Alejandro 'Álex' Zambrano Martín (born 4 August 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Icelandic club Dalvík/Reynir as a midfielder.

Álex Zambrano
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Zambrano Martín
Date of birth (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Huelva, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dalvík/Reynir
Number 4
Youth career
Recreativo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Recreativo B 26 (7)
2011–2012 Recreativo 19 (0)
2012–2013 Villarreal B 17 (1)
2013–2014 Sporting Gijón B 26 (2)
2014–2015 San Roque 31 (3)
2015–2018 Recreativo 67 (3)
2018–2019 Don Benito 33 (2)
2019–2020 Afturelding 25 (1)
2021 Yeclano 16 (1)
2021–2022 Internacional Madrid 27 (0)
2022–2023 Antequera 18 (0)
2024– Dalvík/Reynir 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:10, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Huelva, Andalusia, Zambrano graduated from Recreativo de Huelva's youth setup. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2009–10 season, in Tercera División.

Zambrano was promoted to the first team for the 2011–12 campaign, with the Andalusians in the Segunda División. He made his league debut on 27 August, starting and being booked in a 1–0 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña.[1]

On 25 August 2012, Zambrano terminated his contract with Recre and signed for Villarreal CF B in the same league.[2] On 17 July of the following year he moved to another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón B from Segunda División B.[3]

On 18 August 2014, Zambrano joined CD San Roque de Lepe also in the third tier.[4] On 16 July of the following year, he returned to his first club Recreativo after agreeing to a two-year deal.[5]

Zambrano left the Estadio Nuevo Colombino in the summer of 2018, signing with division three team CD Don Benito.[6]

Personal life

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Zambrano's father and uncle, respectively Manuel and Antonio, were also footballers. They too represented Recreativo professionally; during his spell there, the former also acted as the club's president.[7][8]

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