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Zini
Personal information
Full name Ambrosini António Cabaça Salvador
Date of birth (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Cazenga, Luanda, Angola
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Levadiakos
(on loan from AEK Athens)
Number 90
Youth career
2020 1º de Agosto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 1º de Agosto 22 (12)
2023AEK Athens B (loan) 3 (0)
2023– AEK Athens B 12 (3)
2023– AEK Athens 13 (0)
2024–Levadiakos (loan) 8 (1)
International career
2019 Angola U17 4 (2)
2021– Angola 23 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Ambrosini António Cabaça Salvador (born 3 July 2002), known professionally as Zini, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club Levadiakos, on loan from AEK Athens and the Angola national team.

Club career

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AEK Athens

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On 3 January 2023, Zine joined AEK Athens B on a six-month loan with an option to buy.[1] Roughly a month later, on 16 February, AEK exercised the buy-out option and Zine signed a contract until the summer of 2028.[2] For the rest of the season he was used in both first and second team matches. At the end of the season he won the domestic double with AEK Athens. On 30 November 2023, he scored his first goal with the second team, in the home match against Kampaniakos.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 14 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Super Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1º de Agosto 2020–21 Girabola 22 12 0 0 3 1 25 13
AEK Athens B 2022–23 Super League Greece 2 8 0 8 0
2023–24 7 3 7 3
AEK Athens 2022–23 Super League Greece 2 0 2 0
2023–24 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 50 15 0 0 3 1 0 0 53 16

International

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As of matches played 15 November 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Angola 2021 5 2
2022 5 2
2023 4 0
2024 9 3
Total 23 7
Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zini goal.
List of international goals scored by Zini
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2021 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola  Gabon 1–0 3–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2 16 November 2021 28 March Stadium, Benghazi, Libya  Libya 1–1 1–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying
3 26 March 2022 Estádio Municipal, Rio Maior, Portugal  Guinea-Bissau 2–1 3–2 Friendly
4 20 November 2022 Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa  South Africa 1–0 1–1 Friendly
5 23 January 2024 Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast  Burkina Faso 2–0 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
6 15 October 2024 Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco  Niger 1–0 1–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7 15 November 2024 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola  Ghana 1–1 1–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

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AEK Athens

References

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  1. ^ "ΑΕΚ Β': Ανακοίνωσε Ζίνι η Ένωση". sport24.gr (in Greek). 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ "ΑΕΚ μεταγραφές: Στην Ένωση μέχρι το 2028 ο Ζίνι". sport24.gr (in Greek). 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ "ΑΕΚ Β' - Καμπανιακός 1-0: Ο Ζίνι έκανε σεφτέ στα γκολ και η Ένωση επέστρεψε στις νίκες". sport24.gr (in Greek). 30 November 2023.
  4. ^ Zini at National-Football-Teams.com
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