Eyob Zambataro

Eyob Zambataro

Zambataro in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Torres
Number	27
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	48	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 November 2025

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

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.

External links

• Eyob Zambataro at Soccerway