Óscar Zambrano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Steven Zambrano Preciado[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Domingo, Ecuador[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Hull City (on loan from L.D.U. Quito) | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colorados Jaipadida | |||
| 2016 | L.D.U. Quito | ||
| 2017 | América de Quito | ||
| 2018–2022 | L.D.U. Quito | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | L.D.U. Quito | 50 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Hull City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Ecuador U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Ecuador U20 | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:18, 20 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Óscar Steven Zambrano Preciado (born 20 April 2004) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Hull City on loan from L.D.U. Quito.[2]
Early life
[edit]Born in the Santo Domingo Canton of Ecuador, Zambrano is the youngest of six siblings, with one of his brothers, Jefferson Preciado, also going on to become a footballer.[3]
Club career
[edit]Zambrano began his footballing career in the same academy as compatriot and current Ecuador international footballer Moisés Caicedo - Colorados Jaipadida.[4] He joined the academy of L.D.U. Quito in 2016, but spent the following season with América de Quito. He returned to L.D.U. Quito and progressed through the academy, before making his professional debut in a 2–0 Ecuadorian Serie A win over Cumbayá on 10 April 2022.[3]
Having already trialled at Dutch side Ajax in 2022,[4] Zambrano was again linked with a move to Europe the following season, with club president Esteban Paz stating that teams were interested, but that they hadn't "received any concrete offer yet".[5] He was later linked with Brazilian side São Paulo and American MLS team Colorado Rapids.[6]
On 16 August 2024, Zambrano joined EFL Championship club Hull City on a season-long loan, with the club having an option to buy in the summer of 2025.[2][7] He made his debut on 24 August 2024, in the Tigers' 0–0 draw at home to Millwall.[8] On 28 September 2024, he scored a goal in the 4–1 home win against Cardiff City.[9]
International career
[edit]Zambrano was called up to the Ecuador under-20 side for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he was one of Ecuador's better players in a campaign that saw them knocked out in the round of 16 by South Korea.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 20 October 2024.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LDU Quito | 2022 | Serie A | 13 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 2023 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Hull City | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Career total | 57 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Copa Ecuador
- ^ a b Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Two Appearances in the Recopa Sudamericana and two in the Copa Sudamericana
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Óscar Zambrano at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Zambrano joins Hull on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Óscar Zambrano confesó lo que vivió en su debut con 17 años en LDU" [Óscar Zambrano confessed what he experienced in his debut at the age of 17 at LDU]. mifutbolecuador.futbol (in Spanish). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ a b Bayas, Mauricio (3 May 2023). "Óscar Zambrano, de Liga De Quito, salió de la misma escuela de Moisés Caicedo" [Óscar Zambrano, from Liga De Quito, left the same school as Moisés Caicedo]. lacancha.com.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "¿Se llevan a Óscar Zambrano?" [Are they taking Óscar Zambrano?]. ole.com.ar (in Spanish). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Ortiz, Pedro (24 June 2023). "Dijeron que iba a Europa y ahora Óscar Zambrano tendría un destino inesperado" [They said he was going to Europe and now Óscar Zambrano would have an unexpected destiny]. elfutbolero.com.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Hull City sign Charlie Hughes, Mason Burstow and Oscar Zambrano". BBC Sport. 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Hull City 0–0 Millwall". BBC Sport. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Hull City 4–1 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Sinchire, Alexis (23 May 2023). "Óscar Zambrano, figura de Ecuador vs. Eslovaquia" [Óscar Zambrano, figure of Ecuador vs. Slovakia]. benditofutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Óscar Zambrano at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- L.D.U. Quito footballers
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- English Football League players
- Copa Sudamericana–winning players
- Ecuador men's youth international footballers
- Ecuador men's under-20 international footballers
- Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England