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Emmanuel Zambazis
Zambazis playing for York9 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Zambazis
Date of birth (1997-04-24) April 24, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Toronto, Canada
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 York9
Number 14
Youth career
East York SC
Mississauga SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 York Lions 21 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Vaughan Azzurri
2014–2017 Iraklis 9 (0)
2019– York9 4 (0)
International career‡
2016 Greece U19 2 (0)
2017 Canada U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 10, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 18, 2017

Emmanuel Zambazis (Greek: Εμμανουήλ Ζαμπάζης; born April 24, 1997), sometimes known as Manolis Zambazis, is a Greek-born Canadian soccer player who plays for York9 FC as a midfielder.

Club career

Youth

Zambazis began playing soccer at the age of six for Olympic Flame. He later played for Mississauga SC.[1]

Vaughan Azzurri

In 2014, Zambazis appeared for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.[2]

Iraklis

In August 2014, Zambazis signed with Greek Football League club Iraklis.

On 29 October 2015, Zambazis made his professional debut for Iraklis in a Greek Football Cup match against PAS Giannina. He subsequently made his league debut on 2 November as a late-game sub in a 2-0 win over Atromitos Athens in Superleague Greece.

By the end of the 2015–16 season Zambazis had made 9 league appearances for Iraklis, including one start, in addition to four appearances in the Greek Football Cup.[3]

Zambazis failed to make another appearance for Iraklis in the 2016–17 season before being released upon the club's dissolution due to financial troubles.[3][4]

York9 FC

After leaving Iraklis, Zambazis returned to Canada to play U Sports soccer with York University Men's Soccer Team in 2018. On November 12, 2018 he was drafted in the 2nd round of the inaugural Canadian Premier League U-Sports Draft by York9 FC, giving him the opportunity to trial with the club ahead of the 2019 CPL season.[5] Zambazis officially signed with York 9 on April 24, 2019.[6] He made his first start for York9 FC in a match against Pacific FC on July 17, 2019.[7]

International career

Zambazis is eligible to represent Canada or Greece internationally.[1]

Beginning in 2011, Zambazis participated in Canadian youth national team camps, ranging from the under-15 to under-20 level.[1] In February 2016 Zambazis played with Greece national under-19 football team in two friendly games against Czech Republic[8] [9]

In February 2017, Zambazis was called up to represent Canada at the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[10] Zambazis made his debut as a 75th-minute substitute in a 1-0 loss to Honduras. He later started in a 2-0 win over Antigua and Barbuda.[1]

Personal life

Zambazis' father is Greek, originally from the village of Mavrokambos in Kastoria, West Macedonia and his mother is a Greek-Canadian from Toronto.[1] His maternal uncle is Spiros Papathanasakis, the former owner of Iraklis F.C.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of September 18, 2017[3]
Club Division Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iraklis Football League 2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Superleague Greece 2015–16 9 0 4 0 0 0 — — 13 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career Total 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Emmanuel Zambazis profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Durham United FC vs Vaughan Azzurri June 13, 2014 Match Report". Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Emmanuel Zambazis profile". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. ^ ""Διαλύεται" ο Ηρακλής". Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Draft Tracker: All the picks who earned invites from the inaugural CPL-U SPORTS Draft". Canadian Premier League. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  6. ^ "York9 signs CPL-U SPORTS pick Emmanuel Zambazis to contract". Canadian Premier League. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Brennan Praises Squad Depth In Latest York9 Win". Northern Tribune. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  8. ^ kalimera-arkadia.gr Βασικός με την Εθνική Νέων ο Αρκάς τερματοφύλακας Λευτέρης Αστράς!
  9. ^ football-academies.gr
  10. ^ "2017 CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Championship". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Ο ομογενής «τελευταίος πρόεδρος» της ΠΑΕ Ηρακλής Θεσσαλονίκης" (in Greek). 8 September 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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