Zini (footballer)
{{Short description|Angolan footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Portuguese name|Cabaça|Salvador}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Zini
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Ambrosini António Cabaça Salvador
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|07|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cazenga, Luanda, Angola
| height = 1.81 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Levadiakos
(on loan from AEK Athens)
| clubnumber = 90
| youthyears1 = 2020
| youthclubs1 = 1º de Agosto
| years1 = 2020–2023
| clubs1 = 1º de Agosto
| caps1 = 22
| goals1 = 12
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = → AEK Athens B (loan)
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = AEK Athens B
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = AEK Athens
| caps4 = 13
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = → Levadiakos (loan)
| caps5 = 22
| goals5 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Angola U17
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2021–
| nationalteam2 = Angola
| nationalcaps2 = 20
| nationalgoals2 = 7
| club-update = 6 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 18 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
=AEK Athens=
On 3 January 2023, Zine joined AEK Athens B on a six-month loan with an option to buy.{{cite web|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/aek-v-anakoinose-zini-i-enosi.9891551.html|title=ΑΕΚ Β': Ανακοίνωσε Ζίνι η Ένωση |website=sport24.gr|date=3 January 2023|lang=el}} Roughly a month later, on 16 February, AEK exercised the buy-out option and Zine signed a contract until the summer of 2028.{{cite web|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/aek-metagrafes-stin-enosi-mechri-to-2028-o-zini.9942850.html|title=ΑΕΚ μεταγραφές: Στην Ένωση μέχρι το 2028 ο Ζίνι|website=sport24.gr|date=16 February 2023|lang=el}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/aek-v-kampaniakos-1-0-o-zini-ekane-sefte-sta-gkol-kai-i-enosi-epestrepse-stis-nikes.10225738.html|title=ΑΕΚ Β' - Καμπανιακός 1-0: Ο Ζίνι έκανε σεφτέ στα γκολ και η Ένωση επέστρεψε στις νίκες|website=sport24.gr|date=30 November 2023|lang=el}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|6 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Super Cup !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| 1º de Agosto
|22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 13 | |
| rowspan="3"|AEK Athens B
|rowspan="2"|Super League Greece 2 |8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|7 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 3 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 3 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|AEK Athens
|rowspan="2"|Super League Greece |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |
| Levadiakos (loan)
|Super League Greece |22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 9 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!72 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 25 |
=International=
{{updated|matches played 15 November 2024}}{{NFT player|83754}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4"|Angola
|2021 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 23 | 7 |
:Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zini goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Zini | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1 | 8 October 2021 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola | {{fb|GAB}} | align="center" |1–0 | style="text-align:center"|3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| style="text-align:center"|2 | 16 November 2021 | 28 March Stadium, Benghazi, Libya | {{fb|LBA}} | align="center" |1–1 | style="text-align:center"|1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| style="text-align:center"|3 | 26 March 2022 | Estádio Municipal, Rio Maior, Portugal | {{fb|GNB}} | style="text-align:center"|2–1 | style="text-align:center"| 3–2 | Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|4 | 20 November 2022 | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa | {{fb|RSA}} | style="text-align:center"|1–0 | style="text-align:center"| 1–1 | Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|5 | 23 January 2024 | Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast | {{fb|BFA}} | style="text-align:center"|2–0 | style="text-align:center"| 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| style="text-align:center"|6 | 15 October 2024 | Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco | {{fb|NIG}} | style="text-align:center"|1–0 | style="text-align:center"| 1–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|7 | 15 November 2024 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola | {{fb|GHA}} | style="text-align:center"|1–1 | style="text-align:center"| 1–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
;AEK Athens
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{soccerway|ambrosini-antonio-cabaca/640716}}
{{Levadiakos F.C. squad}}
{{Angola squad 2023 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zini}}
Category:Footballers from Luanda
Category:Angolan men's footballers
Category:21st-century Angolan sportsmen
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Angola men's international footballers
Category:C.D. Primeiro de Agosto players
Category:Angola men's youth international footballers
Category:AEK Athens F.C. players
Category:AEK Athens B F.C. players
Category:Levadiakos F.C. players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Super League Greece 2 players
Category:Angolan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Category:2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
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