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
Club career
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
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Mateo Zambrano, un Français à Quito". sofoot.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mateo Zambrano at Soccerway
External links
- 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