Bruno Zebie

Bruno Zebie (born August 14, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Bruno Zebie
Personal information
Full name Bruno Zebie
Date of birth (1995-08-14) August 14, 1995
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2015 FC Edmonton
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Alberta Golden Bears 16 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 FC Edmonton 2 (0)
2017–2018 Calgary Foothills 26 (2)
2019 FC Edmonton 23 (1)
2020 Cavalry FC 10 (0)
National team
2013 Canada U18 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 15, 2020

Club career

FC Edmonton

Zebie joined FC Edmonton on July 3, 2015 on a week-to-week contract.[1] He made his first appearance on July 13 against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, as a substitution for Michael Nonni. During his time with Edmonton Zebie also played for the University of Alberta.

Calgary Foothills

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

Return to FC Edmonton

Zebie returned to FC Edmonton on December 13, 2018 ahead of the inaugural season of the Canadian Premier League.[3] In November 2019, Edmonton announced Zebie would not be returning to the club for the 2020 season.[4]

Cavalry FC

On February 5, 2020, Zebie signed with Alberta rival Cavalry FC.[5] He made his debut for Cavalry in the 2020 Canadian Premier League season opener against Forge FC.[6] He appeared in all ten of Cavalry's matches that year.[7] 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.[8]

International career

Zebie has been called up to camps for Canada at the under-18 and under-20 level.[9][10] 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.

Personal life

Zebie's elder brother Allan is also a professional soccer player and plays for FC Edmonton.[11]

Honours

University of Alberta Golden Bears

Calgary Foothills

Individual

References
  1. "FC Edmonton Signs Academy Product Bruno Zebie". July 3, 2015.
  2. Gradon, Stuart (August 4, 2018). "Calgary Foothills FC win 2018 PDL championship".
  3. "FC Edmonton signs Son Yongchan, Bruno Zebie, Ajeej Sarkaria and Ajay Khabra". December 13, 2018.
  4. Khimji, Khassim (November 4, 2019). "FC Edmonton announces the departures of eight players following 2019 CPL season". Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  5. "Bruno Zebie joins Cavalry FC for the 2020 Season". Cavalry FC. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. "Canadian Premier League". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  7. "B. Zebie". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  8. Marty Thompson (26 January 2021). "Dominick Zator, Jay Wheeldon highlight list of Cavalry FC departures". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  9. "[2013-10] Men's U-18 camp in Guatemala".
  10. "[2013-08] XXX Torneo COTIF".
  11. "Bruno Zebie". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  12. "Canada West announces Men's Soccer Awards and All-Stars". November 2, 2017.


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