- This person has a Spanish last name; here Zapata is the name of the father, Valencia is the name of the mother.
Christian Eduardo Zapata Valencia ( Spanish: Cristián Zapata ; born September 30, 1986, Padilla, Colombia ) is a Colombian footballer , defender of the Italian club Genoa and the national team of Colombia .
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| Full name | Christian Eduardo Zapata Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Padilla (Cauca) , Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 187 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club |  Genoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Zapata is a graduate of the Deportivo Cali Club, one of Colombia 's most famous and titled clubs. On the promising defender, able to play both in the center and on the right flank, the Italian Udinese , who signed it on August 31, 2005, laid eyes on it. Zapata made his debut at the base on November 19, 2005, in a match with Messina [2] . On December 21, in a duel against Sampdoria , Zapata scored his first goal in Serie A [3] . The player progressed rapidly and soon became a strong base player. In 2007, he extended the contract with Udinese until 2010.
In the summer of 2008, London 's Arsenal offered 9.5 million for Zapata, but Udinese rejected the offer. .
In 2011, Christian Zapata moved from the Italian Udinese to the Spanish Villarreal , who paid 6 million for him, having concluded a five-year contract. On August 29, in a match against Barcelona , Christian made his debut in La Liga [4] .
August 8, 2012 leased by the Italian " Milan " [5] . On September 23, in a match against his former Udinese team, he made his debut for the Rossoneri [6] . The debut was unsuccessful, Zapata received a red card and was sent off. On May 23, 2013, information appeared about the redemption of Zapata from Villarreal and the signing of a long-term contract with red-black, calculated until June 30, 2016 [7] .
Team
Zapata played for the Colombian youth team at the 2005 World Youth Championships, where his team reached the 1/16 finals. In the adult team, he made his debut in 2007. Christian scored his first goal for the national team on June 4, 2016 in the opening match of the Jubilee Cup of America with the hosts of the US national team.
Statistics
Club
- As of May 20, 2019
| Performance | League | Cup | Continent | Total | ||||||
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| Club | League | Season | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals |
| Deportivo Cali | League Aguila | 2005 | 17 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Udinese | A series | 2005/06 | 20 | one | five | 0 | four | 0 | 29th | one |
| 2006/07 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2007/08 | 28 | one | 0 | 0 | - | 28 | one | |||
| 2008/09 | 18 | one | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | one | ||
| 2009/10 | 31 | 0 | four | 0 | - | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2010/11 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 38 | 2 | |||
| Total | 168 | five | sixteen | 0 | ten | 0 | 194 | five | ||
| Villarreal | La liga | 2011/12 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Milan | A series | 2012/13 | 23 | 0 | one | 0 | five | 0 | 29th | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 20 | one | one | 0 | eight | one | 29th | 2 | ||
| 2014/15 | 12 | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2015/16 | sixteen | one | five | 0 | - | 21 | one | |||
| 2016/17 | 15 | one | one | 0 | - | sixteen | one | |||
| 2017/18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | eight | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2018/19 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | five | one | 20 | one | ||
| Total | 111 | 3 | eleven | 0 | 26 | 2 | 148 | five | ||
| Total career | 324 | eight | 29th | 0 | 42 | 2 | 395 | ten | ||
Team
- As of July 3, 2019
| Team | Year | Games | Goals |
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| Colombia | |||
| 2007 | one | 0 | |
| 2008 | four | 0 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | one | 0 | |
| 2012 | one | 0 | |
| 2013 | four | 0 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2015 | ten | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | one | |
| 2017 | eight | one | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 2 | |
Colombia Goals
| # | date | A place | Enemy | Result | Score | Competition |
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| one | June 4, 2016 | Levyce , Santa Clara , USA | USA | 1-0 | 2-0 | America's Cup 2016 |
| 2 | November 10, 2017 | Suwon World Cap Stadium , Suwon , Republic of Korea | The Republic of Korea | 1 : 2 | 1: 2 | Friendly match |
Achievements
- "Milan"
- Super Bowl Italy : 2016
Colombia national team
- Winner of the South American Championship among youth teams 2005
- America's Cup bronze medalist 2016
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Udinese VS. FC Messina 1: 0
- ↑ Udinese VS. Sampdoria 2: 0
- ↑ Barcelona VS. Villarreal 5: 0
- ↑ Milan rented Zapata
- ↑ Udinese VS. Milan 2: 1
- ↑ AC Milan sign Zapata on a permanent basis . Goal.com (May 23, 2013). Date of treatment June 22, 2018.