Davide Bettella
Davide Bettella (born 7 April 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Pescara, on loan from Atalanta.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 April 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Padua, Italy | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Pescara | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2018 | Inter Milan | ||
2018–2019 | Atalanta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
2019– | → Pescara (loan) | 11 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Italy U15 | 8 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Italy U16 | 15 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Italy U17 | 15 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Italy U19 | 25 | (3) |
2018– | Italy U20 | 6 | (0) |
2019– | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019 |
Club career
Inter
He is a product of Inter Milan youth teams and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2017–18 season.[1] 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.[2]
Atalanta
On 29 June 2018, he signed a contract with Atalanta, with Inter holding option to re-purchase his rights.[3] He made several bench appearances for the squad in the first half of the 2018–19 Serie A season.[4]
International career
He was first called up to represent his country in 2015 for the Under-15 squad.[7]
He represented the Under-17 team at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Italy did not advance from the group stage).[8]
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.[9] 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.
Honours
References
- "Profile by TuttoCalciatori" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Manchester City v Inter game report". UEFA. 20 February 2018.
- "BENVENUTO DAVIDE BETTELLA" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 29 June 2018.
- "Udinese v Atalanta game report". ESPN. 9 December 2018.
- "DAVIDE BETTELLA AL PESCARA" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 14 January 2019.
- "Carpi v Pescara game report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 22 April 2019.
- "Bettella U15 profile by Italian Football Federation" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Bettella U17 profile by Italian Football Federation" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Bettella U19 profile by Italian Football Federation" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2018.