Bruno Zebie

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Bruno Zebie
Personal information
Full name Bruno Zebie
Date of birth (1995-08-14) August 14, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
CS St-Hubert
Edmonton Juventus SC
2012–2015 FC Edmonton
2016–2017 Edmonton Green and Gold
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Alberta Golden Bears 16 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 FC Edmonton 1 (0)
2017–2018 Calgary Foothills 26 (2)
2019 FC Edmonton 23 (1)
2020 Cavalry FC 10 (0)
Total60(3)
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 former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Born in France, Zebie represented Canada at youth level.

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Early life

Zebie was born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France, to Ivorian parents. He acquired French nationality on 29 July 1999, through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization. [1]

He moved to Lachine, Quebec at age six, later moving to Brossard, Quebec. [2] His family then moved to Edmonton when he was 13. [2] He began playing youth soccer with Edmonton Juventus before joining the FC Edmonton Academy in 2012. [3] In 2016, he joined the Edmonton Green and Gold youth academy. [3]

University career

In 2016, he began attending the University of Alberta, where he played for the men's soccer team. [4] In his first season, he was named a Canada West Second Team All-Star, [5] winning the U Sports Men's Soccer Championship with the team. [6] In 2017, he was named a Canada West First Team All-Star. [7]

Club career

Zebie joined FC Edmonton's senior side in the North American Soccer League on July 3, 2015 on a week-to-week contract. [8] He made his first appearance on July 13 against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, as a substitution for Michael Nonni. [3]

After the NASL folded, Zebie played with the Calgary Foothills for the 2017 and 2018 Premier Development League seasons. [9] [10] The club would end up champions in 2018, capturing the PDL Championship in a 2-1 victory over Reading United in the final. [11]

Zebie returned to FC Edmonton on December 13, 2018, ahead of the inaugural season of the Canadian Premier League. [12] In November 2019, Edmonton announced Zebie would not be returning to the club for the 2020 season. [13]

On February 5, 2020, Zebie signed with Alberta rival Cavalry FC, becoming the first player to play for both Al Classico rival clubs, [14] [15] reuniting with his former Calgary Foothills coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. [16] He appeared in all ten of Cavalry's matches that year. [17] 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. [18] Following the season, he returned to his hometown of Edmonton to coach. [19]

International career

Zebie has been called up to camps for Canada at the under-18 and under-20 level. [2] 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. [20]

Personal life

Zebie's elder brother Allan was also a professional soccer player. [21]

Honours

University of Alberta Golden Bears

Calgary Foothills

Individual

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  2. 1 2 3 "Bruno Zebie Canada profile". Canadian Soccer Association. January 28, 2020.
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  4. ↑ "Bruno Zebie Alberta Golden Bears profile". Alberta Golden Bears .
  5. ↑ "Record-setter Sarkaria wins Canada West Player of the Year Award". Alberta Golden Bears . November 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Golden Bears crowned national champions". Alberta Golden Bears . November 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Canada West announces Men's Soccer Awards and All-Stars". Alberta Golden Bears . November 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ "FC Edmonton Signs Academy Product Bruno Zebie". Our Sports Central. July 3, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Bruno Zebie 2017 PDL Stats". USL League Two .
  10. ↑ "Bruno Zebie 2018 PDL Stats". USL League Two .
  11. ↑ Gradon, Stuart (August 4, 2018). "Calgary Foothills FC win 2018 PDL championship". Total Soccer Project.
  12. ↑ "FC Edmonton signs Son Yongchan, Bruno Zebie, Ajeej Sarkaria and Ajay Khabra". Canadian Premier League . December 13, 2018.
  13. ↑ Khimji, Khassim (November 4, 2019). "FC Edmonton announces the departures of eight players following 2019 CPL season". FC Edmonton . Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Bruno Zebie joins Cavalry FC for the 2020 Season". Cavalry FC. February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Bruno Zebie switches Al Classico sides with Cavalry move". February 5, 2020.
  16. ↑ Saelhof, Todd (March 9, 2020). "Zebie brings competitive spirit back to Cavalry". Calgary Sun .
  17. ↑ Jacques, John (September 21, 2020). "Meet The Ten Iron Men Of The Island Games". Northern Tribune.
  18. ↑ Thompson, Marty (January 26, 2021). "Dominick Zator, Jay Wheeldon highlight list of Cavalry FC departures". Canadian Premier League . Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  19. ↑ Saelhof, Todd (June 26, 2021). "Game on! Cavalry charges into CPL season without 13 familiar faces". Calgary Sun .
  20. ↑ "Two Under-18 Players In Canada Squad". Toronto FC . August 7, 2013.
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