Facundo Zabala

Facundo Zabala

Personal information
Full name	Facundo Gabriel Zabala
Date of birth	(1999-01-02) 2 January 1999
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Olimpia
Number	30
Youth career
2018–2019	Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Alajuelense	57	(2)
2021–2022	APOEL	44	(3)
2022–2023	Venezia	1	(0)
2023	→ Olimpia (loan)	39	(2)
2024–	Olimpia	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023

Facundo Gabriel Zabala (born 2 January 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Paraguayan Primera División club Olimpia.

Career

In 2017, Zabala almost signed for Italian Serie A side Catania Calcio but the transfer never happened.

For the second half of 2018–19, he signed for Alajuelense in the Costa Rican top flight from the youth academy of Argentine top flight club Rosario Central.

APOEL

For the second half of the season he joined APOEL making his debut in a 3–1 win against Nea Salamina. He scored his first goal for Apoel in a 1–0 win against rivals AC Omonia sending APOEL to the semi-finals of the cup.

Venezia

On 1 July 2022, Zabala signed a contract with Italian club Venezia for three seasons, with an option for a fourth. On 10 January 2023, he was loaned to Olimpia in Paraguay until 31 December 2023, with an option to buy. On 8 December 2023, Venezia announced that Olimpia exercised their option to make the transfer permanent, effective in January 2024.

External links

• Facundo Zabala at WorldFootball.net