| Zini | |
| Fullname: | Ambrosini António Cabaça Salvador |
| Birth Date: | 3 July 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Cazenga, Luanda, Angola |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | AEK Athens |
| Clubnumber: | 90 |
| Youthyears1: | 2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | 1º de Agosto |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | 1º de Agosto |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 12 |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | → AEK Athens B (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | AEK Athens B |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | AEK Athens |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Angola U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | Angola |
| Nationalcaps2: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 14 April 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 2 February 2024 |
Ambrosini António Cabaça Salvador (born 3 July 2002), commonly known as Zini, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club AEK Athens and the Angola national team.
On 3 January 2023, Zine joined AEK Athens B on a six-month loan with an option to buy.[1] Roughly a month later, on 16 February, AEK exercised the buy-out option and Zine signed a contract until the summer of 2028.[2] For the rest of the season he was used in both first and second team matches. At the end of the season he won the domestic double with AEK Athens. On 30 November 2023, he scored his first goal with the second team, in the home match against Kampaniakos.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Super Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1º de Agosto | 2020–21 | Girabola | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 25 | 13 | ||
| AEK Athens B | 2022–23 | Super League Greece 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | ||||||
| AEK Athens | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 50 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 16 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2021 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 19 | 5 | ||
Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zini goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2021 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying | ||
| 2 | 16 November 2021 | 28 March Stadium, Benghazi, Libya | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying | ||
| 3 | 26 March 2022 | Estádio Municipal, Rio Maior, Portugal | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly | ||
| 4 | 20 November 2022 | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 5 | 23 January 2024 | Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |