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. Roughly a month later, on 16 February, AEK exercised the buy-out option and Zini signed a contract until the summer of 2028. 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.
Loan to Levadiakos On 11 September 2024, Zini was loaned to Levadiakos for the 2024–25 season. 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. However, he was ruled out of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with an injury and replaced by Agostinho Calunga.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1º de Agosto2020–21Girabola22120031—2513AEK Athens B2022–23Super League Greece 280———802023–2473———73Total153———153AEK Athens2022–23Super League Greece20———202023–241100000—1102025–261831092—2852026–273211301174Total3452112211499Levadiakos (loan)2024–25Super League Greece291410——3014Career total10034311531111939
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAngola2021522022522023402024103202592202610Total349
Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zini goal.
+ List of international goals scored by ZiniNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 8 October 2021 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola 1–0 3–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying2 16 November 2021 28 March Stadium, Benghazi, Libya 1–1 1–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying3 26 March 2022 Estádio Municipal, Rio Maior, Portugal 2–1 3–2 Friendly4 20 November 2022 Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa 1–0 1–1 Friendly5 23 January 2024 Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast 2–0 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations6 15 October 2024 Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco 1–0 1–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification7 15 November 2024 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola 1–1 1–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification8 13 June 2025 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa 3–0 4–1 2025 COSAFA Cup9 9 September 2025 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola 3–1 3–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours
AEK Athens Super League Greece: 2022–23, 2025–26 Greek Cup: 2022–23
Angola COSAFA Cup: 2025
Individual Puto do Girabola: 2021–22
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