Paúl Ambrosi

Ecuadorian footballer (born 1980)
Paúl Ambrosi
Personal information
Full name Vicente Paúl Ambrosi Zambrano[1]
Date of birth (1980-10-14) October 14, 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Guaranda, Ecuador
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Left Wing back
Youth career
1997–2000 LDU Quito
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2009 LDU Quito 328 (35)
2009–2010 Rosario Central 21 (0)
2010–2013 LDU Quito 44 (1)
2013 → Cerro Porteño (loan) 1 (0)
2014 Olmedo 11 (0)
Total 405 (36)
International career
2003–2009 Ecuador 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 14, 2014

Vicente Paúl Ambrosi Zambrano, commonly known as Paúl Ambrosi (born October 14, 1980, in Guaranda), is a retired Ecuadorian football player who played as a defender. He has spent the vast majority of his professional career at LDU Quito. He is of Italian descent from his grandparents.

Club career

Ambrosi has played for LDU Quito for most of his career. On the national level, he has helped LDU Quito win three Serie A national championships, and one Serie B title. In 2008, he was a starting player on the squad that won the Copa Libertadores, the first for the club and for the country. In August 2009, he signed with Argentine club Rosario Central. He returned to LDU Quito after one season with Rosario Central.

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ecuador League Cup South America Total
2000 LDU Quito Serie A 8 0 — 0 0 8 0
2001 Serie B 30 6 — 0 0 30 6
2002 Serie A 43 1 — 0 0 43 1
2003 42 10 — 4 1 46 11
2004 42 5 — 16 4 58 9
2005 43 4 — 15 0 58 4
2006 36 5 — 11 0 47 5
2007 31 1 — 8 1 39 2
2008 30 0 — 18 1 48 1
2009 23 3 — 7 0 30 3
Argentina League Cup South America Total
2009–10 Rosario Central Primera División 21 0 — 0 0 21 0
Ecuador League Cup South America Total
2010 LDU Quito Serie A 11 0 — 2 0 13 0
2011 22 1 — 16 2 38 3
2012 6 0 — 0 0 6 0
Paraguay League Cup South America Total
2013 Cerro Porteño Primera División 1 0 — 1 0 2 0
Ecuador League Cup South America Total
2013 LDU Quito Serie A 5 0 — 0 0 5 0
2014 Olmedo Serie A 11 0 — — 11 0
Total Ecuador 383 36 — 97 9 480 45
Total Argentina 21 0 — 0 0 21 0
Total Paraguay 1 0 — 1 0 2 0
Career total 405 36 — 98 9 503 45

International career

Ambrosi was first called up to play for the Ecuador national team on August 20, 2003, in a game friendly against Guatemala. Since then, he has become a regular fixture on the team as a starter and a substitute, playing in the 2004 Copa América, 2006 World Cup, and in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Honors

LDU Quito

References

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA. March 21, 2014. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.

External links

  • FEF player card (in Spanish)
  • Paúl Ambrosi at National-Football-Teams.com
  • (in Spanish) ESPN statistics
  • (in Spanish) Primera División statistics
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Ecuador squad – 2004 Copa América
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Ecuador squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
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