Fabio Depaoli

Fabio Depaoli (born 24 April 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right back or central midfielder for Serie B club Sampdoria.

Fabio Depaoli

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Riva del Garda, Italy
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right back, central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sampdoria
Number	23
Youth career
2003–2008	GS Trilacum
2008–2016	Chievo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Chievo	58	(0)
2019–	Sampdoria	105	(8)
2020–2021	→ Atalanta (loan)	5	(0)
2021	→ Benevento (loan)	15	(0)
2022	→ Hellas Verona (loan)	18	(1)
2022–2023	→ Hellas Verona (loan)	31	(2)
International career
2017–2019	Italy U21	5	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025

Club career

ChievoVerona

Depaoli made his professional debut in the Serie A for Chievo on 12 March 2017 in a game against Empoli as an 89th-minute substitute for Përparim Hetemaj in a 4–0 victory.^[2]

Sampdoria

On 22 June 2019, Depaoli signed a contract with Sampdoria until 30 June 2024.^[3]

Loan to Atalanta

On 2 October 2020, Depaoli joined Atalanta on loan with an option to buy.^[4]

Loan to Benevento

On 26 January 2020, Depaoli's loan to Atalanta was terminated early; he joined Benevento on loan with an option to buy for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.^[5][6]

Loans to Verona

On 3 January 2022, he joined Hellas Verona on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season, with an option to purchase.^[7] After beginning the 2022–23 season in Sampdoria rotation and starting one game against Salernitana, on 1 September 2022 Depaoli returned to Hellas Verona on a new loan, with an option to purchase.^[8]

International career

Depaoli made his debut with the U21 team on 5 October 2017, scoring one goal in a 6–2 friendly win against Hungary in Budapest.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 April 2025^[10]

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
Chievo	2016–17	Serie A	6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
	2017–18		19	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
	2018–19		33	0	1	0	—		—		34	0
	Total		58	0	3	0	—		—		61	0
Sampdoria	2019–20	Serie A	29	0	0	0	—		—		29	0
	2020–21		2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2021–22		6	0	2	0	—		—		8	0
	2022–23		3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2023–24	Serie B	32	4	2	0	—		1[a]	0	35	4
	2024–25		27	3	2	0	—		—		29	3
	Total		99	7	6	0	—		1	0	106	7
Atalanta (loan)	2020–21	Serie A	5	0	1	0	1[b]	0	—		7	0
Benevento (loan)	2020–21	Serie A	15	0	—		—		–		15	0
Hellas Verona (loan)	2021–22	Serie A	18	1	0	0	—		–		18	1
	2022–23		31	2	0	0	—		1[c]	0	32	2
	Total		49	3	0	0	—		1	0	50	3
Career total			226	10	10	0	1	0	2	0	239	10

1. Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker