Eyob Zambataro
_89.jpg) Zambataro in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torres | ||
| Number | 72 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ascot Triante | |||
| San Fruttuoso | |||
| 2009–2017 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → Padova (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Ravenna (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Monopoli (loan) | 32 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | → Lecco (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Lecco | 37 | (3) |
| 2024– | Torres | 17 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 | |||
Eyob Zambataro (born 18 August 1998) is an Italian footballer of Ethiopian origin who plays as a defender for Serie C Group B club Torres.
Club career
[edit]Zambataro made his Serie C debut for Padova on 25 November 2017 in a game against AlbinoLeffe.[1]
On 22 December 2019, he joined Serie C club Ravenna on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[2]
On 25 August 2020 he moved to Monopoli.[3]
On 10 August 2021 he was loaned to Serie C club Lecco.[4] On 27 July 2022, Zambataro returned to Lecco on a permanent basis with a two-year contract.[5]
On 5 January 2024, Zambataro signed with Torres.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he became an orphan in his early years, being housed in an orphanage together with his younger brother Akililu, who also had a short-lived football career as a goalkeeper. In 2007, both brothers were adopted by an Italian family from Monza.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 25 November 2017.
- ^ "E' Eyob Zambataro il primo arrivo di gennaio in giallorosso" (Press release) (in Italian). Ravenna. 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Eyob Zambataro é biancoverde" (Press release) (in Italian). Monopoli. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Bonacina, Matteo (10 August 2021). "Serie C | Calcio Lecco, ritrovi uno Zambataro sulla tua strada: Eyob arriva in prestito dall'Atalanta". Lecco Channel News (in Italian). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Eyob Zambataro è un giocatore del Lecco" (in Italian). Lecco. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Eyob Zambataro arriva a rinforzare la batteria esterni della Torres" [Eyob Zambataro arrives to reinforce Torres' external battery] (in Italian). Torres. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "L'Africa, l'orfanotrofio e l'Atalanta: chi è Zambataro, l'esterno del Lecco" (in Italian). La Casa di C. 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Dall'Etiopia ai campi da calcio grazie all'amore dei genitori" (in Italian). PrimaMonza.it. 13 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Eyob Zambataro at Soccerway
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