| Intro | Italian footballer |
| Is |
Association football player Football player Athlete |
| From | Italy |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 27 March 2000, Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy |
| Age: | 20 years |
| Star sign | Aries |
Davide Merola (born 27 March 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for Serie B club Empoli.
Club career
He began playing football in 2005, at the age of just 5 for juve sammaritana. Later he managed to get noticed with Capua by various observers from all over Italy. After having done several auditions, 2014 is bought by Inter. On 2 July 2017 he signed a youth registration contract to stay at Inter Milan until 2020. He debuted with Primavera on 10 September 2017 in a Campionato Primavera 1 against Udinese and marked the occasion by scoring a goal. With the Inter Milan youth sector he was twice the top scorer and also won the Supercoppa Primavera, Primavera Championship and Torneo Viareggio. On 11 March 2019, he was summoned to play in the first team and debuted three days later, on the occasion of the UEFA Europa League, against Eintracht Frankfurt.
On 20 August 2019 it was announced that Merola moved to Empoli.
International career
With the Italy U17 team he took part in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and with the Italy U19 team in took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Style of play
Merola is the classic striker from the penalty area. Equipped with a very strong and precise shot, he has his best weapon in the goal. Since the beginning of his career he has always scored many goals. In spite of the physical tonnage, it has often also marked head, making perfect use of its speed of execution. Very technically gifted, right, he also makes his mark on set pieces, often scoring also on a free kick.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 March 2019
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Milan | 2018–19 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Honours
Club
Inter Milan
- Supercoppa Primavera: 2017
- Campione Primavera: 2017
- Torneo di Viareggio: 2017
Individual
- Capocannoniere: 2016, 2017