Yorman Zapata Mina (born 1 September 2000) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a winger for O'Higgins.[1]
 Zapata with O'Higgins in 2024. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yorman Zapata Mina | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | El Charco, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | O'Higgins | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019 | Universidad Católica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Magallanes | 103 | (21) |
| 2024 | Defensa y Justicia | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | O'Higgins | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:13, 5 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in El Charco, Nariño, Zapata moved to Chile in 2019 and joined the youth sides of Universidad Católica,[2] after the club bought his rights from a Deportivo Cali youth school;[3] he later revealed that he did not play for América de Cali or Deportivo Cali themselves due to the lack of financial resources to pay for his transportations, and only came to Chile after a representative led him to the under-20 side of the UC.[4]
Magallanes
editIn the middle of 2019, Zapata moved to Primera B side Magallanes, with Católica retaining 25% of his economic rights.[5] He made his senior debut on 17 August of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Marcelo Allende in a 1–0 home loss to Unión San Felipe.
After appearing in just three matches in his first season, Zapata became a starter for Magallanes in the following years, scoring his first goal on 15 March 2020 in a 1–0 away win over Cobreloa.[6] In the 2021 season, he was the club's top goalscorer with nine goals.
In 2022, Zapata helped Magallanes to win the 2022 Copa Chile, their first major trophy, and earn promotion to the Chilean top flight.[7][8]
International career
editBorn in Colombia, Zapata stated a desire to represent the Chile national team in 2021, after stating that the country "opened the doors of football" for him.[9][10]
Career statistics
edit- As of 12 December 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Magallanes | 2019 | Primera B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | Primera División | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9[a] | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Career total | 103 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 29 | ||
- ^ Three appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, six appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa de Chile
References
edit- ^ a b Yorman Zapata at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ ""Parálisis facial": la historia del colombiano que brilla en la B y que sueña con la UC" ["Facial paralysis": the story of the Colombian who shines in the B and who dreams with the UC] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Yorman Zapata: el colombiano con paso en la UC que brilla en la Primera B" [Yorman Zapata: the Colombian with a spell at UC who shines in Primera B] (in Spanish). Punto Seguido. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Yorman Zapata revela en qué clubes chilenos le gustaría jugar" [Yorman Zapata reveals in which Chilean clubs he would like to play] (in Spanish). Deportes 365. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Rubio O., J. (1 September 2020). "El lazo de la Universidad Católica con Yorman Zapata, goleador de Magallanes" [The link of Universidad Católica with Yorman Zapata, goalscorer of Magallanes] (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Magallanes sorprendió de visita a Cobreloa y alcanzó la punta de la Primera B junto a Ñublense" [Magallanes surprised in their visit to Cobreloa and reached the top of Primera B with Ñublense] (in Spanish). Al Aire Libre. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Yorman Zapata, la figura que sondean los albos: "Sería un gran paso en mi carrera llegar a Colo Colo"" [Yorman Zapata, the man who is targeted by the albos] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "La desconocida cláusula que puede llevar al colombiano Yorman Zapata a Universidad Católica" [The unknown clause which may bring the Colombian Yorman Zapata to Universidad Católica] (in Spanish). Redgol. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ ""Yo quiero defender a Chile porque es el país que me abrió las puertas para jugar a la pelota"" ["I want to play for Chile because it is the country which opened me its doors to play football"] (in Spanish). En Cancha. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Yorman Zapata: colombiano campeón en Chile y la idea de ser chileno" [Yorman Zapata: Colombian champion in Chile and the idea of being Chilean] (in Spanish). Futbolete. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.