Alejandro Zambrano

Alejandro 'Álex' Zambrano Martín (born 4 August 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Icelandic club Ungmennafélagið Afturelding as a midfielder.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Zambrano and the second or maternal family name is Martín.
Álex Zambrano
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Zambrano Martín
Date of birth (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991
Place of birth Huelva, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Afturelding
Youth career
Recreativo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Recreativo B 26 (7)
2011–2012 Recreativo 19 (0)
2012–2013 Villarreal B 17 (1)
2013–2014 Sporting B 26 (2)
2014–2015 San Roque 31 (3)
2015–2018 Recreativo 67 (3)
2018–2019 Don Benito 33 (2)
2019– Afturelding 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:39, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Huelva, Andalusia, Zambrano graduated from Recreativo de Huelva's youth setup. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2009–10 season, in Tercera División.

Zambrano was promoted to the first team for the 2011–12 campaign, with the Andalusians in Segunda División. He made his league debut on 27 August, starting and being booked in a 0–1 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña.[1]

On 25 August 2012, Zambrano terminated his contract with Recre and signed for fellow league side Villarreal CF B.[2] On 17 July of the following year he moved to another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón B from Segunda División B.[3]

On 18 August 2014, Zambrano joined CD San Roque de Lepe also in the third level.[4] On 16 July of the following year, he returned to his first club Recreativo after agreeing to a two-year deal.[5]

Zambrano left the Estadio Nuevo Colombino in the summer of 2018, signing with division three team CD Don Benito.[6]

Personal life

Zambrano's father and uncle, respectively Manuel and Antonio, were also footballers. They too represented Recreativo professionally; during his spell there, the former also acted as the club's president.[7][8]

References
  1. El Deportivo suda su primer triunfo en Segunda (Deportivo sweat to get first win in Segunda); Marca, 27 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. Se desvincula para firmar por el Villarreal B (Cuts ties to sign for Villarreal B); Huelva Hoy, 25 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. El Sporting B ficha al centrocampista Álex Zambrano (Sporting B sign midfielder Álex Zambrano); El Comercio, 17 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. Álex Zambrano ficha por el San Roque de Lepe (Álex Zambrano signs for San Roque de Lepe); La Nueva España, 18 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. Alejandro Zambrano regresa al Recre y ficha por dos temporadas (Alejandro Zambrano returns to Recre and signs for two seasons); Huelva 24, 16 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. Álex Zambrano, otro onubense que será rival del Recreativo (Álex Zambrano, another Huelva-born who will be rival of Recreativo); Diario de Huelva, 13 July 2018 (in Spanish)
  7. Luto en el Recre por la muerte de Antonio Zambrano (Mourning at Recre for the death of Antonio Zambrano); Huelva Hoy, 1 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. Álex Zambrano: “Ser el hijo del presidente del Recreativo me ha perjudicado más que beneficiado” (Álex Zambrano: “Being the son of the president of Recreativo has hurt me more than it has done me good”); Diario de Huelva, 24 August 2018 (in Spanish)
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