Then he moved to theFootball League club Bristol Rovers, but was soon signed by Brighton & Hove Albion, where he found first-team success.

Following a spell at Tottenham Hotspur, Zamora was signed by West Ham United, where he played for five years and won promotion to the Premier League.

[citation needed] As a boy, he played for Senrab in east London, alongside John Terry, Ledley King, Paul Konchesky and Jlloyd Samuel.

[citation needed] Zamora joined Brighton in February 2000 on a three-month loan until the end of the 1999–2000 season, scoring six goals in six appearances.

[9] During his tenure he quickly established himself as a prolific goalscorer, breaking into the England national under-21 team[10] and attracting interest from several higher-division clubs.

[13] The Brighton fans had a chant they used to sing in his honour, to the tune of Dean Martin's "That's Amore": "When the ball hits the goal it's not Shearer or Cole, it's Zamora.

"[14] Having been watched for much of the previous two seasons by the then manager Glenn Hoddle,[15] Zamora moved to Tottenham Hotspur for a £1.5 million fee in July 2003.

[19] In the 2004–05 season, Zamora scored 13 goals, including one in the first leg[20] and two in the second leg[21] of the Championship play-off semi-final against Ipswich Town and the only goal in West Ham's 1–0 victory over Preston North End in the 2005 Championship play-off final sending West Ham into the Premier League.

[34] Four days later he made his UEFA Europa League debut, against FK Vėtra of Lithuania, scoring once and setting up two goals to give Fulham a 3–0 away advantage going into the second leg.

On 17 December 2009, with Fulham needing a win to progress from Group E in the UEFA Europa League, Zamora scored twice against Basel in a 3–2 victory at St.

[38] Two days later, Zamora scored once again in a 3–0 win against Manchester United at Craven Cottage prompting talk of a call-up to the England squad.

[42] Zamora was widely praised for the trouble he caused Juventus' veteran captain Fabio Cannavaro, who was sent off in the 27th minute, having suggested that the Italian was past his best prior to the match.

[44] Fulham went on to reach the final of the UEFA Europa League but, with Zamora's fitness in real doubt,[45] they were beaten 2–1 by Atlético Madrid of Spain.

[51] On 31 January 2012, Zamora joined Fulham's west London Premier League rivals Queens Park Rangers on a two-and-a-half-year contract for a fee believed to be around £4 million.

[54] Zamora was a member of the Queens Park Rangers side which won the 2014 Championship play-off final 1–0 against Derby County on 24 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium.

[63] Zamora was watched by the Trinidad and Tobago coach, Leo Beenhakker, who also spoke to his club manager at the time Alan Pardew.

[66] However, due to an Achilles injury, he was not included in Fabio Capello's provisional squad of 30 players for the run-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which was announced on 11 May 2010.

[68] On 11 August 2010, Zamora won his first England cap in a friendly, coming on as a half time substitute against Hungary in a 2–1 win at Wembley Stadium.