Duván Zapata
 Zapata playing for Napoli in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Duván Esteban Zapata Banguero | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atalanta (on loan from Sampdoria) | ||
| Number | 91 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | América de Cali | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | América de Cali | 38 | (7) |
| 2011–2013 | Estudiantes | 44 | (19) |
| 2013–2018 | Napoli | 37 | (11) |
| 2015–2017 | → Udinese (loan) | 63 | (18) |
| 2017–2018 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 31 | (11) |
| 2018– | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
| 2018– | → Atalanta (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Colombia U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2017– | Colombia | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2018 | |||
Duván Esteban Zapata Banguero (American Spanish: [duˈβan saˈpata]; born 1 April 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Italian club Atalanta, on loan from Sampdoria, and the Colombia national team as a striker.
Club career
América de Cali
Zapata began his football career playing for the youth set-up of América de Cali. He was soon promoted to the first team in 2008, the same year he made his professional debut. As time progressed, he gradually made himself a regular starter. On 13 February 2011, Zapata not only scored his first goal, but also his first hat-trick, in a 3–2 victory against Deportivo Pereira. After featuring in the Colombian squad which participated in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, it was announced Zapata would join Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata on a one-year loan.
Estudiantes
In 2011, Zapata joined Estudiantes on loan for a $120,000 loan fee with an option for Estudiantes to purchase for $1.2 million.[1][2] On his debut, Zapata scored a goal in a 3–2 win over Belgrano. During his first year with Estudiantes, Zapata would occasionally make appearances with their reserve team. Despite this, he still managed to score four goals in eight matches in the Torneo Clausura 2012. That year, within both the Apertura and Clasura, Zapata scored 5 goals in 11 matches. During the summer of 2012, Estudiantes purchased half of Zapata's playing rights from América de Cali.
For the 2013–13 season, Zapata featured in Estudiantes' starting 11, eventually turning into a fundamental part of the team and attracting interest from European clubs.[3][4]
In July 2013, English Premier League club West Ham United applied for a British work permit for Zapata ahead of a possible transfer from Estudiantes. Although not meeting the usual requirements for a permit, West Ham attempted to secure his arrival by claiming he was a "special talent" who would enhance the English game.[5] However, West Ham's owners soon announced on social media they were pulling out of the deal.[6]
Napoli
On 25 August 2013, Zapata transferred to Italian Serie A club Napoli.[7] On 28 September, he made his first start in Serie A, a 2–0 Napoli win against Genoa.[8] On 22 October, he scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League, against Marseille in a 2–1 away win.[9]
Loan to Udinese
On 22 July 2015, Zapata joined Udinese on a two-year loan deal with the option to purchase him after his first year at the club.[10]
Sampdoria
On 31 August 2017, Zapata joined Sampdoria on a season-long loan deal with an obligation to purchase.[11]
Atalanta
On 12 July 2018, Zapata joined Atalanta on a two-season loan deal with an option to purchase.[12]
International career
Zapata received his first call-up to the Colombia national team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Bolivia and Ecuador in March 2017. [13] He made his debut that month when he came on as a subsistute agsinst Bolivia.[14]
In May 2018, he was named in Colombia's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup tournament proper, in Russia.[15] However, he did not make the final 23-man squad.[16]
Personal Life
Zapata is the cousin of fellow Colombia intentional footballer and current Milan defender Cristián Zapata.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 23 August 2018[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cups | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| América de Cali | 2009 | Categoría Primera B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | Categoría Primera B | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Categoría Primera A | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | |
| Total | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Estudiantes | 2011–12 | Primera División | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 2012–13 | Primera División | 31 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16 | |
| 2013–14 | Primera División | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 22 | ||
| Napoli | 2013–14 | Serie A | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 22 | 7 |
| 2014–15 | Serie A | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 31 | 8 | |
| Total | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 53 | 15 | ||
| Udinese (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie A | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 |
| 2016–17 | Serie A | 38 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 11 | |
| Total | 63 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 19 | ||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie A | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 11 |
| Atalanta (loan) | 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| Career totals | 214 | 66 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 242 | 77 | ||
- ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League, One appearance in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of 14 November 2017
| Colombia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours
- Napoli
References
- ↑ "Inicio Múnera Eastman Radio 790AM". Radiomunera.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑
- ↑ "QPR and West Ham target Duvan Zapata to join ex-Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez at Napoli". 22 August 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑
- ↑ "West Ham apply for work permit for Colombian forward Duván Zapata". The Guardian. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ Jones, James (18 July 2013). "West Ham pull plug on Zapata deal - West Ham World".
- ↑ "Napoli sign Estudiantes' Zapata". ESPN FC. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ↑ "Duván Zapata Player Profile". Espn Fc. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ FT. "Marseille vs. Napoli - Football Match Stats - October 22, 2013 - ESPN". Espnfc.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "Allan to Naples". S.S.C. Napoli. 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "Zapata è blucerchiato: temporaneo con obbligo di riscatto". U.C. Sampdoria. 31 August 2017.
- ↑ "Sampdoria, Duvan Zapata passa all'Atalanta". tuttomercatoweb. 12 July 2018.
- ↑ "Duvan Zapata gets debut Colombia call". Football Italia. 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "AreaNapoli.it - Notizie Calcio Napoli". m.areanapoli.it. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ Matt Dorman. "Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez named in Colombia's World Cup squad". Goal.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "Euro round-up: Duvan Zapata gets family bragging rights". Rte.ie. 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "D. Zapata". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2015.