| Diego Coppola | |
| Birth Date: | 28 December 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Bussolengo, Italy |
| Height: | 1.92 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Hellas Verona |
| Clubnumber: | 42 |
| Youthyears1: | –2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hellas Verona |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | Hellas Verona |
| Caps1: | 54 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Italy U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam3: | Italy U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam4: | Italy U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 4 October 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 10 September 2024 |
Diego Coppola (born 28 December 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Hellas Verona.
After coming through the youth ranks of Hellas Verona, Coppola made his professional debut with the first team on 15 December 2021, coming on as a substitute during a 4–3 Coppa Italia loss to Empoli.[1] He subsequently made his Serie A debut on 15 January 2022, replacing Adrien Tameze at the 80th minute of the league game against Sassuolo.[2] On 27 February, the defender made his first start for Verona, playing the entirety of the Serie A game against Venezia.[3]
On 20 April 2022, Coppola officially extended his contract with the club, signing a new five-year deal.[4]
Coppola has represented Italy at various youth international levels, having played for the under-18, under-19 and under-20 national teams.[5]
Both in May and December 2022, he was involved in training camps led by the Italian senior national team's manager, Roberto Mancini, and aimed to the most promising national talents.[6] [7]
On 12 September 2023, he made his debut with the Italy U21, in the qualifying match won 2–0 against Turkey.
A centre-back that can play both in a back three or in a back four, Coppola has showed good athleticism despite his height, as well as a notable tactical intelligence and decent ball-playing skills.[8]
Positioning, marking and anticipation are his strongest traits in the defensive phase of his game.
| Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hellas Verona | 2021–22 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 54 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 2 | |||