Born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, one of France's overseas regions, Zubar began his professional football career at Ligue 2 side Stade Malherbe Caen and was part of their youth team, which were runners-up in the 2001 Gambardella Cup.

[3] After speculation over his future at Caen, being linked with English Premier League team Arsenal and fellow Ligue 1 rivals Lyon and Bordeaux,[5] Zubar finally joined Olympique de Marseille on 15 June 2006, signing a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

[3] On 4 July 2009, Zubar signed for newly promoted English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £2.5 million.

[13] He scored his first Wolves goal in a 3–1 win at relegation rivals West Ham on 23 March 2010, as the team progressed toward retaining their top flight survival.

[17] He played in the final months of the season – receiving a red card in a defeat to Manchester United[18] – which ended with the club suffering relegation to the Championship.

[25] After being out for a couple of months due to injury, Zubar returned to the starting lineup on 17 June 2015 scoring New York's second goal in a 3–0 US Open Cup victory over Atlanta Silverbacks.

[26] After another month away due to injury Zubar made his return to the field on 12 August 2015, this time starting for New York Red Bulls II in a 1–1 draw against Charlotte Independence.