Alexis Zapata

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Santa Fe	18	1	1	6.87	—	—
2025/26	Santa Fe · 7th	34	4	4	6.91	12	15
2024/25	America de Cali	23	1	0	6.72	—	—
2023/24	Emelec	9	2	0	7.04	—	—
2022/23	Emelec	23	5	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Colombia · international

Side	Apps	G
Colombia U21	2	0
Colombia U20	11	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

A. Zapata is a 31-year-old winger at Santa Fe, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 4 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 15, top 35% of Primera A wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 12.4, ranking 252nd of 347 in the Primera A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (43.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.34 goal contributions per 90 (0.17 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zapata.

Judged on this season alone, Zapata graded 15 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 20 wingers in the Primera A, on 4 goals and 4 assists in 34 appearances (0.341 involvements per 90).

We hold a single season for Zapata, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 17th of 20 of the 20 wingers in the Primera A. At 31 Zapata is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential17th of 20 wingers · Primera A Current seasonTop 35% wingers · Primera A 7th-best winger in the Primera A 252nd in the Primera A · potential 17th-highest potential winger in the Primera A

12.4

Ratingi

17th of 20 wingers

14.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

43.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.34

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Santa Fe finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.12

Goals / app

4 goals in 34 appearances (0.12 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 8 goal contributions (0.24 per appearance).

Watch points

Game time. Only 43.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 12.4, Zapata carries the 17th-highest potential of the wingers in the Primera A of 20. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.34 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %43.5%

Available fixtures54 of 54

Goals / 900.17

Assists / 900.17

Goal contribution / 900.341

Defensive actions / 901.362

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Shot conversion %19

Shot accuracy %55.3

Dribble success %39

Cards / 900.085

Foul involvement / 901.618

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 31, Zapata sits on 0.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Zapata's projected Rating — 12.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Primera A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Shots on target21

Shots38

Passing

Assists4

Possession

Successful dribbles16

Dribble success39%

Fouls won20

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions11

Blocks3

Fouls committed18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Santa FeJan 2025 – nowFree Transfer

America de CaliJan 2024 – Jan 2025Free

EEmelecJan 2020 – Jan 2024

Envigadountil Jan 2020

Millonarios(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jan 2020

PPerugia(on loan)Aug 2015 – Jan 2017

UdineseJul 2014 – Aug 2015

Sassuolo(on loan)Jan 2014 – Jul 2014

Granada CF(on loan)Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

Envigadountil Jan 2014

About A. Zapata

Alexis Zapata Álvarez is a 31-year-old winger who plays for Santa Fe, born on May 10, 1995 in Medellín, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Colombia. Santa Fe currently sit 7th of 20 in the Primera A.

This season

In the current season, A. Zapata has made 34 appearances with 4 goals and 4 assists across 2,114 minutes, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Primera A and the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Zapata at 12.4 with a Season form score of 14.5, ranking 252nd of 347 wingers in the Primera A. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Primera A. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, A. Zapata has totalled 241 club appearances with 36 goals and 8 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 37 appearances for Envigado.

A. Zapata's career has also included time at America de Cali, EEmelec, Envigado, Millonarios, PPerugia, Udinese, Sassuolo and Granada CF.

On the international stage, A. Zapata has represented Colombia U21 and Colombia U20 — 13 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Santa Fe finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Watch points