Tobías Joel Zárate (born 7 July 2000) is an Argentine-born Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League 2 club AEL.
[5] Zárate was promoted to their first-team squad for the start of 2020 under manager Gabriel Heinze, initially appearing as an unused substitute for Primera División matches with Gimnasia y Esgrima and Aldosivi towards the end of January.
He made his senior debut on 4 February during a Copa Sudamericana first stage first leg encounter with Ecuador's Aucas, after replacing Lucas Robertone with eighteen minutes left.
On 5 October 2020, Zárate was announced as a loan signing by Primeira Liga side Famalicão; initially penning terms until December 2021, having also extended his Vélez contract until June 2023.
[9] He made his reserve debut on 12 November against Leixões, before scoring twice in a 2–2 draw away to Académica on 5 December; his last league appearance came on 15 January 2021 versus Belenenses SAD.