Paúl Ambrosi

Paúl Ambrosi

Personal information
Full name	Vicente Paúl Ambrosi Zambrano
Date of birth	(1980-10-14) October 14, 1980
Place of birth	Guaranda, Ecuador
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left Wing back
Youth career
1997–2000	LDU Quito
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2009	LDU Quito	328	(35)
2009–2010	Rosario Central	21	(0)
2010–2013	LDU Quito	44	(1)
2013	→ Cerro Porteño (loan)	1	(0)
2014	Olmedo	11	(0)
Total		405	(36)
International career
2003–2009	Ecuador	35	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 14, 2014

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ambrosi and the second or maternal family name is Zambrano.

Vicente Paúl Ambrosi Zambrano, commonly known as Paúl Ambrosi (born October 14, 1980, in Guaranda), is a retired Ecuadorian football player who played as a defender. He has spent the vast majority of his professional career at LDU Quito. He is of Italian descent from his grandparents.

Club career

Ambrosi has played for LDU Quito for most of his career. On the national level, he has helped LDU Quito win three Serie A national championships, and one Serie B title. In 2008, he was a starting player on the squad that won the Copa Libertadores, the first for the club and for the country. In August 2009, he signed with Argentine club Rosario Central. He returned to LDU Quito after one season with Rosario Central.

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ecuador			League		Cup		South America		Total
2000	LDU Quito	Serie A	8	0	—		0	0	8	0
2001		Serie B	30	6	—		0	0	30	6
2002		Serie A	43	1	—		0	0	43	1
2003			42	10	—		4	1	46	11
2004			42	5	—		16	4	58	9
2005			43	4	—		15	0	58	4
2006			36	5	—		11	0	47	5
2007			31	1	—		8	1	39	2
2008			30	0	—		18	1	48	1
2009			23	3	—		7	0	30	3
Argentina			League		Cup		South America		Total
2009–10	Rosario Central	Primera División	21	0	—		0	0	21	0
Ecuador			League		Cup		South America		Total
2010	LDU Quito	Serie A	11	0	—		2	0	13	0
2011			22	1	—		16	2	38	3
2012			6	0	—		0	0	6	0
Paraguay			League		Cup		South America		Total
2013	Cerro Porteño	Primera División	1	0	—		1	0	2	0
Ecuador			League		Cup		South America		Total
2013	LDU Quito	Serie A	5	0	—		0	0	5	0
2014	Olmedo	Serie A	11	0	—		—		11	0
Total	Ecuador		383	36	—		97	9	480	45
Total	Argentina		21	0	—		0	0	21	0
Total	Paraguay		1	0	—		1	0	2	0
Career total			405	36	—		98	9	503	45

International career

Ambrosi was first called up to play for the Ecuador national team on August 20, 2003, in a game friendly against Guatemala. Since then, he has become a regular fixture on the team as a starter and a substitute, playing in the 2004 Copa América, 2006 World Cup, and in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Honors

LDU Quito

• Serie A: 2003, 2005 A, 2007, 2010
• Copa Libertadores: 2008
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2009

External links

• FEF player card (in Spanish)
• Paúl Ambrosi at National-Football-Teams.com
• (in Spanish) ESPN statistics
• (in Spanish) Primera División statistics