Match Day Thread Millwall v Hull City

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Óscar Steven Zambrano Preciado is a 21-year-old Ecuadorian defensive midfielder, born on 20 April 2004 in Santo Domingo, Ecuador. He came up through youth systems at Colorados SC, América de Quito, and especially L.D.U. Quito, where he broke into the first team. He also had a loan spell at Hull City in England’s Championship in the 2024-25 season, making eight appearances and scoring once before a doping suspension interrupted his development. Transfermarkt+1


How He Ended Up at​


  • In September 2025, Slovene club NK Maribor completed the transfer for Zambrano from L.D.U. Quito. Transfer Feed+1
  • Maribor signed him on a permanent contract (not a loan). Transfermarkt
  • The deal reportedly values him at around €2.0–2.5 million and is seen as a significant coup for the Slovenian side—one of the more promising young midfield talents from Ecuador. timax.nogomania.com
  • Because of a suspension for a banned substance, he couldn’t play immediately upon signing. His suspension lasted until 3 November 2025, after which he was formally presented and cleared to join the squad in training and matches. siol.net+1

Contract Details​


  • Joined NK Maribor: 7 September 2025. Transfermarkt
  • Contract length: Through 30 June 2029 (effectively a four-year deal). Transfermarkt+1
  • Role: Defensive / central midfielder, expected to be an important part of Maribor’s plans especially from the second half of the 2025-26 season onward. Transfer Feed

Context on the Move​


  • Maribor’s acquisition was partly aided by his suspension situation, which opened the door for the Slovenian club to secure him while other clubs might have hesitated. Transfer Feed
  • Before this, Zambrano had attracted interest from clubs like Ajax and São Paulo earlier in his career following standout performances in youth international competitions. Transfer Feed
 
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Here are Óscar Zambrano’s appearance and basic performance stats for NK Maribor since joining in September 2025:


2025/26 Season with​


Slovenian PrvaLiga (League)



Sofascore and other stats sites also confirm he’s been appearing regularly when available and has a match rating in recent games, though detailed per-match ratings vary. Sofascore


Context​


  • His earlier games in September–October were under suspension, so he only started appearing once eligible in November. Transfermarkt
  • The stats above reflect competitive league (PrvaLiga) matches; cup competitions or friendlies aren’t included in these numbers. (Standard reporting practice).
 
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Just before Joseph scored his goals I was cursing him since everytime he got the ball he passed it to one of the Millwall players. Then he nicely shut me up and stuck 2 in the back of the net by getting himself in the right place at the right time. Watch out Ollie, Kyle is gunning for your spot. Well done Kyle. He deserves all the accolades given the hard work he does all over the pitch.
 
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tigermaul said:
He is a crap ref, and has been very bad for us before. However, last one or two games he's reffed for us his bad decisions have generally helped or at least not hindered us.
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There was an incident close to the end when Ndala was brought down when clean through, the ref looked at his lino who wasn't flagging, then gave a free kick to them and indicated it was for offside. Bizarre.
 
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The celebration clip, posted earlier, shows Oli jumped on by Miller and Belloumi. Good to see his calfs ok then, and also good to see Oli with Kyle Joseph. Clearly chuffed to bits for him and pushing him out to take the first cheers from the fans.

It will be a decision.
How do you drop a player who's scored two good goals and is playing well, in the role hes been given to do.

Don't think you'd see Mo Salah that happy for the new Liverpool strikers with the prospect of another game on the sidelines.
 
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Cortez91 said:
That’s a huge stretch.

The right-back position, regardless of which of them has played in it, has been a concern all season.
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Not really - yes he's had a couple of stinkers (like all the players have) but generally his forms been good.

For me the defensive midfield position and our two center backs positioning on crosses has been a far bigger concern so far this season then the right back.
 
tigermaul said:
Yes but he was buzzing at the end. Perhaps the most enthused of all the players with the win, it seemed.
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It wasn't a criticism more an observation about how we're so use to home putting in perfect cross after perfect cross.

As someone else pointed out he had more of a traditional left back game in defending.

Usually a defender being quiet is a good thing as it means they are doing their job
 
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Some of these opposition fans do make me giggle. When Boro smashed us, there was no argument, we were crap. Likes of Stoke and Millwall all they do is moan about the ref etc etc.
 
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Top_Tiger said:
Some of these opposition fans do make me giggle. When Boro smashed us, there was no argument, we were crap. Likes of Stoke and Millwall all they do is moan about the ref etc etc.
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I’ve often thought about this. Of course, we have some right dickheads attached to the club on social media, for example, but in terms of whinging/crying after a defeat, I think we take it well.

We lose: we typically look within ourselves and direct blame at ourselves.

Stoke/Brum/Millwall lose – all toys exit pram.

Interestingly, and not that it means much per se, I see our response to defeat as being more typically English than theirs; ours being stoic and inward‑looking.
 
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