Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristian Exequiel Zabala | ||
Date of birth | 4 March 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Solano, Argentina [1] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente del Valle | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Quilmes | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Quilmes | 24 | (1) |
2020–2023 | Tigre | 105 | (3) |
2024– | Independiente del Valle | 42 | (4) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 August 2025 |
Cristian Exequiel Zabala (born 4 March 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle. [2]
Zabala began with Quilmes. [2] [3] He made his professional debut against Atlético de Rafaela on 27 August 2018, coming off the substitutes bench after seventy-eight minutes in place of Augusto Max. [2] [4] After another sub appearance versus Los Andes in the succeeding September, Zabala's first start in senior football arrived during a 1–1 draw away to Villa Dálmine on 20 October. [2]
Club | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Quilmes | Primera B Nacional | 2018-19 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2019-20 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
Total | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Tigre | Primera B Nacional | 2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
2021 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
Argentine Primera División | 2022 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
2023 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
Total | 105 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 120 | 3 | ||
Independiente del Valle | Ecuadorian Serie A | 2024 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 4 |
2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Total | 41 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
Career total | 170 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 202 | 8 |