Background
Born in Barking, London, Zamora attended Essex Junior School (in Manor Park) followed by Little Ilford School before moving onto Barking Abbey Secondary School. As a boy, he played for the Senrab Football Club in east London, alongside John Terry, Ledley King, Paul Konchesky and Jlloyd Samuel. A lifelong West Ham United fan, he started his footballing career as an apprentice at the club's "Academy of Football" but was released from the East London club on the same year group as Jlloyd Samuel, Fitz Hall and Paul Konchesky, the last of whom also returned to the Hammers.
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