Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 24 June 2002||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia [1] | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Sporting Whittlesea | |||
Green Gully | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Melbourne Victory NPL | 19 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Melbourne Victory | 4 | (0) |
2023 | Minnesota United FC 2 | 25 | (1) |
2023 | Minnesota United | 1 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 February 2021 |
Zaydan Bello (born 24 June 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who last played as a midfielder for Minnesota United 2, the reserve team of Major League Soccer club Minnesota United.
Born in Melbourne to parents of Nigerian descent, [1] [3] Bello began his soccer career with Sporting Whittlesea FC and Green Gully in their junior age groups. He was signed by Melbourne Victory Youth in 2018, after impressing a scout in a trial match, and eventually was named captain in their National Premier Leagues (NPL) squad. [4]
Bello made his first-team debut on 24 February 2022 in a 2–0 win against Wellington Phoenix at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. [5] [6] Bello later signed on two-year contract with Melbourne Victory in July 2022 after making four league appearances during the 2020–21 A-League season. [7]
On 28 November 2022, [8] Bello signed on a one-year MLS Next Pro contract with Minnesota United. [1] He was signed on a short-term contract in March 2023 ahead of a Major League Soccer match against Vancouver Whitecaps, [9] where he made his debut in a 1–1 draw at Allianz Field. [10]
As of match played August 19, 2023
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Melbourne Victory FC Youth | 2019–20 | Y-League | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Melbourne Victory FC | 2020–21 | A-League Men | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2021–22 | A-League Men | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Minnesota United FC | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota United FC II | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 19 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 |