Mateo Zambrano

Mateo Zambrano
Personal information
Full name Mateo Alejandro Émile Zambrano Bailón
Date of birth (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position 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]

Career statistics

As of 23 November 2024.[3]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Quito 2015 0 0 0 0
El Nacional 2016 0 0 0 0
2017 0 0 0 0
2018 0 0 0 0
2019 1 0 0 0 1 0
2020 2 0 0 0 2 0
2021 16 5 0 0 16 5
Total 19 5 0 0 0 0 19 5
Deportivo Cuenca 2022 25 2 0 0 25 2
Independiente Juniors 2023 32 4 32 4
Deportivo Cuenca 2024 7 0 0 0 7 0
Total 32 2 0 0 0 0 32 2
Career total 83 11 0 0 0 0 83 11

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mateo Zambrano, un Français à Quito". sofoot.com.
  2. ^ a b Mateo Zambrano at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Trayectoria de Mateo Zambrano Bailón".