Erick Smith Zambrano Pesantez (born 14 November 2007) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for Ecuadorian Serie A club Orense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erick Smith Zambrano Pesantez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Machala, El Oro, Ecuador[2] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orense | ||
| Number | 54 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017 | Orense | ||
| 2018 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| 2019–2023 | Orense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Orense | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Ecuador U17 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 13 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Machala in the El Oro Province of Ecuador, Zambrano joined the academy of local side Orense in 2017 at the age of nine.[3] He had a brief spell with Independiente del Valle in the 2018 season, before returning to Orense, where he was promoted to the club's first team at the age of fifteen in July 2023.[3][4][5]
He made his professional debut on 17 August 2023, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Dany Coronel in a 2–0 win against Gualaceo. In doing so, he broke Kendry Páez' record as youngest player to feature in the Ecuadorian Serie A at 15 years and 275 days old.[6]
Style of play
editWhile in the academy of Independiente del Valle, he was given the nickname "Cavani" by then-youth-coach Miguel Ángel Ramírez, due to his similar hairstyle and style of play as Uruguayan international footballer Edinson Cavani.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 13 November 2023.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orense | 2023 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
- Notes
References
edit- ^ a b "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™" (PDF). fdp.fifa.org. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Erick Zambrano at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Orense SC promueve a Erick Zambrano de 15 años de edad a su primer equipo" [Orense SC promotes 15-year-old Erick Zambrano to its first team]. diariocorreo.com.ec (in Spanish). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Orense promovió a una joya de 15 años al primer equipo" [Orense promoted a 15-year-old gem to the first team]. ole.com.ar (in Spanish). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ a b Pin Icaza, Daniel (14 July 2023). "Orense: Erick Zambrano, ilusionado con su debut en la LigaPro" [Orense: Erick Zambrano, excited about his debut in the LigaPro]. extra.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ Pin, Daniel (17 August 2023). "Erick Zambrano el nuevo jugador más joven en debutar en la LigaPro" [Erick Zambrano the new youngest player to debut in the LigaPro]. expreso.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ Erick Zambrano at Soccerway