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'''Robert Lester Zamora''' (born 16 January 1981) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]]. Zamora began his career at [[English Football League|Football League]] club [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]], but was soon signed by [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]], where he found first-team success. Zamora scored 77 goals in three seasons and helped the club achieve two successive promotions. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation, and one of England's finest forwards.

Following a spell at [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], Zamora was signed by [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], where he played for five years and won promotion to the [[Premier League]]. Zamora joined Fulham in 2008, where, in his first season, he played regularly but scored only four goals. However, Zamora's form in the [[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10]] season gained praise and subsequently saw the player gain a call-up for [[England national football team|England]]. Zamora had an important role in Fulham's successes in the Premier League, [[FA Cup]] and [[UEFA Europa League]], before transferring to [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] in January 2012. He returned to play for Brighton in 2015 and retired from football in December 2016.