Alexis Joel Zárate Maldonado (born 8 May 1994) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a right back.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexis Joel Zárate Maldonado | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | General Deheza, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Independiente | 15 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Temperley (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2018 | FK Liepāja | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Argentina U17 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:45, 2 January 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editZárate's career started with Independiente in 2013, making his professional bow during a win over Boca Unidos in the Copa Argentina on 22 May; his first league appearance arrived a month later against Colón.[2][3] Zárate scored the first goal of his career versus Godoy Cruz in October 2014.[2] On 1 January 2016, fellow Argentine Primera División team Temperley loaned Zárate until December 2017.[2] He scored goals against Huracán and Colón throughout thirty-one appearances for Temperley.[2] In January 2018, Latvian Higher League side FK Liepāja completed the signing of Zárate.[2] He made his debut in a March win over Riga FC.[2]
International career
edit2011 saw Zárate win a total of nine caps for the Argentina U17s at the 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship and 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[2]
Personal life
editIn September 2017, Zárate was found guilty of rape.[4][5][6] However, he remained at liberty during the appeals process and was allowed to join Latvia's FK Liepāja in March 2018.[4][5][6] Zárate's appeal was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Argentina on 3 December 2018, with final sentencing awaiting determination..[7][8][9] A year later, on 5 December 2019, a court in Buenos Aires ruled against Zárate's second appeal.[10] Despite this, a request for Zárate’s arrest was denied by a Lomas de Zamora court; with the Supreme Court case still pending.[11] On 3 July 2020, Zárate was taken into custody after his appeal was dismissed and jailed to serve his six-and-a-half-year sentence.[12][13] He submitted an additional complaint appeal to the Supreme Court, which was denied on 16 June 2022 and the ex-football player will have to spend his six-and-a-half years sentence imprisoned.[12][13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 2 January 2019.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente | 2012–13 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Primera División | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Temperley (loan) | 2016 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||||
| FK Liepāja | 2018 | Higher League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 46 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | |||
- ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes the Copa Sudamericana and UEFA Europa League
- ^ One appearance in 2015 Copa Sudamericana
References
edit- ^ Alexis Zárate at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Alexis Zárate profile". Soccerway. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Alexis Zárate profile". BDFA. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Confirmaron la condena a Alexis Zárate por violación y quedó a un paso de la cárcel". Clarín. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Confirman la condena por violación del exfutbolista de Independiente Alexis Zárate". La Nación. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ a b "La Justicia decidió por tercera vez que Alexis Zárate no vaya preso por violación". Clarín. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Alexis Zárate quedó al borde de la detención: la Suprema Corte rechazó un recurso del futbolista". TN. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "La Suprema Corte anuló un recurso de la defensa de Alexis Zárate". InfoRegión. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "El ex futbolista Alexis Zárate al borde de la detención en la causa de abuso sexual". Los Andes. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "La Corte bonaerense confirmó la condena por violación del futbolista Alexis Zárate y hoy pedirán su detención". Infobae. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Rechazaron el pedido de detención de Alexis Zárate". InfoRegión. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Detienen al futbolista argentino Alexis Zárate, condenado por abuso sexual". Marca. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Detuvieron al ex-Independiente Alexis Zárate". ESPN. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
External links
edit- Alexis Zárate at Soccerway