Diego Zabala

Diego Martín Zabala Morales (born 19 September 1991) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Nacional in the Uruguayan Primera División.

Diego Zabala

Personal information
Full name	Diego Martín Zabala Morales
Date of birth	(1991-09-19) September 19, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Nacional
Number	22
Youth career
	Racing Montevideo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2017	Racing Montevideo	115	(13)
2016–2017	→ Vélez Sarsfield (loan)	33	(6)
2017–2019	Unión Santa Fe	50	(11)
2019–2021	Rosario Central	55	(4)
2022–	Nacional	35	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:08, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zabala and the second or maternal family name is Morales.

Career

Zabala started his career playing for Racing Club de Montevideo in 2011. He helped his team to a second-place finish in the 2014 Apertura tournament, although the team finished last in the immediately following 2015 Clausura.

The Uruguayan midfielder joined Vélez Sarsfield on loan for the 2016 Argentine Primera División. He debuted in a 0–1 defeat to Arsenal de Sarandí for the sixth fixture.^[1] Zabala scored his first two goals for the team in the tenth fixture, helping Vélez comeback in the game to defeat Rosario Central 3–2.^[2]

Career statistics

As of match played on 25 February 2018^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Racing	2010–11	Uruguayan Primera División	9	1	0	0	—				9	1
	2011–12		12	1	0	0	—				12	1
	2012–13		20	2	0	0	—				20	2
	2013–14		30	3	0	0	—				30	3
	2014–15		29	5	0	0	—				29	5
	2015–16		15	1	0	0	—				15	1
	Total		115	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	13
Vélez Sarsfield (loan)	2016	Argentine Primera División	6	2	1	0	—				7	2
	2016–17		27	4	0	0	—				27	4
	Total		33	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	34	6
Unión Santa Fe (loan)	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	17	4	1	0	—				18	4
Career totals			165	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	167	23

References

1. "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
2. "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
3. Diego Zabala at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

External links

• Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (in Spanish)
• Diego Zabala at Soccerway