Zini (footballer)
Ambrosini António Cabaça Salvador (born 3 July 2002), commonly known as Zini, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club AEK Athens.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ambrosini António Cabaça Salvador | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Cazenga, Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020 | 1º de Agosto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | 1º de Agosto | 22 | (12) |
| 2023 | → AEK Athens B (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | AEK Athens B | 12 | (3) |
| 2023– | AEK Athens | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Angola U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2021– | Angola | 19 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2024 | |||
Club career
AEK Athens
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 contractuntil 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
Club
- As of 14 April 2024
| 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
- As of matches played 23 January 2024[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2021 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zini goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2021 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, 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 |
References
- "ΑΕΚ Β': Ανακοίνωσε Ζίνι η Ένωση". sport24.gr (in Greek). 3 January 2023.
- "ΑΕΚ μεταγραφές: Στην Ένωση μέχρι το 2028 ο Ζίνι". sport24.gr (in Greek). 16 February 2023.
- "ΑΕΚ Β' - Καμπανιακός 1-0: Ο Ζίνι έκανε σεφτέ στα γκολ και η Ένωση επέστρεψε στις νίκες". sport24.gr (in Greek). 30 November 2023.
- Zini at National-Football-Teams.com
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