Carlos Zambrano

Carlos Zambrano's career has taken him from Callao to Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Argentina and back to Peru. He came through Academia Deportiva Cantolao before moving into Schalke 04's youth ranks, and eventually captained Eintracht Frankfurt. A loan at St. Pauli became permanent, and he moved to Frankfurt in 2012. From there he moved through Rubin Kazan, with a loan at PAOK, before joining Dynamo Kyiv and going out on loan again to Basel.

The move to Boca Juniors in 2020 brought the biggest silverware of his career: the Copa Argentina, two editions of the Copa de la Liga Profesional and two league titles, though he was not on the pitch for the Copa Argentina final and picked up his winner's medal as a squad member. For Peru, he has been capped 83 times and scored four goals. He was part of the squad that finished runners-up at the 2019 Copa América and took third place in 2015, and he featured in the penalty shootout defeat to Australia that ended Peru's hopes of reaching the 2022 World Cup.

He joined Alianza Lima on a free transfer in 2023 and made 65 appearances, scoring five goals. He was removed from the squad after a 22-year-old woman in Uruguay made a sexual assault allegation against him during the team's preseason; Zambrano responded with a counter-complaint alleging extortion. He terminated his contract with Alianza Lima the following month and signed for Sport Boys in April 2026.