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Duván Zapata
Zapata playing for Napoli in 2014
Personal information
Full name Duván Esteban Zapata Banguero
Date of birth (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Atalanta (on loan from Sampdoria)
Number 91
Youth career
2004–2008 América de Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 América de Cali 38 (7)
2011–2013 Estudiantes 44 (19)
2013–2018 Napoli 37 (11)
2015–2017 → Udinese (loan) 63 (18)
2017–2018 → Sampdoria (loan) 31 (11)
2018– Sampdoria 0 (0)
2018– → Atalanta (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2011 Colombia U20 5 (1)
2017– Colombia 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2018

Duván Esteban Zapata Banguero (Spanish pronunciation: [duˈβan saˈpata]; born 1 April 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Italian club Atalanta, on loan from Sampdoria, and the Colombia national team as a striker.

Club career

América de Cali

Zapata began his football career playing for the youth set-up of América de Cali. He was soon promoted to the first team in 2008, the same year he made his professional debut. As time progressed, he gradually made himself a regular starter. On 13 February 2011, Zapata not only scored his first goal, but also his first hat-trick, in a 3–2 victory against Deportivo Pereira. After featuring in the Colombian squad which participated in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, it was announced Zapata would join Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata on a one-year loan.

Estudiantes

In 2011, Zapata joined Estudiantes on loan for a $120,000 loan fee with an option for Estudiantes to purchase for $1.2 million.[1][2] On his debut, Zapata scored a goal in a 3–2 win over Belgrano. During his first year with Estudiantes, Zapata would occasionally make appearances with their reserve team. Despite this, he still managed to score four goals in eight matches in the Torneo Clausura 2012. That year, within both the Apertura and Clasura, Zapata scored 5 goals in 11 matches. During the summer of 2012, Estudiantes purchased half of Zapata's playing rights from América de Cali.

For the 2013–13 season, Zapata featured in Estudiantes' starting 11, eventually turning into a fundamental part of the team and attracting interest from European clubs.[3][4]

In July 2013, English Premier League club West Ham United applied for a British work permit for Zapata ahead of a possible transfer from Estudiantes. Although not meeting the usual requirements for a permit, West Ham attempted to secure his arrival by claiming he was a "special talent" who would enhance the English game.[5] However, West Ham's owners soon announced on social media they were pulling out of the deal.[6]

Napoli

On 25 August 2013, Zapata transferred to Italian Serie A club Napoli.[7] On 28 September, he made his first start in Serie A, a 2–0 Napoli win against Genoa.[8] On 22 October, he scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League, against Marseille in a 2–1 away win.[9]

Loan to Udinese

On 22 July 2015, Zapata joined Udinese on a two-year loan deal with the option to purchase him after his first year at the club.[10]

Sampdoria

On 31 August 2017, Zapata joined Sampdoria on a season-long loan deal with an obligation to purchase.[11]

Atalanta

On 12 July 2018, Zapata joined Atalanta on a two-season loan deal with an option to purchase.[12]

International career

Zapata received his first call-up to the Colombia national team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Bolivia and Ecuador in March 2017. [13] He made his debut that month when he came on as a subsistute agsinst Bolivia.[14]

In May 2018, he was named in Colombia's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup tournament proper, in Russia.[15] However, he did not make the final 23-man squad.[16]

Personal Life

Zapata is the cousin of fellow Colombia intentional footballer and current Milan defender Cristián Zapata.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 23 August 2018[18]
Club Season League Cups Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
América de Cali 2009 Categoría Primera B 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2010 Categoría Primera B 19 2 0 0 0 0 19 2
2011 Categoría Primera A 13 5 2 1 0 0 15 6
Total 38 7 2 1 0 0 40 8
Estudiantes 2011–12 Primera División 11 5 0 0 0 0 11 5
2012–13 Primera División 31 13 2 3 0 0 33 16
2013–14 Primera División 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Total 44 19 2 3 0 0 46 22
Napoli 2013–14 Serie A 16 5 1 0 5[a] 2 22 7
2014–15 Serie A 21 6 1 0 9[b] 2 31 8
Total 37 11 2 0 14 4 53 15
Udinese (loan) 2015–16 Serie A 25 8 1 0 0 0 26 8
2016–17 Serie A 38 10 1 1 0 0 39 11
Total 63 18 2 1 0 0 65 19
Sampdoria (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 31 11 1 0 0 0 32 11
Atalanta (loan) 2018–19 1 0 0 0 5 2 6 2
Career totals 214 66 9 5 19 6 242 77
  1. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League, One appearance in UEFA Champions League

International

As of 14 November 2017
Colombia national team
Year Apps Goals
2017 4 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Napoli

References

  1. ^ "Inicio Múnera Eastman Radio 790AM". Radiomunera.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ "QPR and West Ham target Duvan Zapata to join ex-Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez at Napoli". 22 August 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ^ [2][dead link]
  5. ^ "West Ham apply for work permit for Colombian forward Duván Zapata". The Guardian. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  6. ^ Jones, James (18 July 2013). "West Ham pull plug on Zapata deal - West Ham World".
  7. ^ "Napoli sign Estudiantes' Zapata". ESPN FC. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  8. ^ "Duván Zapata Player Profile". Espn Fc. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  9. ^ FT. "Marseille vs. Napoli - Football Match Stats - October 22, 2013 - ESPN". Espnfc.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  10. ^ "Allan to Naples". S.S.C. Napoli. 22 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Zapata è blucerchiato: temporaneo con obbligo di riscatto". U.C. Sampdoria. 31 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Sampdoria, Duvan Zapata passa all'Atalanta". tuttomercatoweb. 12 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Duvan Zapata gets debut Colombia call". Football Italia. 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  14. ^ "AreaNapoli.it - Notizie Calcio Napoli". m.areanapoli.it. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  16. ^ Matt Dorman. "Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez named in Colombia's World Cup squad". Goal.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  17. ^ "Euro round-up: Duvan Zapata gets family bragging rights". Rte.ie. 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  18. ^ "D. Zapata". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
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