Fabio Daprela

Fabio Daprela (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfaːbjo dapreˈla]; born 19 February 1991 in Zurich) is a Swiss footballer who currently plays as a defender for Lugano in Swiss Super League. He is a former Switzerland U21 international.

Club Career

Early career

Daprela was eight when he was spotted by SC Young Fellows Juventus and signed for them. After three years at SC Young Fellows Juventus, Daprela joined Grasshoppers at the age of 12. Aged 16, Daprela was promoted to first team squad and made his Grasshoppers debut on 2 February 2008, playing 90 minutes in place of the suspended Yassin Mikari. In the Swiss Cup, Daprela scored his first goal for Grasshopper in a 2–2 draw against FC Chiasso on 26 October 2008.

West Ham United

In July 2009, Daprela signed for West Ham United from Grasshoppers for a nominal fee joining fellow Swiss international, Valon Behrami who had been signed from Lazio in the summer of 2008. Daprela signed a five-year deal after moving from the Zurich club and arrived as cover for first choice Herita Ilunga. Replacing the injured Ilunga, Daprela made his first-team debut for West Ham on 3 January 2010 in their 2–1 home defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup third round. The highly rated Switzerland Under-19 left-back had worn the armband for Alex Dyer's reserves team. On 13 March 2010 Daprela made his Premier League debut in a 4–1 away defeat to Chelsea. Daprela made eight appearances in all competitions for West Ham United, leaving at the end of the 2009–10 season. Following the sacking of manager Gianfranco Zola's, who signed him, West Ham United's new manager Avram Grant rarely used Daprela in the first team.

Brescia

On 30 August 2010 Daprela joined Brescia for an undisclosed fee signing a five-year contract and joining up with Swiss teammate Gaetano Berardi. On 26 September 2011, Daprela made his debut for Brescia in a 2–1 loss against A.S. Bari. In his first season at Brescia, Daprela made ten appearanc

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