Davide Merola

Davide Merola (born 27 March 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for Serie B club Empoli.

Davide Merola
Personal information
Full name Davide Merola
Date of birth (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000
Place of birth Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s) Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Empoli
Number 26
Youth career
2005–2011 Juve Sammaritana
2011-2012 Capua
2012–2019 Internazionale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Internazionale 0 (0)
2019– Empoli 4 (0)
National team‡
2015 Italy U15 8 (2)
2015–2016 Italy U16 9 (5)
2016–2017 Italy U17 17 (8)
2017–2019 Italy U18 12 (8)
2018–2019 Italy U19 13 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 July 2019

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.[1] 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.[2]

On 20 August 2019 it was announced that Merola moved to Empoli.[3]

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 has been described as classic striker who mainly operates inside the penalty area. Equipped with a very strong and precise shot, he is known for his lethal eye for goal, and became highly regarded for his goalscoring ability since the beginning of his career. Despite his diminutive stature and slender physique, he is also known for having a penchant for scoring goals with his head, due to his speed of execution. A highly technically gifted player, Merola is right-footed, and is also known for his ability on set pieces, often scoring from free kicks.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of 14 March 2019[5]
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
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

Individual

References
  1. "Gianluca Di Marzio :: Il nuovo che avanza. Raiola racconta il talento Davide Merola: "Destinato al grande salto"". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  2. "Inter, Merola ed Esposito: esordio dei due baby campani nella terribile notte di Europa League". AreaNapoli.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  3. "Davide Merola joins Empoli" (Press release). inter.it. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. Grandoni, Alessandro. "Davide Merola, Attaccante, Inter - La scheda tecnica". www.calcionazionale.it (in Italian). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  5. "Davide Merola". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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