Paúl Ambrosi

Paúl Ambrosi
Personal information
Full name	Vicente Paúl Ambrosi Zambrano
Date of birth	October 14, 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth	Guaranda, Ecuador
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left Wing back
Team information
Current team	LDU Quito
Number	4
Youth career
1997–2000	LDU Quito
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2009	LDU Quito
2009–2010	Rosario Central
2010–	LDU Quito
2013	→ Cerro Porteño (loan)
International career
2003–	Ecuador
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 1, 2013

Template:Spanish name Vicente Paúl Ambrosi Zambrano, commonly known as Paúl Ambrosi (born October 14, 1980 in Guaranda), is an Ecuadorian football player who plays as a defender for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team. 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	5	58	10
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
Total	Ecuador		372	36	—		97	10	469	46
Total	Argentina		21	0	—		0	0	21	0
Total	Paraguay		1	0	—		1	0	2	0
Career total			394	36	—		98	10	492	46

International career

Ambrosi was first called up to play for the Ecuadorian 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

External links

FEF player card Template:Es
Paúl Ambrosi at National-Football-Teams.com
Template:Es icon ESPN statistics
Template:Es icon Primera División statistics

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