Mateo Zambrano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateo Alejandro Émile Zambrano Bailón | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Cuenca | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Deportivo Quito | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | El Nacional | 3+ | (5) |
| 2022– | Deportivo Cuenca | 28 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Independiente Juniors (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mateo Alejandro Émile Zambrano Bailón (born 2 April 1998) is a French footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for C.D. Cuenca. Mateo was born in France to an Ecuadorian father and a French mother, therefore, he holds both Ecuadorian and French nationalities.
Career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Before the 2016 season, Zambrano signed for Ecuadorian side El Nacional, where he suffered relegation to the Ecuadorian second division.[1] On 3 November 2019, he debuted for El Nacional during a 1-0 win over Macará.[2] On 19 March 2021, Zambrano scored his first goal for El Nacional during a 1-1 draw with América de Quito.[2]
International career
[edit]Zambrano is eligible to represent France internationally through his mother and having been born in Paris.[1] He is the son of Ecuadorian politician Patricio Zambrano.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mateo Zambrano, un Français à Quito". sofoot.com.
- ^ a b Mateo Zambrano at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Mateo Zambrano at Soccerway
- Living people
- Ecuadorian people of Basque descent
- Ecuadorian people of French descent
- Footballers from Paris
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- 1998 births
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Ecuadorian Serie B players
- S.D. Quito footballers
- C.D. El Nacional footballers
- French people of Ecuadorian descent
- 21st-century French sportsmen