale". FIGC (in Italian). 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ a b Nalesso, Pietro (2022-03-18). "Diego Coppola, il "baby" mastino scaligero". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ Diego Coppola at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
External links
- Diego Coppola at Soccerway
- Lega Serie A Profile Archived 2022-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
- FIGC U18 Profile
- FIGC U19 Profile
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