Ivorian footballer (born 1997)
Pierre Zebli
Pierre Zebli in Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
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Full name |
Pierre Desiré Zebli |
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Date of birth |
(1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27)[1] |
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Place of birth |
Dabou, Ivory Coast |
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Height |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Position(s) |
Midfielder |
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Current team |
Zira |
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Number |
15 |
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2009–2012 |
AC Bastia |
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2012–2014 |
Inter |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2014–2015 |
Inter |
0 |
(0) |
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2014–2015 |
→ Perugia (loan) |
1 |
(0) |
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2015–2017 |
Perugia |
49 |
(0) |
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2017–2021 |
Genk |
0 |
(0) |
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2018–2019 |
→ Ascoli (loan) |
3 |
(0) |
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2021–2022 |
Cattolica |
11 |
(0) |
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2022 |
Tsarsko Selo |
11 |
(0) |
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2022–2023 |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
31 |
(0) |
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2023– |
Zira |
32 |
(0) |
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2016 |
Ivory Coast U20 |
1 |
(0) |
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*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]
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