Pierre Zebli

Pierre Zebli

Pierre Zebli in Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Personal information
Full name	Pierre Desiré Zebli
Date of birth	(1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth	Dabou, Ivory Coast
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Zira
Number	15
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)
2017–2021	Genk	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Ascoli (loan)	3	(0)
2021–2022	Cattolica	11	(0)
2022	Tsarsko Selo	11	(0)
2022–2023	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	31	(0)
2023–	Zira	32	(0)
International career
2016	Ivory Coast U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024

Pierre Zebli (born 12 June 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira as a defensive midfielder. ^[2]

Career

Zebli is a youth product of AC Bastia and then Inter Milan. ^[3] He made his professional debut for Perugia on loan from Inter, in a 2–0 Serie B win over Bari. ^[4] He formally signed for Perugia in August 2015. ^[5]

After a couple successful seasons with Perugia, Zebli arrived to Genk on 31 January 2017. ^[6]

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. ^[7] On 25 January 2019, Ascoli terminated the loan contract early as Zebli was recovering from two eye surgeries performed to correct detached retina. ^[8]

In January 2022 he joined Bulgarian team Tsarsko Selo. ^[9] In June 2022 he signed a three-year contract with another Bulgarian team - Lokomotiv Plovdiv. ^[10] On 1 August 2023, Zebli became part of the ranks of Azerbaijani team Zira, signing a 2+1 year deal. ^[11]

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. ^[12] He represented the Italy under-21 Serie B representative team in a 4–0 loss to Iran. ^[13]

Zebli debuted for the Ivory Coast national under-20 football team in a 3–2 win over Qatar U20 on 21 March 2016. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

References

1. "Pierre Desiré Zebli - Football".
2. Pierre Zebli at Soccerway
3. "B Factor: Pierre Desirè Zebli".
4. "Bari vs. Perugia - Football Match Summary - September 7, 2014 - ESPN".
5. "Ufficiale! Zebli dall'Inter al Perugia: il centrocampista torna al Grifo a titolo definitivo dai nerazzurri!".
6. "Genk officialise l'arrivée du successeur de Ndidi". 31 January 2017.
7. "Calciomercato: Zebli in prestito dal Genk" (in Italian). Ascoli. 7 August 2018.
8. "Calciomercato: Zebli rientra al Genk" [Transfer Market: Zebli returns to the Genk.] (in Italian). Ascoli. 25 January 2019.
9. Трима чужденци дойдоха в Царско село
10. "Локомотив подписа договор с Пиер Зебли" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
11. "Pyer Zeblin "Zirə"də" (in Azerbaijani). fczire.az. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
12. Projects, Sanmax. "Zebli tekent in Genk - Nieuws - KRC Genk - Landskampioen 1999 - 2002 - 2011".
13. "La B Italia ci prova ma non basta: l'Iran fa festa".
14. "Ecco la foto di Drolè e Zebli che hanno ritrovato il sorriso con la nazionale ivoriana! Il Perugia ora li aspetta entrambi rigenerati".
15. "Amical Qatar-CI: Les 21 Eléphants de Soualiho Haïdara - Levuvuzela.net".
16. "Football-Eléphants-Amical : Le Qatar accroché - Sport-ivoire.ci".

External links

• Profile at Perugia
• Profile at Sky Sport (Italy)