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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Martín Zabala Morales | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-09-19) September 19, 1991 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Nacional | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Montevideo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2017 | Racing Montevideo | 115 | (13) |
| 2016–2017 | → Vélez Sarsfield (loan) | 33 | (6) |
| 2017–2019 | Unión Santa Fe | 50 | (11) |
| 2019–2021 | Rosario Central | 55 | (4) |
| 2022– | Nacional | 35 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:08, 3 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Diego Martín Zabala Morales (born 19 September 1991) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Nacional in the Uruguayan Primera División.
Career
Zabala started his career playing for Racing Club de Montevideo in 2011. He helped his team to a second-place finish in the 2014 Apertura tournament, although the team finished last in the immediately following 2015 Clausura.
The Uruguayan midfielder joined Vélez Sarsfield on loan for the 2016 Argentine Primera División. He debuted in a 0–1 defeat to Arsenal de Sarandí for the sixth fixture. Zabala scored his first two goals for the team in the tenth fixture, helping Vélez comeback in the game to defeat Rosario Central 3–2.
Career statistics
- As of match played on 25 February 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing | 2010–11 | Uruguayan Primera División | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 115 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 13 | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield (loan) | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| Unión Santa Fe (loan) | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| Career totals | 165 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 23 | ||
References
- "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- Diego Zabala at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
External links
- Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (in Spanish)
- Diego Zabala at Soccerway
| Club Nacional de Football – current squad | |
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Montevideo
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Racing Club de Montevideo players
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Unión de Santa Fe footballers
- Rosario Central footballers
- Club Nacional de Football players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina