Leonardo Zabala
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Yassir Zabala Zeballos | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cancún | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2014 | Academía Tahuichi | ||
| 2014–2019 | Calleja | ||
| 2019–2021 | Palmeiras | ||
| 2021–2023 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Santos | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Cancún | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Bolivia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Bolivia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Bolivia | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023 | |||
Leonardo Yassir Zabala Zeballos (born 23 May 2003) is a Bolivian football player who plays as central defender for Mexican club Cancún and the Bolivia national team.
Club career
[edit]Zabala began playing football at the age of four with local side Academía Tahuichi.[1] In September 2019, after representing Club Calleja, he joined Palmeiras after standing out in a local tournament.[2][3]
On 23 September 2021, Zabala signed a contract with Santos until December 2022, being initially assigned to the under-20s.[4] On 7 June of the following year, he further extended his deal until December 2023.[5]
On 16 March 2023, after already being involved in first team trainings, Zabala further extended his link until the end of 2025.[6] Late in the month, he suffered a knee injury while on international duty, being sidelined for the remainder of the year.[7]
On 25 July 2024, Santos announced that Zabala had left the club after rescinding his contract, and his signature for Liga de Expansión MX side Cancún.[8] He made his senior debut on 17 August, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Mineros de Zacatecas.
International career
[edit]On 9 October 2020, Zabala debuted for the Bolivia national team in a 5-0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Brazil.[9][10]
Personal life
[edit]Zabala is the nephew of the Bolivian international footballer Wilder Zabala.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of 24 March 2023[11]
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolivia | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Liderados por 'lenda' Miguelito, bolivianos constroem uma família no Santos" [Led by 'legendary' Miguelito, Bolivians build a family at Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Leonardo Zabala, el boliviano que juega en Palmeiras y fue llamado a la selección" [Leonardo Zabala, the Bolivian who plays at Palmeiras and was called up to the national team] (in Spanish). El Deber. 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Terceros, Uzeda y Zabala: el Proyecto Bolivia 2022 ya rinde sus frutos" [Terceros, Uzeda and Zabala: the Proyecto Bolivia 2022 already reaps its rewards] (in Spanish). Premium Sports. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Santos contrata jovem zagueiro boliviano que estava no Palmeiras" [Santos sign young Bolivian stopper who was at Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Santos assina novos contratos com bolivianos da base" [Santos sign new contracts with Bolivians from the youth setup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Santos acerta renovação de contrato com Leonardo Zabala" [Santos agree contract renewal with Leonardo Zabala] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Zabala sofre lesão no ligamento cruzado e está fora da temporada" [Zabala suffers a cruciate ligament injury and is out for the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Santos FC e Leonardo Zabala assinam acordo para rescisão do contrato" [Santos FC and Leonardo Zabala sign agreement for the rescision of the contract] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Brazil vs. Bolivia - 10 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Farías: "podemos visualizar una buena sub 20 y con posibilidades reales de pelear un cupo al Mundial"" [Farías: "we can visualize a good under-20 and with real possibilities to fight for a place in the World Cup"] (in Spanish). Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Leonardo Zabala at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Leonardo Zabala at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Bolivian men's footballers
- Bolivia men's international footballers
- Bolivia men's under-20 international footballers
- Bolivia men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Santos FC players
- Liga de Expansión MX players
- Cancún F.C. footballers
- Bolivian expatriate men's footballers
- Bolivian expatriates in Brazil
- Bolivian expatriates in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico