Alberto Zapater officially started his career in the Canadian league yesterday, with his transfer to Atlético Ottawa. The former captain of Real Zaragoza faces his last footballing adventure in a league of only 8 teams.

The Canadian entity called Zapater the most important signing in the history of the league in the North American country. A league without stars or known players, in which Zapater is currently one of its most recognizable faces. The club explained on their social media that “we are delighted to announce that we have signed legendary Spanish midfielder Alberto Zapater”.

Fernando López, Executive Director of athletic ottawaexpressed his enthusiasm for Zapater’s arrival and said: “We are very happy to welcome Alberto to Ottawa as one of the biggest signings, if not the biggest, in Canadian Premier League history. His remarkable career speaks for itself and we believe he will give our team the boost we need. to turn our good performance into even better results.

The Aragonese midfielder acknowledged in his presentation that “I wanted a new challenge, something completely different from my past experiences. Canada was one of four countries where I received offersbut Atlético Ottawa was the first to contact me”.

Zaragocismo will closely follow the last experience of shoemakerwho left as a legacy during his farewell the motto of the club’s new season ticket campaign. “Move, hands, move”was one of the most special moments of his last game as a zaragozista, when the Ejea player sang the song with the supporters of ‘Gol de Pie’.