Zoe Burns

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Zoe Burns
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Burns playing for USC in 2021
Personal information
Full name Zoe Mackenzie Chabot Burns
Date of birth (2002-01-05) January 5, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Issaquah, Washington, United States
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Utah Royals
Number 12
Youth career
Eastside FC
Issaquah SC Gunners
Crossfire Premier
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 USC Trojans 68 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Utah Royals 19 (0)
International career
2018 United States U16 3 (0)
2022 Canada U20 10 (2)
2022– Canada 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 10, 2022

Zoe Mackenzie Chabot Burns (born January 5, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in the United States, she represents the Canada national team.

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Early life

Born in the United States to parents of Canadian descent, she began playing soccer at age five with Eastside FC. [1] She later played with the Crossfire Premier, where she earned United Soccer Coaches All-American status in 2019. [2] She played at the state level with the Washington State ODP/EDP from 2015 to 2017, winning one U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Championship in 2016, and 4 region titles in 2016 and 2017. [2]

College career

Burns began attending the University of Southern California in 2020, playing for the USC Trojans women's soccer team. She scored her first goal on April 30, 2021, in a playoff game against the Ole Miss Rebels. [2] [3] In her sophomore season, she earned All-Pac-12 Second Team honours. [4] After her junior season, she was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team and the All-Pac 12 Second Team. [5] [6] After her senior season, she was named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team and the All-Pacific Region First Team. [7] [8]

Club career

At the 2024 NWSL Draft, Burns was selected in the third round (29th overall) by the Utah Royals. [9]

International career

From 2016 to 2018, she was part of the United States Youth National Team programs, [2] attending multiple U16 camps. [10] In 2018, she was part of the United States U16 team helping the U.S. to a UEFA Development Tournament Championship in Portugal in 2018, recording an assist in the final game to clinch the title. [11]

In February 2022, she was named to the Canada U20 for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. [12] She scored her first goal on March 4 in a 13–0 victory over the Cayman Islands. [13] In the third place game on March 12, she scored Canada's first goal via a penalty kick in a 2–0 win over Puerto Rico, which qualified Canada for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [14] She was named to the tournament's Best XI. [15]

In March 2022, she was called up to the Canada senior team ahead of a pair of friendlies against Nigeria. [16] She made her debut on April 11 against Nigeria, coming on as a second-half substitute. [17]

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  4. "Croix Bethune, Penelope Hocking, Keidane McAlpine Highlight All-Pac-12 Honors For USC Women's Soccer". USC Trojans . November 12, 2021.
  5. "USC Women's Soccer's Bethune, Jackson, Burns, Courtnall Earn All-Region Recognition". USC Trojans . December 5, 2022.
  6. "Croix Bethune Named Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year, Six Total Trojans Earn All-Pac-12 Recognition". USC Trojans . November 8, 2022.
  7. "Awujo, Duran Named to First Team, Flores Freshman of the Year as Nine Trojans Earn Pac-12 Awards". USC Trojans . November 7, 2023.
  8. "Five Trojans Earn All-Pacific Region Honors". USC Trojans . November 30, 2023.
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