Zini (footballer)
Angolan footballer (born 2002)
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Ambrosini António Cabaça Salvador (born 3 July 2002), known professionally as Zini or sometimes Zine, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club AEK Athens and the Angola national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ambrosini António Cabaça Salvador | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Cazenga, Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020 | 1º de Agosto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | 1º de Agosto | 22 | (12) |
| 2023 | → AEK Athens B (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | AEK Athens B | 12 | (3) |
| 2023– | AEK Athens | 36 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | → Levadiakos (loan) | 29 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Angola U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2022-2022 | Angola U23 | 1 | (2) |
| 2021– | Angola | 34 | (9) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:00, 20 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2026 | |||
Club career
AEK Athens
On 3 January 2023, Zini joined AEK Athens B on a six-month loan with an option to buy.[1] Roughly a month later, on 16 February, AEK exercised the buy-out option and Zini signed a contract until the summer of 2028.[2] 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.[3]
Loan to Levadiakos
On 11 September 2024, Zini was loaned to Levadiakos for the 2024–25 season.[4] During the season, he appeared in 30 games with the club and scored 14 goals, being the top scorer of the club.
International career
In December 2023, Zini was named in the Angola's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[5] However, he was ruled out of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with an injury and replaced by Agostinho Calunga.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1º de Agosto | 2020–21 | Girabola | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | — | 25 | 13 | |
| AEK Athens B | 2022–23 | Super League Greece 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||||
| AEK Athens | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9[c] | 2 | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2026–27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Total | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 9 | ||
| Levadiakos (loan) | 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 100 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 39 | ||
- Includes Greek Football Cup
- Appearances in CAF Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Greek Super Cup
International
- As of matches played 5 June 2026[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2021 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zini goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2021 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola |  Gabon | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| 2 | 16 November 2021 | 28 March Stadium, Benghazi, Libya |  Libya | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| 3 | 26 March 2022 | Estádio Municipal, Rio Maior, Portugal |  Guinea-Bissau | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 20 November 2022 | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa |  South Africa | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 23 January 2024 | Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast |  Burkina Faso | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 6 | 15 October 2024 | Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco |  Niger | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 7 | 15 November 2024 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola |  Ghana | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 8 | 13 June 2025 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa |  Madagascar | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2025 COSAFA Cup |
| 9 | 9 September 2025 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola |  Mauritius | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
AEK Athens
Angola
Individual
