Francesco Filippo Zampano (born 30 September 1993) is an Italian professional
footballer who plays as a
full-back for club
Venezia.
Club career
Sampdoria
Born in
Genoa, Liguria along with his twin brother
Giuseppe, they spent their youth career inside the Italian region. Giuseppe
and Francesco
[ 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). In the 2011–12 season Entella signed Francesco in a co-ownership deal for a peppercorn of €500, and Giuseppe returned to Sampdoria for their under-19 team. Francesco played for both first team and the U19 team for Entella. 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
''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' (; "The Sports Gazette") is an Italian daily newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. Founded in 1896, it is the most widely read daily newspaper of any kind in Italy (in 2018).
History and profile
''La ...
'', and was the best Lega Pro defender born in the 1993 age group. In June 2012, Sampdoria failed to buy back Alberto Masi
Alberto Masi (born 2 September 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for club Pro Vercelli.
Club career Sampdoria
Born in Genoa, Liguria region, Masi started his career at Serie A club U.C. Sampdoria. He was the member of U1 ...
and Francesco Zampano, both due to failing to give the highest price in a sealed bid to Lega Serie B. 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
Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian football club based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania.
Juve Stabia currently plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football system.
History
The football in Castellammare di Stabia
From St ...
.
Pescara
After his loan period ended following the 2014–15 season, Zampano was loaned to Pescara, with an option to purchase. On 23 July 2015, Pescara signed Zampano outright.
On 16 August 2018, Zampano joined to Serie A team Frosinone on loan until 30 June 2019 with an obligation to buy.
Venezia
On 1 June 2022, Zampano signed a three-year contract with Venezia.
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. Zampano made his debut for the Italy U19 side on 29 February 2012. He played all 3 games of the in May. He also received a call-up from the Lega Pro representative team for a youth tournament in Dubai in April,
Career statistics
Notes
References
External links
FIGC
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Living people
1993 births
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Italy men's youth international footballers
UC Sampdoria players
Virtus Entella players
Hellas Verona FC players
SS Juve Stabia players
Delfino Pescara 1936 players
Udinese Calcio players
Frosinone Calcio players
Venezia FC players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Footballers from Genoa