Paúl Ambrosi

Paúl Ambrosi
Personal information
Full name	Vicente Paúl Ambrosi Zambrano
Date of birth	14 October 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Guaranda, Ecuador
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
1997–2000	LDU Quito
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2009	LDU Quito
2009–2010	Rosario Central
2010–2013	LDU Quito
2013	→ Cerro Porteño (loan)
2014	Olmedo
Total
International career
2003–2009	Ecuador
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vicente Paúl Ambrosi Zambrano, commonly known as Paúl Ambrosi (born 14 October 1980), is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He spent the vast majority of his professional career at LDU Quito.

Club career

Ambrosi was born in Guaranda. He played for LDU Quito for most of his career. On the national level, he helped LDU Quito win three Serie A national championships, and one Serie B title. In 2008, he was a starting player on the squad that won the Copa Libertadores, the first for the club and for the country. In August 2009, he signed with Argentine club Rosario Central. He returned to LDU Quito after one season with Rosario Central.

International career

Ambrosi was first called up to play for the Ecuador national team on 20 August 2003, in a game friendly against Guatemala. He become a regular fixture on the team as a starter and a substitute, playing in the 2004 Copa América, 2006 World Cup, and in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
LDU Quito	2000	Ecuadorian Serie A	8	0	—		0	0	8	0
	2001	Serie B	30	6	—		0	0	30	6
	2002	Ecuadorian Serie A	43	1	—		0	0	43	1
	2003		42	10	—		4	1	46	11
	2004		42	5	—		16	4	58	9
	2005		43	4	—		15	0	58	4
	2006		36	5	—		11	0	47	5
	2007		31	1	—		8	1	39	2
	2008		30	0	—		18	1	48	1
	2009		23	3	—		7	0	30	3
	Total		328	35	—		79	7	407	42
Rosario Central	2009–10	Primera División	21	0	—		0	0	21	0
LDU Quito	2010	Ecuadorian Serie A	11	0	—		2	0	13	0
	2011		22	1	—		16	2	38	3
	2012		6	0	—		0	0	6	0
	Total		39	1	—		18	2	58	3
Cerro Porteño	2013	Primera División	1	0	—		1	0	2	0
LDU Quito	2013	Ecuadorian Serie A	5	0	—		0	0	5	0
Olmedo	2014	Ecuadorian Serie A	11	0	—		—		11	0
Career total			405	36	—		98	9	503	45

Honours

LDU Quito

References

^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.

External links

FEF player card (in Spanish)
Paúl Ambrosi at National-Football-Teams.com
(in Spanish) ESPN statistics
(in Spanish) Primera División statistics^[usurped]

[1] "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.

[FCWC_2008-2] "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.

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