Renzo Zambrano

Renzo José Zambrano (born 26 August 1994) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer as a midfielder.

Renzo Zambrano
Personal information
Full name Renzo José Zambrano
Date of birth (1994-08-26) 26 August 1994
Place of birth Aragua de Maturín, Venezuela
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
Number 40
Youth career
Monagas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Monagas 61 (0)
2014–2015 Deportivo Lara 26 (1)
2015–2017 Valladolid B 54 (2)
2016–2017 Valladolid 2 (0)
2017– Portland Timbers 2 47 (3)
2019– Portland Timbers 10 (0)
National team‡
2011 Venezuela U17 4 (0)
2013 Venezuela U20 3 (0)
2016– Venezuela 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:25, 19 November 2019 (UTC).
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is José and the second or maternal family name is Zambrano.

Club career

Born in Aragua de Maturín, Zambrano graduated with Monagas SC's youth setup. On 14 August 2011, aged just 16, he made his professional debut, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 2–0 away win against Aragua FC for the Primera División championship.

Zambrano appeared regularly during his first two seasons at the club, but was demoted to the reserves in his third. On 24 June 2014 he moved to Deportivo Lara, also in the top division.[1]

On 8 March 2015 Zambrano scored his first professional goal, netting the second in a 2–1 win at Caracas FC.[2] On 13 July he signed a two-year deal with Real Valladolid, initially assigned to the B-team.[3]

Zambrano made his first team debut for the Pucelanos on 21 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División home win against Real Oviedo.[4]

On 22 August 2017, Zambrano signed for United Soccer League side Portland Timbers 2.[5]

Zambrano signed with the Portland Timbers first team for the 2019 season.[6]

International career

After representing Venezuela at under-17 and under-20 levels, Zambrano was called up to the main side on 2 November 2016 for two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Bolivia and Ecuador.[7] He made his full international debut eight days later, starting in a 5–0 routing of the former.[8]

References
  1. "Renzo Zambrano se une al Rojinegro" [Renzo Zambrano adds to Rojinegro] (in Spanish). Meridiano. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. "Caracas perdió el tren del liderato al caer en casa" [Caracas lost its leadership status after losing at home] (in Spanish). El Universal. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  3. "Zambrano, un vinotinto joven" [Zambrano, a young vinotinto] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. "El Valladolid debuta con victoria ante un Oviedo muy peleón" [Valladolid debut with victory against a very combative Oviedo] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  5. "Venezuelan Zambrano Joins T2". USL Soccer. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/12/10/portland-timbers-sign-loria-zambrano-usl-affiliate
  7. "Renzo Zambrano, convocado con Venezuela" [Renzo Zambrano, called up with Venezuela] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  8. "Venezuela aplastó 5–0 a Bolivia con 'hat-trick' de Josef Martínez" [Venezuela thrashed Bolivia by 5–0 with a 'hat-trick' from Josef Martínez] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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