Renzo José Zambrano (born 26 August 1994) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renzo José Zambrano | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Aragua de Maturín, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Phoenix Rising | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Monagas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Monagas | 61 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Deportivo Lara | 26 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Valladolid B | 54 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Valladolid | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Portland Timbers 2 | 46 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Portland Timbers | 29 | (0) |
| 2022 | Pyunik | 21 | (1) |
| 2023– | Phoenix Rising | 65 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Venezuela U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Venezuela U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Venezuela | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Aragua de Maturín, Zambrano graduated with Monagas SC's youth setup. On 14 August 2011, aged just 16, he made his professional debut, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 2–0 away win against Aragua FC for the Primera División championship.
Zambrano appeared regularly during his first two seasons at the club, but was demoted to the reserves in his third. On 24 June 2014 he moved to Deportivo Lara, also in the top division.[1]
On 8 March 2015 Zambrano scored his first professional goal, netting the second in a 2–1 win at Caracas FC.[2] On 13 July he signed a two-year deal with Real Valladolid, initially assigned to the B-team.[3]
Zambrano made his first team debut for the Pucelanos on 21 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División home win against Real Oviedo.[4]
On 22 August 2017, Zambrano signed for United Soccer League side Portland Timbers 2.[5]
Zambrano signed with the Portland Timbers first team for the 2019 season.[6]
On 5 February 2022, Zambrano signed for Armenian Premier League club Pyunik.[7]
Zambrano signed with Phoenix Rising FC on December 1, 2022.[8]
International career
editAfter representing Venezuela at under-17 and under-20 levels, Zambrano was called up to the main side on 2 November 2016 for two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Bolivia and Ecuador.[9] He made his full international debut eight days later, starting in a 5–0 routing of the former.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 31 October 2022[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Valladolid | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| Real Valladolid B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 34 | 2 | - | - | - | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 0 | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | 2 | ||
| Portland Timbers | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 0 | ||
| Portland Timbers 2 | 2018 | USL Championship | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 32 | 3 | - | - | - | 32 | 3 | |||||
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | 3 | ||
| Pyunik | 2021–22 | Armenian Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 21 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 153 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | - | 167 | 6 | ||
Honours
editClub
edit- Pyunik
- Portland Timbers
References
edit- ^ "Renzo Zambrano se une al Rojinegro" [Renzo Zambrano adds to Rojinegro] (in Spanish). Meridiano. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Caracas perdió el tren del liderato al caer en casa" [Caracas lost its leadership status after losing at home] (in Spanish). El Universal. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Zambrano, un vinotinto joven" [Zambrano, a young vinotinto] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "El Valladolid debuta con victoria ante un Oviedo muy peleón" [Valladolid debut with victory against a very combative Oviedo] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Venezuelan Zambrano Joins T2". USL Soccer. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Portland Timbers sign Loria, Zambrano from USL affiliate | MLSsoccer.com".
- ^ "Official statement: Renzo Zambrano". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Minnick, Jason (1 December 2022). "Phoenix Rising Signs Midfielder Renzo Zambrano for the 2023 Season". Phoenix Rising FC. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Renzo Zambrano, convocado con Venezuela" [Renzo Zambrano, called up with Venezuela] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Venezuela aplastó 5–0 a Bolivia con 'hat-trick' de Josef Martínez" [Venezuela thrashed Bolivia by 5–0 with a 'hat-trick' from Josef Martínez] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ Renzo Zambrano at Soccerway
- ^ "Dario Zuparic goal clinches MLS Back is Tournament for Portland Timbers". The Guardian. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
External links
edit- Renzo Zambrano at BDFutbol
- Renzo Zambrano at National-Football-Teams.com
- Renzo Zambrano at Soccerway
- Renzo Zambrano at USL Championship