Oscar Exequiel Zeballos (born 24 April 2002) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a winger for

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Club career

Zeballos arrived at

in 2014, having had stints with Sarmiento de La Banda and Los Dorados de Termas de Río Hondo. In 2018, Zeballos signed his first professional contract; becoming the youngest Boca player to do so. The winger made the breakthrough into the first-team under

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in 2020. He was an unused substitute four times before making his senior bow, including for a

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group stage encounter with

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on 22 October. In November, Zeballos made his debut in a

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victory at home to

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on 29 November; after replacing Sebastián Villa.

International career

Zeballos represented Argentina at U15 and U17 level. He scored five goals at the

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as they won the trophy. Two years later, Zeballos netted a goal at both the

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and

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across eleven total appearances.He scored the sole goal that his team made in regular time for the Maradona Cup against Football club Barcelona.

Career statistics

Honours

Boca Juniors *

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: 2019–20 *

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Argentina U15 *

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Argentina U17 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeballos, Exequiel 2002 births Living people Sportspeople from Santiago del Estero Province People from La Banda Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Boca Juniors footballers