Facundo Zabala | |
Fullname: | Facundo Gabriel Zabala |
Birth Date: | 1999 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Rosario, Argentina |
Height: | 1.72 m |
Position: | Left-back |
Currentclub: | Olimpia |
Clubnumber: | 30 |
Youthyears1: | 2018–2019 |
Youthclubs1: | Rosario Central |
Years1: | 2018–2021 |
Clubs1: | Alajuelense |
Caps1: | 57 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs2: | APOEL |
Caps2: | 44 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs3: | Venezia |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2023 |
Clubs4: | → Olimpia (loan) |
Caps4: | 39 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2024– |
Clubs5: | Olimpia |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 2 December 2023 |
Facundo Gabriel Zabala (born 2 January 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Paraguayan Primera División club Olimpia.
In 2017, Zabala almost signed for Italian Serie A side Catania Calcio but the transfer never happened.[1]
For the second half of 2018–19, he signed for Alajuelense in the Costa Rican top flight from the youth academy of Argentine top flight club Rosario Central.[2]
For the second half of the season he joined APOEL making his debut in a 3–1 win against Nea Salamina. He scored his first goal for Apoel in a 1–0 win against rivals AC Omonia sending APOEL to the semi-finals of the cup.
On 1 July 2022, Zabala signed a contract with Italian club Venezia for three seasons, with an option for a fourth.[3] On 10 January 2023, he was loaned to Olimpia in Paraguay until 31 December 2023, with an option to buy.[4] On 8 December 2023, Venezia announced that Olimpia exercised their option to make the transfer permanent, effective in January 2024.[5]