Francesco Zampano

Francesco Filippo Zampano (born 30 September 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serie A club Venezia.

Francesco Zampano

Zampano with Frosinone in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Francesco Filippo Zampano
Date of birth	(1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Genoa, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Full-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team	Venezia
Number	7
Youth career
0000–2011	Sampdoria
2010–2011	→ Entella (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Entella	49	(0)
2013–2015	Hellas Verona	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Juve Stabia (loan)	33	(2)
2014–2015	→ Pescara (loan)	33	(0)
2015–2019	Pescara	79	(1)
2018	→ Udinese (loan)	6	(0)
2018–2019	→ Frosinone (loan)	27	(0)
2019–2022	Frosinone	87	(4)
2022–	Venezia	84	(3)
International career
2012	Italy U19	6[nb 1]	(0)
2012–2014	Italy U20	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:41, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Sampdoria

Born in Genoa, Liguria along with his twin brother Giuseppe, they spent their youth career inside the Italian region. Giuseppe^[2] and Francesco^[2][3] both played for Genoese side U.C. Sampdoria's U17 team during the 2009–10 season.

Virtus Entella

In the 2010–11 season both left for another Ligurian team Virtus Entella (named after the river).^[4][5][6] In the 2011–12 season Entella signed Francesco in a co-ownership deal for a peppercorn of €500,^[7] and Giuseppe returned to Sampdoria for their under-19 team. Francesco played for both first team and the U19 team for Entella.^[8] Among the defenders of Lega Pro who were born in 1991 or after, Francesco had the fourth highest average score of 6.24/10 ranked by La Gazzetta dello Sport, and was the best Lega Pro defender born in the 1993 age group.^[9] In June 2012, Sampdoria failed to buy back Alberto Masi and Francesco Zampano, both due to failing to give the highest price in a sealed bid to Lega Serie B.^[10] A.Masi and F.Zampano were the teammates who represented the team of Lega Pro.

Verona

During summer 2013 he moved to Verona, and then became on loan to Juve Stabia.

Pescara

After his loan period ended following the 2014–15 season, Zampano was loaned to Pescara, with an option to purchase.^[11] On 23 July 2015, Pescara signed Zampano outright.^[12]

On 16 August 2018, Zampano joined to Serie A team Frosinone on loan until 30 June 2019 with an obligation to buy.^[13]

Venezia

On 1 June 2022, Zampano signed a three-year contract with Venezia.^[14]

International career

Francesco Zampano received his first national team call-up in his breakthrough 2011–12 season. Zampano scored a goal against the Italy U19 team when representing the Lega Pro U20 representative team in December 2011.^[15][16] Zampano made his debut for the Italy U19 side on 29 February 2012. He played all 3 games of the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification in May.^[17] He also received a call-up from the Lega Pro representative team for a youth tournament in Dubai in April,^[18] however, he did not play.

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Virtus Entella	2011–12	Lega Pro Seconda Divisione	26	0	0	0	—		2[a]	0	28	0
	2012–13	Lega Pro	23	0	2	0	—		—		25	0
	Total		49	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	53	0
Juve Stabia (loan)	2013–14	Serie B	33	2	1	0	—		—		34	2
Pescara (loan)	2014–15	Serie B	33	0	0	0	—		5[b]	0	38	0
Pescara	2015–16	Serie B	34	1	2	0	—		4[b]	0	40	1
	2016–17	Serie A	34	0	2	0	—		—		36	0
	2017–18	Serie B	11	0	2	0	—		—		13	0
	Total		112	1	6	0	0	0	9	0	127	1
Udinese (loan)	2017–18	Serie A	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Frosinone (loan)	2018–19	Serie A	27	0	—		—		—		27	0
Frosinone	2019–20	Serie B	19	1	3	0	—		3[b]	0	25	1
	2020–21	Serie B	35	1	1	0	—		—		36	1
	2021–22	Serie B	33	2	1	0	—		—		34	2
	Total		114	4	5	0	0	0	3	0	122	4
Venezia	2022–23	Serie B	33	1	1	0	—		1[b]	0	35	1
	2023–24	Serie B	35	1	1	0	—		3[b]	0	39	1
	2024–25	Serie A	16	1	1	0	—		—		17	1
	Total		84	3	3	0	—		4	0	91	3
Career total			398	10	17	0	0	0	18	0	433	10

1. Appearances in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione-Play-off
2. Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs

Notes

1. FIGC Archive corrupted for the match against Hungary: only 10-men in the archive and Zampano who played 90 minutes, missed.

References

1. Pescara profile (in Italian)
2. "Torneo Città di Arco: Moreno Beretta stende l'Atalanta" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
3. "Comunicato Ufficiale N°10 (2009–10)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC Settore Giovanile e Scolastico. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
4. "C.U. N°159/TB (2010–11)" (PDF). Campionato Berretti (in Italian). Lega Pro. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
5. "C.U. N°168/TB (2010–11)" (PDF). Campionato Berretti (in Italian). Lega Pro. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
6. "C.U. N°174/TB (2010–11)" (PDF). Campionato Berretti (in Italian). Lega Pro. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
7. UC Sampdoria SpA Report and Accounts on 31 December 2011 (in Italian), CCIAA
8. "C.U. N°42/TB (2011–12)" (PDF). Campionato Berretti (in Italian). Lega Pro. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
9. "CLASSIFICHE PREMI CESTANI E LAUDANO" (in Italian). Lega Pro. June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
10. "Buste: Masi alla Pro Vercelli, Zampano resta a Chiavari" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 23 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
11. "News mercato" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
12. "Calciomercato: Francesco Zampano" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
13. "UFFICIALE: Frosinone, arriva anche Zampano". Retrieved 16 August 2018.
14. "FRANCESCO ZAMPANO JOINS VENEZIA FC" (in Italian). Venezia. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
15. "GOALS AND GOOD PLAY BY THE U.19 IN COVERCIANO UNDER WATCHFUL EYE OF PRANDELLI" (in Italian). FIGC. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
16. "Italia Lega Pro - Under 19 2-4 davanti a Prandelli | Lega Pro".
17. UEFA
18. "CONVOCAZIONI TORNEO DUBAI" (in Italian). Lega Pro. April 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.

External links

• FIGC (in Italian)
• Football.it Profile (in Italian)