| Eyob Zambataro | |
| Birth Date: | 18 August 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Torres |
| Clubnumber: | 72 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ascot Triante |
| Youthclubs2: | San Fruttuoso |
| Youthyears3: | 2009–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Atalanta |
| Years1: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Atalanta |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Padova (loan) |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Ravenna (loan) |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Monopoli (loan) |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Lecco (loan) |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Lecco |
| Caps6: | 37 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Torres |
| Caps7: | 17 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 4 May 2024 |
Eyob Zambataro (born 18 August 1998) is an Italian footballer of Ethiopian origin who plays as a defender for club Torres.
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]
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]