Bruno Zebie
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bruno Zebie | ||
Date of birth | August 14, 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | FC Edmonton | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Alberta Golden Bears | 16 | (1) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | FC Edmonton | 2 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Calgary Foothills | 26 | (2) |
2019 | FC Edmonton | 23 | (1) |
2020 | Cavalry FC | 10 | (0) |
International career | |||
2013 | Canada U18 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 15, 2020 |
Bruno Zebie (born August 14, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
FC Edmonton
Zebie joined FC Edmonton on July 3, 2015 on a week-to-week contract.[1] He made his first appearance on July 13 against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, as a substitution for Michael Nonni. During his time with Edmonton Zebie also played for the University of Alberta.
Calgary Foothills
After the NASL folded, Zebie played with the Calgary Foothills for the 2017 and 2018 PDL seasons. The club would end up champions in 2018, capturing the PDL Championship in a 2-1 victory over Reading United in the final.[2]
Return to FC Edmonton
Zebie returned to FC Edmonton on December 13, 2018 ahead of the inaugural season of the Canadian Premier League.[3] In November 2019, Edmonton announced Zebie would not be returning to the club for the 2020 season.[4]
Cavalry FC
On February 5, 2020, Zebie signed with Alberta rival Cavalry FC.[5] He made his debut for Cavalry in the 2020 Canadian Premier League season opener against Forge FC.[6] He appeared in all ten of Cavalry's matches that year.[7] On January 26, 2021, the club announced it had declined Zebie's contract option for 2021 (due to league rules of having 4 international imports), making him a free agent.[8]
International career
Zebie has been called up to camps for Canada at the under-18 and under-20 level.[9][10] In 2013, he took part in the L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament as an under-18 Canada team finished fourth in the annual under-20 tournament.
Personal life
Zebie's elder brother Allan is also a professional soccer player and plays for FC Edmonton.[11]
Honours
University of Alberta Golden Bears
Calgary Foothills
Individual
- Canada West Second Team: 2016
- Canada West First Team: 2017
- Canada West All-Star: 2017[12]
References
- ^ "FC Edmonton Signs Academy Product Bruno Zebie". July 3, 2015.
- ^ Gradon, Stuart (August 4, 2018). "Calgary Foothills FC win 2018 PDL championship".
- ^ "FC Edmonton signs Son Yongchan, Bruno Zebie, Ajeej Sarkaria and Ajay Khabra". December 13, 2018.
- ^ Khimji, Khassim (November 4, 2019). "FC Edmonton announces the departures of eight players following 2019 CPL season". Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Bruno Zebie joins Cavalry FC for the 2020 Season". Cavalry FC. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Canadian Premier League". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ "B. Zebie". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Marty Thompson (26 January 2021). "Dominick Zator, Jay Wheeldon highlight list of Cavalry FC departures". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "[2013-10] Men's U-18 camp in Guatemala".
- ^ "[2013-08] XXX Torneo COTIF".
- ^ "Bruno Zebie". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Canada West announces Men's Soccer Awards and All-Stars". November 2, 2017.
External links
- Canada Soccer profile
- Bruno Zebie at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Canadian soccer players
- Footballers from Paris
- Soccer players from Edmonton
- French people of Ivorian descent
- Canadian people of Ivorian descent
- Black Canadian sportspeople
- French emigrants to Canada
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- FC Edmonton players
- Alberta Golden Bears players
- Calgary Foothills FC players
- Cavalry FC players
- North American Soccer League players
- USL League Two players
- Canadian Premier League players
- Canada men's youth international soccer players