Diego Martín Zabala Morales (born 19 September 1991) is a Uruguayan

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who plays as an

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for

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in the

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Career

Zabala started his career playing for

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in 2011. He helped his team to a second-place finish in the 2014 Apertura tournament, although the team finished last in the immediately following 2015 Clausura. The Uruguayan midfielder joined Vélez Sarsfield on loan for the

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. He debuted in a 0–1 defeat to

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for the sixth fixture. Zabala scored his first two goals for the team in the tenth fixture, helping Vélez comeback in the game to defeat Rosario Central 3–2.

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at Vélez Sarsfield's official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zabala, Diego 1991 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Racing Club de Montevideo players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers Rosario Central footballers Club Nacional de Football players Uruguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina