Thomas Partey cracks Cesarini Zone
With his strike against Eibar, our midfielder has scored seven goals in the last few minutes of a game.
Thomas Partey netted against Eibar his 13th goal as an Atleti player. The midfielder scored the winner against the Basque side in the 90th minute of the game, securing the comeback to send the Wanda Metropolitano into delirium. However, it was not the first late strike netted by the Ghanan, as seven of his 13 goals (54%) have been scored in the last 10 minutes of a match, commonly known as the Cesarini Zone.
STAT
- 54%
- of his goals have come in the last few minutes of a game
In fact, when Thomas played at our Academy – which he joined in 2011 – he also used to score these kinds of goals, such as his 87th minute strike to earn Atleti B a 5-4 win over CF Fuenlabrada.
| 2015/16 SEASON | ATLETI - LEVANTE | 1-0 | Min. 81 |
Thomas’ first goal with our first team came on Jan. 2, 2016. We played Levante at the Vicente Calderón on the night, and the Ghanan entered the pitch in the 73rd minute. His right-foot strike earned us a 1-0 win. |
| 2015/16 SEASON | ATLETI - REAL BETIS | 5-1 | Min. 90 |
Our midfielder’s second goal as a professional came against Betis. He scored our fifth goal of the match in a big victory that kicked off a winning streak of six matches. |
| 2017/18 SEASON | UD LAS PALMAS - ATLETI | 1-5 | Min. 88 |
Our team traveled to Las Palmas for LaLiga Matchday 2. We earned a big win and Thomas scored the last goal of the game from outside the box. |
| 2017/18 SEASON | DEPORTIVO - ATLETI | 0-1 | Min. 91 |
Thomas’ second Cesarini Zone goal of the 2017/18 season arrived at Riazor. The Ghanan scored the winner in the 91st minute to beat Deportivo 1-0. |
| 2017/18 SEASON | ATLETI - UD LAS PALMAS | 3-0 | Min. 88 |
On Jan. 28, 2018, we hosted Las Palmas and earned a 3-0 win in front of our fans. Thomas scored the last goal of the match. |
| 2018/19 SEASON | ALAVÉS - ATLETI | 0-4 | Min. 84 |
Thomas scored a stunner at Mendizorroza in the 84th minute that was met with a standing ovation from the home fans. |
| 2019/20 SEASON | ATLETI - EIBAR | 3-2 | Min. 90 |
Thomas’ last goal came on Sep. 1, when the Ghanan scored the winner in an epic comeback against Eibar at the Wanda Metropolitano. |
