Expansion Atletico Ottawa signs veteran Spanish goalkeeper Nacho Zabal

By: The Canadian Press Posted: 3:44 PM CDT Thursday, Apr. 2, 2020

OTTAWA - Atletico Ottawa signed a second goalkeeper Thursday in Spaniard Nacho Zabal.

Read this article for free:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

*First annual payment billed as $205.00 + GST for one year. This annual subscription will automatically renew at $233.00 + GST every 52 weeks (10% off the regular annual price of $259.35). Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

OTTAWA - Atletico Ottawa signed a second goalkeeper Thursday in Spaniard Nacho Zabal.

Read unlimited articles for free today:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 02/04/2020 (2363 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

OTTAWA – Atletico Ottawa signed a second goalkeeper Thursday in Spaniard Nacho Zabal.

The 33-year-old comes to the expansion Canadian Premier League team from Spanish third-tier side CD Calahorra, which he helped achieve promotion from the fourth division in 2018. Zabal played 14 games for Calahorra last season, posting six clean sheets and allowing just 13 goals.

“I am sure Nacho will become one of the stronger ‘keepers in the league because of his experience and talent,” Ottawa CEO Fernando Lopez said in a statement.

Zabal has played his entire career in Spain, starting in the youth system of La Liga side Osasuna. He played for the club’s reserve team before moving on to clubs in Spain’s lower divisions.

Zabal joins Canadian goalkeeper Ricky Gomes on the Ottawa roster.

He is the club’s fifth international signing, joining England’s Vashon Neufville, Jamaica’s Tevin Shaw, Mexico’s Francisco Acuna and Ghana’s Osah Bernardinho.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 2, 2020.