Eyob_Zambataro

Eyob Zambataro

Eyob Zambataro

Ethiopian footballer

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.

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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. [1]
    "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 25 November 2017.
  2. [2]
    "E' Eyob Zambataro il primo arrivo di gennaio in giallorosso" (Press release) (in Italian). Ravenna. 22 December 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Eyob Zambataro é biancoverde" (Press release) (in Italian). Monopoli. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. [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. [5]
    "Ufficiale: Eyob Zambataro è un giocatore del Lecco" (in Italian). Lecco. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. [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. [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. [8]
    "Dall'Etiopia ai campi da calcio grazie all'amore dei genitori" (in Italian). PrimaMonza.it. 13 November 2021.
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