Óscar Zambrano

Óscar Steven Zambrano Preciado (born 20 April 2004) is an Ecuadorian footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Quito.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zambrano and the second or maternal family name is Preciado.
Óscar Zambrano
Personal information
Full name Óscar Steven Zambrano Preciado[1]
Date of birth (2004-04-20) 20 April 2004
Place of birth Santo Domingo, Ecuador[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 LDU Quito
Number 5
Youth career
Colorados Jaipadida
2016 LDU Quito
2017 América de Quito
2018–2022 LDU Quito
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– LDU Quito 22 (1)
International career
2019 Ecuador U15 1 (0)
2022– Ecuador U20 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Born in the Santo Domingo Canton of Ecuador, Zambrano is the youngest of six siblings, with one of his brothers, Jefferson Preciado, also going on to become a footballer.[2]

Club career

Zambrano began his footballing career in the same academy as compatriot and current Ecuador international footballer Moisés Caicedo - Colorados Jaipadida.[3] He joined the academy of L.D.U. Quito in 2016, but spent the following season with América de Quito. He returned to L.D.U. Quito and progressed through the academy, before making his professional debut in a 2–0 Ecuadorian Serie A win over Cumbayá on 10 April 2022.[2]

Having already trialled at Dutch side Ajax in 2022,[3] Zambrano was again linked with a move to Europe the following season, with club president Esteban Paz stating that teams were interested, but that they hadn't "received any concrete offer yet".[4] He was later linked with Brazilian side São Paulo and American MLS team Colorado Rapids.[5]

International career

Zambrano was called up to the Ecuador under-20 side for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he was one of Ecuador's better players in a campaign that saw them knocked out in the round of 16 by South Korea.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 28 September 2022.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LDU Quito 2022 Serie A 1312[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 2]000171
2023 90003[lower-alpha 2]000120
Career total 221205000291
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Copa Ecuador
  2. Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana

References
  1. Óscar Zambrano at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Óscar Zambrano confesó lo que vivió en su debut con 17 años en LDU" [Óscar Zambrano confessed what he experienced in his debut at the age of 17 at LDU]. mifutbolecuador.futbol (in Spanish). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. Bayas, Mauricio (3 May 2023). "Óscar Zambrano, de Liga De Quito, salió de la misma escuela de Moisés Caicedo" [Óscar Zambrano, from Liga De Quito, left the same school as Moisés Caicedo]. lacancha.com.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. "¿Se llevan a Óscar Zambrano?" [Are they taking Óscar Zambrano?]. ole.com.ar (in Spanish). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. Ortiz, Pedro (24 June 2023). "Dijeron que iba a Europa y ahora Óscar Zambrano tendría un destino inesperado" [They said he was going to Europe and now Óscar Zambrano would have an unexpected destiny]. elfutbolero.com.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. Sinchire, Alexis (23 May 2023). "Óscar Zambrano, figura de Ecuador vs. Eslovaquia" [Óscar Zambrano, figure of Ecuador vs. Slovakia]. benditofutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. Óscar Zambrano at Soccerway
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