Tobías Joel Zárate (born 7 July 2000) is an Argentine-born Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Deportivo Morón, on loan from Vélez Sarsfield.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tobías Joel Zárate | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Haedo, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Deportivo Morón (on loan from Vélez Sarsfield) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vélez Sarsfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Vélez Sarsfield | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Famalicão (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Deportivo Morón (loan) | 32 | (9) |
| 2022 | → Coquimbo Unido (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Deportivo Morón (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:12, 14 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Zárate joined the youth system of Vélez Sarsfield at the age of seven.[3][4] He scored over fifty goals for their academy.[5] Zárate was promoted to their first-team squad for the start of 2020 under manager Gabriel Heinze, initially appearing as an unused substitute for Primera División matches with Gimnasia y Esgrima and Aldosivi towards the end of January.[2] He made his senior debut on 4 February during a Copa Sudamericana first stage first leg encounter with Ecuador's Aucas, after replacing Lucas Robertone with eighteen minutes left.[2] Zárate again featured off the bench in the second leg two weeks later.[2]
On 5 October 2020, Zárate was announced as a loan signing by Primeira Liga side Famalicão; initially penning terms until December 2021, having also extended his Vélez contract until June 2023.[6][7][8] He would only feature for the Portuguese club's U23s in Liga Revelação.[9] He made his reserve debut on 12 November against Leixões, before scoring twice in a 2–2 draw away to Académica on 5 December; his last league appearance came on 15 January 2021 versus Belenenses SAD.[9][10][11] Zárate returned to Vélez Sarsfield in February, before departing on loan to Primera Nacional with Deportivo Morón on 11 March.[12][13]
After a short term loaned at Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean Primera División, he returned to Deportivo Morón in June 2022.[14]
Zárate is the son of former footballer Rolando Zárate.[15] He is also the nephew of footballers Mauro, Sergio and Ariel.[15][16]
From his paternal line, he is of Chilean descent due to the fact that his grandfather, Juvenal, was born in Chuquicamata, Chile.[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2019–20 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020–21[nb 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021[nb 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Famalicão (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Deportivo Morón (loan) | 2021 | Primera Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
liderada por Juvenal Zárate, nacido en Chuquicamata,... "Mauro jugará por Chile en honor a mi viejo, el que está súper feliz."