Emmanuel Zambazis

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Emmanuel Zambazis
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Zambazis playing for York9 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Zambazis
Date of birth (1997-04-24) April 24, 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Olympic Flame SC
East York SC
Mississauga SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 York Lions 21 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Vaughan Azzurri
2014–2017 Iraklis 9 (0)
2019 York9 4 (0)
National team‡
2016 Greece U19 2 (0)
2017 Canada U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 9, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 18, 2017

Emmanuel Zambazis (Greek: Εμμανουήλ Ζαμπάζης; born April 24, 1997), sometimes known as Manolis Zambazis, is a Greek-Canadian soccer player who last played for York9 FC as a midfielder.

Club career[]

Youth[]

Zambazis began playing soccer at the age of six for Olympic Flame SC.[1] He later played for East York SC[2] and Mississauga SC.[1]

Vaughan Azzurri[]

In 2014, Zambazis appeared for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.[3]

Iraklis[]

In August 2014, Zambazis signed with Greek Football League club Iraklis.

On 29 October 2015, Zambazis made his professional debut for Iraklis in a Greek Football Cup match against PAS Giannina. He subsequently made his league debut on 2 November as a late-game sub in a 2-0 win over Atromitos Athens in Superleague Greece.

By the end of the 2015–16 season Zambazis had made 9 league appearances for Iraklis, including one start, in addition to four appearances in the Greek Football Cup.[4]

Zambazis failed to make another appearance for Iraklis in the 2016–17 season before being released upon the club's dissolution due to financial troubles.[4][5]

York9 FC[]

After leaving Iraklis, Zambazis returned to Canada to play U Sports soccer with York University Men's Soccer Team in 2018. On November 12, 2018 he was drafted in the 2nd round of the inaugural Canadian Premier League U-Sports Draft by York9 FC, giving him the opportunity to trial with the club ahead of the 2019 CPL season.[6] Zambazis officially signed with York 9 on April 24, 2019.[7] He made his first start for York9 FC in a match against Pacific FC on July 17, 2019.[8]

International career[]

Zambazis is eligible to represent Canada or Greece internationally.[1]

Beginning in 2011, Zambazis participated in Canadian youth national team camps, ranging from the under-15 to under-20 level.[1] In February 2016 Zambazis played with Greece national under-19 football team in two friendly games against Czech Republic[9][10]

In February 2017, Zambazis was called up to represent Canada at the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[11] Zambazis made his debut as a 75th-minute substitute in a 1-0 loss to Honduras. He later started in a 2-0 win over Antigua and Barbuda.[1]

Personal life[]

Zambazis' father is Greek, originally from the village of Mavrokambos in Kastoria, West Macedonia and his mother is a Greek-Canadian from Toronto.[1] His maternal uncle is Spiros Papathanasakis, the former owner of Iraklis F.C.[12]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of September 18, 2017[4]
Club Division Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iraklis Football League 2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Superleague Greece 2015–16 9 0 4 0 0 0 — — 13 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career Total 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 0

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Emmanuel Zambazis profile". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "East York boys win prestigious Robbie crown". East York Mirror. July 4, 2008.
  3. ^ Glover, Robin (June 13, 2014). "Durham United FC vs Vaughan Azzurri Match Report". Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Emmanuel Zambazis profile". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  5. ^ ""Διαλύεται" ο Ηρακλής" [Iraklis "dissolves"]. Sport 24 (in Greek). September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Draft Tracker: All the picks who earned invites from the inaugural CPL-U SPORTS Draft". Canadian Premier League. November 13, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "York9 signs CPL-U SPORTS pick Emmanuel Zambazis to contract". Canadian Premier League. April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  8. ^ Jacques, John (July 17, 2019). "Brennan Praises Squad Depth In Latest York9 Win". Northern Tribune. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  9. ^ "Βασικός με την Εθνική Νέων ο Αρκάς τερματοφύλακας Λευτέρης Αστράς!" [Arkas goalkeeper Lefteris Astras is a key player with the National Youth Team!]. Klimera-Arkadia (in Greek). February 4, 2016.
  10. ^ "ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΝΕΩΝ U19: ΕΛΛΑΔΑ-ΤΣΕΧΙΑ 0-1" [Youth National U19: Greece-Czech Republic 0-1]. Football Academies (in Greek). February 4, 2016.
  11. ^ Brisendine, Steve (February 9, 2017). "Canada names 20-man squad for CONCACAF U-20 Championship". Major League Soccer.
  12. ^ "Ο ομογενής "τελευταίος πρόεδρος" της ΠΑΕ Ηρακλής Θεσσαλονίκης" [The expatriate "last president" of PAE Iraklis Thessaloniki]. Ekirikas (in Greek). September 8, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
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