| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 August 1998 | ||
| 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.
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]
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]