Eyob Zambataro

Eyob Zambataro
Zambataro in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Torres
Number 72
Youth career
Ascot Triante
San Fruttuoso
2009–2017 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Atalanta 0 (0)
2017–2019 → Padova (loan) 21 (0)
2020 → Ravenna (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2021 → Monopoli (loan) 32 (5)
2021–2022 → Lecco (loan) 22 (1)
2022–2024 Lecco 37 (3)
2024– Torres 34 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024

Eyob Zambataro (born 18 August 1998) is an Italian footballer of Ethiopian origin who plays as a defender for Serie C Group B club Torres.

Club career

Zambataro made his Serie C debut for Padova on 25 November 2017 in a game against AlbinoLeffe.[1]

On 22 December 2019, he joined Serie C club Ravenna on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[2]

On 25 August 2020 he moved to Monopoli.[3]

On 10 August 2021 he was loaned to Serie C club Lecco.[4] On 27 July 2022, Zambataro returned to Lecco on a permanent basis with a two-year contract.[5]

On 5 January 2024, Zambataro signed with Torres.[6]

Personal life

Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he became an orphan in his early years, being housed in an orphanage together with his younger brother Akililu, who also had a short-lived football career as a goalkeeper. In 2007, both brothers were adopted by an Italian family from Monza.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 25 November 2017.
  2. ^ "E' Eyob Zambataro il primo arrivo di gennaio in giallorosso" (Press release) (in Italian). Ravenna. 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Eyob Zambataro é biancoverde" (Press release) (in Italian). Monopoli. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. ^ Bonacina, Matteo (10 August 2021). "Serie C | Calcio Lecco, ritrovi uno Zambataro sulla tua strada: Eyob arriva in prestito dall'Atalanta". Lecco Channel News (in Italian). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Ufficiale: Eyob Zambataro è un giocatore del Lecco" (in Italian). Lecco. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Eyob Zambataro arriva a rinforzare la batteria esterni della Torres" [Eyob Zambataro arrives to reinforce Torres' external battery] (in Italian). Torres. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. ^ "L'Africa, l'orfanotrofio e l'Atalanta: chi è Zambataro, l'esterno del Lecco" (in Italian). La Casa di C. 6 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Dall'Etiopia ai campi da calcio grazie all'amore dei genitori" (in Italian). PrimaMonza.it. 13 November 2021.