Sebastian Breza

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Sebastian Breza
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-15) March 15, 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Bologna
Youth career
2014–2016 Monopoli
2016–2017 Palermo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Monopoli 0 (0)
2017 → Palermo (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2020 Potenza 44 (0)
2019–2020 → Bologna (loan) 0 (0)
2020– Bologna 0 (0)
2021 → CF Montréal (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2016 Canada U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 30, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 13, 2019

Sebastian Breza (born March 15, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Bologna.

Career[]

Club[]

Early career[]

As a youth, Breza played goaltender in both hockey and soccer. In 2016, he signed with Serie C club Monopoli, and was loaned to Serie A club Palermo in 2017, initially playing for the latter's Primavera side.[1] Breza made three appearances on the bench for Palermo's first team squad in the 2016–17 Serie A season.[2]

Potenza[]

In 2017, Breza signed for Serie D club Potenza, helping them gain promotion to Serie C for the 2018–19 season.[3] During the offseason, he was rumoured to go to fellow Serie D club Taranto.[4] In his second season, Breza largely played a backup role to Raffaele Ioime, but made 8 starts.[5] In January 2020, Breza was linked with a move to Serie A club Bologna.[6] [7]

Bologna[]

On January 29, 2020, he joined Serie A club Bologna on loan until June 30, 2020. Bologna held an obligation to purchase his rights at the end of the loan.[8]

CF Montréal[]

On April 6, 2021, Breza was loaned to CF Montréal of Major League Soccer for the 2021 season.[9] He made his debut on August 8 against D.C. United.[10] Breza was given the start in the semifinal of the 2021 Canadian Championship against Forge FC, and the game went to penalties after a 0-0 after 90 minutes. The shootout was still tied after 10 rounds, and Breza was able to stop the shot from Forge goalkeeper Triston Henry, before scoring himself to win the game and advance Montréal to the final.[11] CF Montréal went on to win the Voyageurs Cup and Breza was honoured with the George Gross Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player of the tournament.[12]

Upon completion of the season, the club announced they would not exercise the option to purchase Breza's contract.[13]

International[]

Breza was born in Canada to a Polish father and Norwegian mother, and holds dual citizenship with Canada and Norway.[14] He attended his first camp for the Canadian U-20 team in 2016.[15] Breza was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[16]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of November 21, 2021[17][18]
Club League Season League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Monopoli Serie C 2017–18 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Potenza Serie D 2017–18 29 0 0 0 1 0 30 0
Serie C 2018–19 8 0 0 0 5 0 13 0
2019–20 7 0 1 0 2 0 10 0
Total 44 0 1 0 8 0 53 0
CF Montreal (loan) MLS 2021 8 0 3 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 52 0 4 0 9 0 65 0

Honours[]

CF Montreal

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ Emilie Dubreuil. "Aux portes de Palerme". Radio Canada. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Gianluca di Marzio (April 8, 2017). "Sebastian Breza, un guardiano extralarge per i pali del Monopoli: "Le scarpe? Me le mandano dal Canada"". Gianluca di Marzio.
  3. ^ "Un portiere canadese per il Potenza? Ecco chi è Sebastian Breza". Tutto Potenza. August 30, 2017.
  4. ^ Christian Cesario (July 11, 2018). "Taranto, in stand-by Breza del Potenza". Tutto Calcio Puglia.
  5. ^ Tommaso Macchio (March 6, 2019). "Potenza, Breza: "Avevo studiato Lodi. Futuro? Ci penserò più avanti"". Tutto Mercato.
  6. ^ "Potenza, interessano Cerofolini e Gatto Potrebbe saltare Bucolo". I am Calcio. January 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "Breza al Bologna Cerofolini e Bucolo al Potenza". Talenti Lucani. January 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "Breza al Bologna" (Press release) (in Italian). Bologna. January 29, 2020.
  9. ^ "CF Montréal acquires goalkeeper Sebastian Breza". CF Montréal. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  10. ^ CF Montréal [@clubdefootmtl] (August 8, 2021). "Premier départ en @MLS pour Sebastian Breza Ready for his first start with Montreal" (Tweet). Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "RECAP: CF Montreal bests Forge FC in marathon penalties to advance to CanChamp final". Canadian Premier League. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup". CTV News. November 21, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  13. ^ "CF Montréal exercises options for 12 players". CF Montreal. November 30, 2021.
  14. ^ "Aux portes de Palerme". ICI Radio-Canada.ca.
  15. ^ "Canada Men's U-20 win away 2:1 in Honduras". Canada Soccer. November 13, 2016.
  16. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  17. ^ "Sebastian Breza Profile". Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  18. ^ "Sebastian Breza Profile". Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
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