Víctor Zapata (footballer, born 1994)

Víctor Manuel Zapata Caicedo (born 29 September 1994) is an English former footballer who played as a attacker.

Víctor Zapata
Personal information
Full name Víctor Manuel Zapata Caicedo
Date of birth (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Colombia
Position(s) Attacker
Youth career
Tottenham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Banbury United
2015 Baník 3 (0)
2016 Welling United 3 (0)
2017–2018 Atlético FC 6 (0)
2019–2020 KRC Gent
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Club career

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As a youth player, Zapata joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Tottenham.[1] In 2014, he signed for Banbury United in the English seventh tier.[2] Before the second half of 2014–15, Zapata signed for Czech top flight club Baník, where he made 3 league appearances and scored 0 goals.[3] On 24 April 2015, he debuted for Baník during a 0–2 loss to Vysočina.[3]

Before the second half of 2015–16, Zapata signed for Welling United in the English fifth tier.[4] In 2017, he signed for Colombian second tier team Atlético FC.[3] In 2019, he signed for KRC Gent in Belgium.[5]

International career

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References

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  1. ^ "Víctor Zapata: su historia en el Tottenham". blogs.eltiempo.com.
  2. ^ "Ex-Spurs Youngster Joins Banbury". pitchero.com.
  3. ^ a b c Víctor Zapata at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Three years after release by Tottenham, Victor Zapata-Caicedo returns to English football". hitc.com.
  5. ^ ""Graag ooit profvoetballer"". nieuwsblad.be (Archived). Archived from the original on 18 April 2022.
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