a club star admits to having suffered from depression and made serious revelations

These are big revelations from Ange Capuozzo. The Italian international is one of the stars of Stade Toulousain, who has continued to shine since the start of the 2024/2025 season. But he spoke to L'Equipe this Saturday about a dark period he experienced a few months ago. Thus, Capuozzo returned to the difficult period he went through in December 2023, after his first World Cup with Italy. A period of spleen that the full-back or winger of Stade Toulousain buried inside him for too long, by “humility towards those who struggle more“.

Capuozzo reveals having suffered from depression

It was following a concussion suffered against France during the group stage of the 2023 World Cup that Capuozzo began his depression. Very touched to see his World Cup end so quickly, after he had suffered several injuries before that, the young player with 23 caps with the Squadra Azzurra will start to get depressed. “Nothing gave me any emotion anymore. Even the positive no longer made me happy. I was no longer enjoying life. Deep down I knew it, but I didn't say anything. I didn't allow myself to experience this kind of thing. I didn't have the right (…) It was a form of humility towards those who struggle more than me, who have health and money problems. I didn't want to complain when I had just experienced a World Cup and I was playing for the best club in the world.“, confided Capuozzo, also admitting to having been accompanied by a professional, he who came out of this dark period and who wants to help people going through the same thing as him to get better. “We may say that we are armored, that is the characteristic of these periods. Depression does not prevent. It's hard to put it into words. This is why they are difficult to understand. However, knowing these periods allows you to know that there is a way out. (…) We must get this message across: the way out exists!“, assures Capuozzo. This is what is said and which is very important!

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