| Óscar Zambrano | |
| Fullname: | Óscar Steven Zambrano Preciado |
| Birth Date: | 20 April 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Santo Domingo, Ecuador |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Currentclub: | Hull City (on loan from L.D.U. Quito) |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Colorados Jaipadida |
| Youthyears2: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | L.D.U. Quito |
| Youthyears3: | 2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | América de Quito |
| Youthyears4: | 2018–2022 |
| Youthclubs4: | L.D.U. Quito |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | L.D.U. Quito |
| Caps1: | 50 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | → Hull City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ecuador U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Ecuador U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:42, 16 August 2024 (UTC) |
Óscar Steven Zambrano Preciado (born 20 April 2004) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Hull City on loan from L.D.U. Quito.
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.[1]
Zambrano began his footballing career in the same academy as compatriot and current Ecuador international footballer Moisés Caicedo - Colorados Jaipadida.[2] 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.[1]
Having already trialled at Dutch side Ajax in 2022,[2] 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".[3] He was later linked with Brazilian side São Paulo and American MLS team Colorado Rapids.[4]
On 16 August 2024, Zambrano joined EFL Championship club Hull City on a season-long loan, with the club having an option to buy in the summer of 2025.[5] [6]
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.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| LDU Quito | 2022 | Serie A | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | |||