Zini (footballer)
| 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 | 24 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Levadiakos (loan) | 29 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Angola U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2021– | Angola | 33 | (9) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025 | |||
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.
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 22 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Super Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1º de Agosto | 2020–21 | Girabola | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Levadiakos (loan) | 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 79 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 30 | ||
International
- As of matches played 9 September 2025[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2021 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 33 | 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
References
- ^ "ΑΕΚ Β': Ανακοίνωσε Ζίνι η Ένωση". sport24.gr (in Greek). 3 January 2023.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ μεταγραφές: Στην Ένωση μέχρι το 2028 ο Ζίνι". sport24.gr (in Greek). 16 February 2023.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ Β' - Καμπανιακός 1-0: Ο Ζίνι έκανε σεφτέ στα γκολ και η Ένωση επέστρεψε στις νίκες". sport24.gr (in Greek). 30 November 2023.
- ^ paelevadmin (11 September 2024). "Ο Ζίνι στον Λεβαδειακό - Levadiakos FC | ΠΑΕ ΛΕΒΑΔΕΙΑΚΟΣ | Official Site". Levadiakos FC | ΠΑΕ ΛΕΒΑΔΕΙΑΚΟΣ | Official Site (in Greek). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "CAN-2023: Pedro Gonçalves anuncia lista de Angola" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "AFCON 2025: Bafana Bafana Group B rivals suffer massive blow". afrik-foot.com. 14 December 2025.
- ^ Zini at National-Football-Teams.com
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