Pierre Zebli
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre Desiré Zebli | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1997[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | AC Bastia | ||
| 2012–2014 | Inter | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Inter | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Perugia (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Perugia | 49 | (0) |
| 2017– | Genk | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Ascoli (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Ivory Coast U20 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 March 2017 | |||
Pierre Zebli (born 12 June 1997) is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays in Belgium for Genk. He plays as a defensive midfielder.
Career
Zebli is a youth product of AC Bastia and then Inter Milan.[2] He made his professional debut for Perugia on loan from Inter, in a 2–0 Serie B win over Bari.[3] He formally signed for Perugia in August 2015.[4]
After a couple successful seasons with Perugia, Zebli arrived to Genk on 31 January 2017.[5]
On 7 August 2018, after no appearances in the Belgian league for Genk, he returned to Italy, joining Serie B club Ascoli on a season-long loan. Ascoli held the option of permanent transfer at the end of the loan.[6] On 25 January 2019, Ascoli terminated the loan contract early as Zebli was recovering from two eye surgeries performed to correct detached retina.[7]
International career
Zebli was born in Ivory Coast, and moved to Italy at a young age with his father. Zebli holds both Ivorian and Italian citizenship.[8] He represented the Italy under-21 Serie B representative team in a 4–0 loss to Iran.[9]
Zebli debuted for the Ivory Coast national under-20 football team in a 3–2 win over Qatar U20 on 21 March 2016.[10][11][12]
References
- ^ "Pierre Desiré Zebli - Player Profile - Football".
- ^ "B Factor: Pierre Desirè Zebli".
- ^ "Bari vs. Perugia - Football Match Summary - September 7, 2014 - ESPN".
- ^ "Ufficiale! Zebli dall'Inter al Perugia: il centrocampista torna al Grifo a titolo definitivo dai nerazzurri!".
- ^ "Genk officialise l'arrivée du successeur de Ndidi". 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Calciomercato: Zebli in prestito dal Genk" (in Italian). Ascoli. 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Calciomercato: Zebli rientra al Genk" [Transfer Market: Zebli returns to the Genk.] (in Italian). Ascoli. 25 January 2019.
- ^ Projects, Sanmax. "Zebli tekent in Genk - Nieuws - KRC Genk - Landskampioen 1999 - 2002 - 2011".
- ^ "La B Italia ci prova ma non basta: l'Iran fa festa".
- ^ "Ecco la foto di Drolè e Zebli che hanno ritrovato il sorriso con la nazionale ivoriana! Il Perugia ora li aspetta entrambi rigenerati".
- ^ "Amical Qatar-CI: Les 21 Eléphants de Soualiho Haïdara - Levuvuzela.net".
- ^ "Football-Eléphants-Amical : Le Qatar accroché - Sport-ivoire.ci".
External links
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Abidjan
- Sportspeople from Abidjan
- Ivorian footballers
- Ivory Coast under-20 international footballers
- Italian footballers
- Ivorian emigrants to Italy
- Italian people of Ivorian descent
- A.C. Perugia Calcio players
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players
- Serie B players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Association football midfielders
- Ivorian expatriate footballers
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium