Fabio Daprelà (; born 19 February 1991) is a Swiss

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who plays as a defender for

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in Swiss Super League. He is a former Switzerland U21 international.

Club career

Early career

Daprelà was eight when he was spotted by

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and signed for them. After three years at SC Young Fellows Juventus, Daprelà joined

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at the age of 12. Aged 16, Daprelà was promoted to first team squad and made his Grasshoppers debut on 2 February 2008, playing 90 minutes in place of the suspended

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. In the Swiss Cup, Daprelà scored his first goal for Grasshopper in a 2–2 draw against

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on 26 October 2008.

West Ham United

In July 2009, Daprelà signed for

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from Grasshoppers for a nominal fee joining fellow Swiss international,

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who had been signed from

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in the summer of 2008. Daprelà signed a five-year deal after moving from the Zurich club and arrived as cover for first choice Hérita Ilunga. Replacing the injured Ilunga, Daprelà made his first-team debut for West Ham on 3 January 2010 in their 2–1 home defeat to Arsenal in the

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third round. The highly rated Switzerland Under-19 left-back had worn the armband for Alex Dyer's reserves team. On 13 March 2010 Daprelà made his

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debut in a 4–1 away defeat to

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. Daprelà made eight appearances in all competitions for West Ham United, leaving at the end of the 2009–10 season. Following the sacking of manager

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's, who signed him,

's new manager

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rarely used Daprelà in the first team.

Brescia

On 30 August 2010 Daprelà joined

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for an undisclosed fee signing a five-year contract and joining up with Swiss teammate

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. On 26 September 2011, Daprelà made his debut for Brescia in a 2–1 loss against

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. In his first season at Brescia, Daprelà made ten appearances (coming on as substitute five times) but his team played poorly and were relegated to Serie B after just one season in Serie A. Following Brescia's relegation Daprelà stayed, while some of the club's key players left. His first

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at Brescia was mixed for Daprelà. The next

at Brescia was key for Daprelà as he established himself in the first team at full back as the club placed 8th place.

Palermo

On 29 July 2013 he moved to Palermo, signing a three-year contract (with an option for another year). In the 2013–14 season, Daprelà was part of the Palermo side winning the

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title, thereby earning promotion back to the

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Carpi

On 6 January 2016

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have announced the signing of Daprela after he left Palermo by mutual consent. He is tied to the ''Biancorossi'' until 30 June 2016 and given the number 36 shirt.

Zürich

On 7 June 2023, Daprelà signed a two-season contract with

International career

A regular in the U-17's, Daprelà played every minute of Switzerland's campaign at the 2008 European Championships, starting each match at left back. After the tournament, he was promoted to the U-19's and played in every game at the 2009 European Championships despite not taking part in qualification. Participated at the

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, finishing second in the competition, losing the final against

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. He was chosen by

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for the

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national squad.

Honours

Club

Palermo *

: 2013–14 Lugano * Swiss Cup: 2021–22

International

; Swiss Olympic team *Represented Switzerland at the 2012 Summer Olympics ; Switzerland Under-21 *

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: Runner Up 2011

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daprela, Fabio 1991 births Living people Swiss men's footballers Swiss people of Italian descent Swiss expatriate sportspeople in England Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy Men's association football defenders West Ham United F.C. players SC Young Fellows Juventus players Grasshopper Club Zürich players Brescia Calcio players Palermo FC players AC Carpi players SSC Bari players FC Lugano players FC Zürich players Swiss Super League players Premier League players Serie A players Serie B players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Switzerland Switzerland men's youth international footballers Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Zürich