Eyob Zambataro

Eyob Zambataro
	Zambataro in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	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
2017–2022	Atalanta
2017–2019	→ Padova (loan)
2020	→ Ravenna (loan)
2020–2021	→ Monopoli (loan)
2021–2022	→ Lecco (loan)
2022–2024	Lecco
2024–	Torres
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 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

^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 25 November 2017.
^ "E' Eyob Zambataro il primo arrivo di gennaio in giallorosso" (Press release) (in Italian). Ravenna. 22 December 2019.
^ "Eyob Zambataro é biancoverde" (Press release) (in Italian). Monopoli. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ 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.
^ "Ufficiale: Eyob Zambataro è un giocatore del Lecco" (in Italian). Lecco. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "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.
^ "L'Africa, l'orfanotrofio e l'Atalanta: chi è Zambataro, l'esterno del Lecco" (in Italian). La Casa di C. 6 April 2023.
^ "Dall'Etiopia ai campi da calcio grazie all'amore dei genitori" (in Italian). PrimaMonza.it. 13 November 2021.

External links

Eyob Zambataro at Soccerway

[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.

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