PLAYER PROFILE / Defensive Midfield
Alberto Zapater.
Not recorded · Spain
TM 26153 · Retired 01 Jan 2026Age today41
Recorded moves8
Peak recorded value€8.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Alberto Zapater Arjol
- Born
- 13 Jun 1985
- Nationality
- Spain
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 180
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Atlético OttawaLast recorded move · 01 Jan 2026
- Real ZaragozaLast recorded move · 05 Jul 2023
- Lokomotiv MoscowLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2014
- Sporting CPLast recorded move · 01 Aug 2011
- Genoa CFCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2010
- Real Zaragoza U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2004
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan 2026 | 40 | Not recorded | €0 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | 40 | Atlético Ottawa | €50k |
| 12 May 2025 | 39 | Atlético Ottawa | €50k |
| 06 Dec 2024 | 39 | Atlético Ottawa | €50k |
| 21 Jun 2024 | 39 | Atlético Ottawa | €50k |
| 10 Nov 2023 | 38 | Atlético Ottawa | €50k |
| 14 Jun 2023 | 38 | Real Zaragoza | €100k |
| 29 Dec 2022 | 37 | Real Zaragoza | €100k |
| 29 Jun 2022 | 37 | Real Zaragoza | €100k |
| 27 Dec 2021 | 36 | Real Zaragoza | €100k |
| 24 Jun 2021 | 36 | Real Zaragoza | €100k |
| 08 Jan 2021 | 35 | Real Zaragoza | €100k |
| 08 Oct 2020 | 35 | Real Zaragoza | €100k |
| 23 Jul 2020 | 35 | Real Zaragoza | €200k |
| 20 Dec 2019 | 34 | Real Zaragoza | €300k |
| 29 Jun 2019 | 34 | Real Zaragoza | €400k |
| 19 Feb 2019 | 33 | Real Zaragoza | €400k |
| 30 May 2018 | 32 | Real Zaragoza | €400k |
| 01 Jan 2018 | 32 | Real Zaragoza | €400k |
| 29 Jun 2017 | 32 | Real Zaragoza | €400k |
| 24 Jan 2017 | 31 | Real Zaragoza | €500k |
| 27 Oct 2016 | 31 | Real Zaragoza | €500k |
| 15 Jul 2016 | 31 | Real Zaragoza | €300k |
| 31 Aug 2015 | 30 | Not recorded | €0 |
| 18 Jun 2015 | 30 | Not recorded | €500k |
| 23 Feb 2015 | 29 | Not recorded | €1.00m |
| 31 Jul 2014 | 29 | Not recorded | €1.80m |
| 03 Mar 2014 | 28 | Lokomotiv Moscow | €2.50m |
| 19 Jun 2013 | 28 | Lokomotiv Moscow | €4.00m |
| 20 Jan 2013 | 27 | Lokomotiv Moscow | €5.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan 2026 | Atlético Ottawa | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 05 Jul 2023 | Real Zaragoza | Atlético Ottawa | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2016 | Not recorded | Real Zaragoza | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2014 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 01 Aug 2011 | Sporting CP | Lokomotiv Moscow | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2010 | Genoa CFC | Sporting CP | Transfer | €2.00m |
| 01 Jul 2009 | Real Zaragoza | Genoa CFC | Transfer | €4.50m |
| 01 Jul 2004 | Real Zaragoza U19 | Real Zaragoza | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.