Davide Bettella (born 7 April 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Frosinone.

Davide Bettella
Bettella in 2019
Personal information
Full name Davide Bettella[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-07) 7 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Padua, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Frosinone
Number 18
Youth career
2015–2018 Inter Milan
2018–2019 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Atalanta 0 (0)
2019–2020Pescara (loan) 29 (2)
2020–2022Monza (loan) 24 (2)
2022–2024 Monza 1 (0)
2022–2023Palermo (loan) 19 (0)
2024– Frosinone 0 (0)
International career
2015 Italy U15 8 (1)
2015–2016 Italy U16 12 (1)
2015–2017 Italy U17 15 (1)
2017–2019 Italy U19 25 (3)
2018–2019 Italy U20 6 (0)
2019–2020 Italy U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2020

Club career

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Inter

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Bettella is a youth product of Inter Milan, and started playing for their under-19 squad in the 2017–18 season.[2] He also represented the club in the 2007–18 UEFA Youth League, he missed the last penalty kick in the shootout as Inter was eliminated by Manchester City in the Round of 16.[3]

Atalanta

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On 29 June 2018, he signed a contract with Atalanta, with Inter holding option to re-purchase his rights.[4] He made several bench appearances for the squad in the first half of the 2018–19 Serie A season.[5]

Loan to Pescara

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On 14 January 2019, he joined Serie B club Pescara on loan until June 2020.[6]

He made his Serie B debut for Pescara on 22 April 2019 in a game against Carpi, as a starter.[7]

Monza

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On 11 September 2020, Bettella joined Serie B side Monza on loan until 30 June 2022, with option and conditional obligation to purchase.[8] He scored his first goals on 19 December, in the form of a brace, against his former club Pescara; despite his two goals, Monza lost 3–2 away from home.[9] Following Monza's Serie A promotion on 29 May 2022, Bettella's obligation for purchase clause was triggered.[10]

Loan to Palermo

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On 19 August 2022, newly-promoted Serie B club Palermo announced the signing of Bettella on a loan deal with an option to buy.[11]

Frosinone

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On 30 August 2024, Bettella joined Frosinone for one season, with the club holding an option to extend.[12]

International career

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He was first called up to represent his country in 2015 for the Under-15 squad.[13]

He represented the Under-17 team at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Italy did not advance from the group stage).[14]

For the Under-19 squad, he scored the goal in the last qualification game that secured a spot for Italy at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Italy reached the final at the competition, where they lost to Portugal in a shootout.

After the tournament, Bettella continued to be age-eligible for the squad and became its captain, as it qualified for the 2019 edition of the tournament.[15] However he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad, reaching the fourth place.

He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 14 October 2019, in a qualifying match won 1–0 against Armenia.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 29 May 2022[16]
Club Season League Coppa Italia Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atalanta 2018–19 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pescara (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 3 1 0 0 2[a] 0 5 1
2019–20 Serie B 26 1 2 0 2[a] 0 30 1
Total 29 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 35 1
Monza (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 17 2 1 0 1[a] 0 19 2
2021–22 Serie B 7 0 0 0 2[a] 0 9 0
Total 24 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 28 2
Career total 53 4 3 0 0 0 7 0 63 4
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in play-offs

Honours

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Italy U19

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Profile by TuttoCalciatori" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Manchester City v Inter game report". UEFA. 20 February 2018.
  4. ^ "BENVENUTO DAVIDE BETTELLA" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Udinese v Atalanta game report". ESPN. 9 December 2018.
  6. ^ "DAVIDE BETTELLA AL PESCARA" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Carpi v Pescara game report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 22 April 2019.
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE: Monza, colpo Bettella in difesa. Arriva in prestito biennale dall'Atalanta".
  9. ^ "Serie B, Pescara-Monza 3-2: festival del gol all'Adriatico, il Delfino vince in pieno recupero - TuttoB.com". www.tuttob.com (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  10. ^ "TMW - Monza, con la Serie A scattano gli obblighi di riscatto per Di Gregorio, Bettella e Colpani - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  11. ^ "BETTELLA È ROSANERO" (in Italian). Palermo F.C. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  12. ^ "BETTELLA È GIALLAZZURRO" [BETTELLA IS YELLOW-BLUE] (in Italian). Frosinone. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Bettella U15 profile by Italian Football Federation" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Bettella U17 profile by Italian Football Federation" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Bettella U19 profile by Italian Football Federation" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  16. ^ Davide Bettella at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2018.
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