Zini

AEK Athens | Centre-Forward

Player Info

Full Name: Zini

Nationality: Angola

Position: Centre-Forward

Born: 03 Jul 2002

Height: 181 cm

Weight: 161 lbs

Club Info

Team: AEK Athens

Sport: Soccer

Squad Number: 90

About Zini

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.