Emilio Zelaya

Emilio José Zelaya (born 30 July 1987 in San Miguel de Tucumán) is an Argentine with Italian passport football forward.

Emilio Zelaya

Personal information
Full name	Emilio José Zelaya
Date of birth	(1987-07-30) 30 July 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2012	Rosario Central	115	(21)
2010–2011	→ Banfield (loan)	12	(5)
2011–2012	→ Arsenal de Sarandí (loan)	32	(12)
2012–2015	Arsenal de Sarandí	82	(14)
2015–2016	O'Higgins	13	(2)
2016	Argentinos Juniors	14	(1)
2016–2017	Ethnikos Achna	30	(15)
2017–2020	Apollon Limassol	70	(35)
2020–2022	Damac	71	(45)
2022–2023	Karmiotissa	15	(3)
2023	Ohod[1]	15	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 May 2024

Zelaya made his first team debut in 2006, but he came to prominence in 2008 after scoring two goals in a 3–1 away win against Olimpo de Bahía Blanca on 14 March 2008.

Career

O'Higgins

In July 2015, he joined O'Higgins for one season, starting for the 2015–16 season.^[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 December 2022^[3]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Banfield (loan)	2010–11	Argentine Primera División	11	2	—		2	1	—		13	3
Arsenal de Sarandí (loan)	2011–12		32	10	0	0	11	2	—		43	12
Arsenal de Sarandí	2012–13		19	4	1	1	1	0	1[a]	0	22	5
	2013–14		23	1	1	0	8	1	—		32	2
	2014		18	7	0	0	—		—		18	7
	Total		60	12	2	1	9	1	1	0	72	14
O'Higgins	2015–16	Chilean Primera División	13	2	4	1	—		—		17	3
Argentinos Juniors	2016	Argentine Primera División	14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
Ethnikos Achna	2016–17	Cypriot First Division	30	15	2	0	—		—		32	15
Apollon Limassol	2017–18		32	17	6	1	11	2	1	0	50	20
	2018–19		26	10	4	0	10	6	—		40	16
	2019–20		12	8	1	2	7	5	—		20	15
	Total		70	35	11	3	28	13	1	0	110	51
Damac	2019–20	SPL	16	13	0	0	—		—		16	13
	2020–21		28	19	1	1	—		—		29	20
	2021–22		27	13	1	0	—		—		28	13
	Total		71	45	2	1	0	0	0	0	73	46
Karmiotissa	2022–23	Cypriot First Division	14	3	1	0	—		—		15	3
Career Total			315	125	22	6	50	17	2	0	389	148

1. Appearances in Supercopa Argentina

Honours

Arsenal

• Argentine Primera División (1): 2012 Clausura
• Supercopa Argentina (1): 2012
• Copa Argentina (1): 2013