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Duván Zapata
Colombian footballer (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zapata and the second or maternal family name is Banguero.
Duván Esteban Zapata Banguero (Latin American Spanish: [duˈβan saˈpata]; born 1 April 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Torino and the Colombia national team.
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Full name | Duván Esteban Zapata Banguero | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 (age 33)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Padilla, Cauca, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Torino | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 91 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2008 | América de Cali | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2011 | América de Cali | 52 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Estudiantes | 44 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2018 | Napoli | 37 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | → Udinese (loan) | 63 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 31 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | → Atalanta (loan) | 46 | (29) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2024 | Atalanta | 107 | (40) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | → Torino (loan) | 35 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Torino | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | Colombia U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2017– | Colombia | 34 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021 (UTC) |
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After starting his career with Colombian club América de Cali, Zapata would go on to play for Estudiantes in Argentina. From 2013, he played in Italy's Serie A, for Napoli, Udinese, Sampdoria, Atalanta and Torino. Zapata became well known during his time at Atalanta, where he would form a striker partnership with fellow Colombian Luis Muriel.
At international level, Zapata made his senior debut for Colombia in 2017, and took part at the 2019 and 2021 Copa América.