Alejandro Zamora

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

Alejandro Zamora Barbero (born 22 April 1984) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Alejandro Zamora

Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Zamora Barbero
Date of birth	(1984-04-22) 22 April 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	Real Madrid C
2005–2006	→ Oviedo (loan)	19	(0)
2006–2009	Betis B	70	(7)
2007	Betis	1	(0)
2009–2011	Salamanca	48	(0)
2011–2012	Recreativo	12	(0)
2013	Castellón	5	(0)
2014–2015	Cacereño	9	(0)
2015	Guadalajara	13	(0)
2015–2016	Mérida	35	(0)
2016	Hospitalet	15	(0)
2017	Extremadura	18	(0)
2017–2018	San Fernando	33	(1)
2019	Peña Deportiva	12	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2019

He spent the vast majority of his career in Segunda División B, playing more than 200 matches for eight clubs. His professional input consisted of 60 Segunda División appearances over three seasons (with Salamanca and Recreativo), and one in La Liga with Betis.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Zamora played youth football with local Real Madrid, but only represented the C team as a senior, also being loaned to Real Oviedo during his spell. In 2006, he signed with Real Betis, being all but associated with the reserves for three full seasons.^[1] On 2 December 2007, he played his first and only La Liga game with the main squad, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–2 home loss against Atlético Madrid which was also manager Héctor Cúper's last match on the bench.^[2][3]

In June 2009, Zamora signed for UD Salamanca on a two-year contract.^[4] Two years later, after suffering relegation, he joined fellow league side Recreativo de Huelva,^[5] making his competitive debut on 7 September by scoring an own goal in a 0–2 home defeat to Elche CF in the second round of the Copa del Rey.^[6] He only played 875 minutes in the league, also being sent off against AD Alcorcón for a late tackle on Quini in the 56th minute of an eventual 1–2 loss.^[7]

Afterwards, Zamora moved to the lower leagues, representing CD Castellón (Tercera División),^[8] CP Cacereño^[9]– after only a few months, he hinted of leaving^[10]– and CD Guadalajara.^[11] On 30 July 2015, he moved to Mérida AD still in division three,^[12] stating upon his arrival at the latter that he "had come to the club to bring it to where it deserves" to be.^[13] His official debut took place on 22 August, in a 1–0 victory at former team Betis B.^[14]

Club statistics

As of 25 November 2015^[15]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oviedo	2005–06[16]	Segunda División B	19	0	1	0	—		20	0
Betis B	2007–08[16]	Segunda División B	34	3	—		—		34	3
	2008–09[16]	Segunda División B	36	4	—		—		36	4
	Total		70	7	—		—		70	7
Betis	2007–08[16]	La Liga	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
Salamanca	2009–10[16]	Segunda División	19	0	4	0	—		23	0
	2010–11[16]	Segunda División	29	0	1	0	—		30	0
	Total		48	0	5	0	—		53	0
Recreativo	2011–12[16]	Segunda División	12	0	1	0	—		13	0
Cacereño	2014–15[16]	Segunda División B	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
Guadalajara	2014–15[16]	Segunda División B	13	0	0	0	2[a]	0	15	0
Mérida	2015–16[16]	Segunda División B	13	0	0	0	—		13	0
Career total			185	7	8	0	2	0	195	7

1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs