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Joe Zupo

Joseph Saverio Zupo (born September 20, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a defender for Burnaby FC. He is currently an assistant coach for the University of British Columbia men's soccer program.[2]

Joe Zupo
Personal information
Full name Joseph Saverio Zupo
Date of birth (1992-09-20) September 20, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-Back
Youth career
0000–2010 Wexford United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Queen's Golden Gaels
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Kingston FC 32 (?)
2015 Durham United FC 22 (2)
2016 Devonport City 21 (2)
2017 Durham United FA 20 (2)
2018 Cairns FC 21 (1)
2018 Hawke's Bay United 7 (1)
2019 Darby FC 14 (2)
2020–2022 FC Tigers Vancouver – (–)
2022–2023 Nautsa’mawt FC[a] 14 (2)
2024– Burnaby FC 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 20, 2021

College career

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Zupo would compete in the Ontario Cup youth tournament in 2009 with Wexford Soccer Club.[3] He also played at the high school level with Senator O'Connor College School where he helped their soccer team secure a bronze medal at the high school triple-A championship in 2009.[4]

In 2010, he transitioned to the college level by enrolling in the Queen's University men's soccer program.[4] The Golden Gaels would qualify for the playoffs where Zupo would contribute two goals against Laurentian Voyageurs which advanced the club to the next round.[5] Queen's playoff journey would conclude in the following round after a defeat by Toronto Varsity Blues where Zupo contributed the team's lone goal.[6] After the conclusion of the season, he was named to the Ontario University Athletics East second team.[7] He was also named the rookie of the year.[8]

He was named the team captain in his second season with the university squad.[9] Zupo was named to the division's first team in 2012.[10] The team would be eliminated in the semifinal round by McMaster Marauders.[11]

Club career

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Early career

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In the summer of 2013, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with Kingston FC.[12][13][14] Zupo would help the club secure the first-division title and a playoff berth.[15] Kingston would reach the championship final where they were ultimately defeated by SC Waterloo Region.[16] After a successful season in the Canadian circuit, he ventured abroad to England for a tryout session with Exeter City.[17]

Following his English trail, he returned to Kingston for the 2014 season.[18] He was named the co-captain along with teammate Cătălin Lichioiu.[19] In his second season with the club, he helped Kingston secure another playoff berth by finishing third in the division.[20] Kingston advanced to the semifinal round by defeating the Serbian White Eagles in the quarterfinals.[21] In the next round, Zupo would contribute a goal against Toronto Croatia but were still eliminated from the competition after a loss.[22]

In 2015, he played with Durham United in a local Ontario circuit, where he served as a co-captain and was named to the league's all-star team.[23]

Oceania

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Zupo played abroad in the Australian National Premier Leagues Tasmania with Devonport City.[24][25] In his debut season with the organization, he assisted the club in securing the divisional title.[24] Devonport would be eliminated in the first round of the national premier league final series by Perth.[26] Following his successful debut in the Australian second division, he was named to the state squad.[27]

He briefly returned to his former club Durham for the 2017 season.[28] Zupo returned to Australia for the 2018 season he played in the Queensland regional circuit with Cairns.[29][30][31] Throughout his stint with Cairns, he participated in the 2018 FFA Cup where he faced A-League side Sydney FC.[32][33]

After a season in Cairns, he secured a deal with Hawke's Bay United in the New Zealand top-tier league in late 2018.[34] He would record his first goal for the club on November 24, 2018, against Waitakere United.[35] His tenure with Hawke's Bay was short-lived as he left the club midway through the season.[36][37] In total, he played in 7 matches and scored 1 goal.[33]

Canada

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He returned to the Ontario circuit to play with Darby FC.[38] In 2020, he went to the Vancouver area, to play with local side FC Tigers Vancouver.[39] For the 2022 season, he played in the regional British Columbia circuit with Varsity FC.[40] He re-signed with the club for the 2023 season.[41] After two seasons with the club, he joined Burnaby FC in 2024.[42]

Career statistics

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As of October 18, 2019
Club Season League Playoffs[A] Domestic Cup League Cup Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kingston FC 2013 Canadian Soccer League 14 ? ? 0 — — 14 ?
2014 18 ? 2 1 — — 20 ?
Durham United FC 2015 League1 Ontario 22 2 — — 4 1 26 3
Devonport City 2016 NPL Tasmania 21 2 4 0 6 0 — 31 2
Durham United FA 2017 League1 Ontario 20 2 — — 3 0 23 2
Cairns FC 2018 NPL Queensland 21 1 — 2 0 — 23 1
Hawke's Bay United FC 2018–19 New Zealand Football Championship 7 1 0 0 — — 7 1
Darby FC 2019 League1 Ontario 14 2 — — — 14 2
Nautsa’mawt FC[a] 2022 League1 British Columbia ? ? ? ? — — ? ?
2023 14 0 — — — 14 0
Burnaby FC 2024 League1 British Columbia 10 1 — — — 10 1
Career totals 164 9 6 1 8 1 7 1 185 4
  1. ^ Includes other competitive competitions such as NPL Playoff Finals and L1O Playoffs

Honors

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Kingston FC

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Varsity FC changed its name to Nautsa’mawt FC in 2023

References

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  1. ^ "Profile - Joe Zupo". Queen's Golden Gaels.
  2. ^ "Joe Zupo - Men's Soccer Coach". University of British Columbia Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Wexford Soccer Club has two teams in Ontario Cup". Scarborough Mirror. 8 September 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Rugby season kicks off". Kingston Whig Standard. 22 April 2009. p. 17.
  5. ^ "KASSAA outfits win events". Kingston Whig-Standard. 25 October 2010. p. 15.
  6. ^ "Women's rowing team wins OUA championship". Kingston Whig-Standard. 1 November 2010. p. 15.
  7. ^ "Jets veteran develops raffle for a good cause". Kingston Whig Standard. 5 November 2010. p. 15.
  8. ^ "Joseph Zupo - Soccer (M)". Queen's University Athletics. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  9. ^ Sutherland, Sean (13 September 2013). "Playing the long ball". The Queen's Journal. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Hoogkamp, Paulin named all-stars". North Bay Nugget. 1 November 2012. pp. B1.
  11. ^ "Soccer Gaels Fourth". Kingston Whig Standard. 6 November 2012. p. 18.
  12. ^ Smith, Adrian (1 March 2013). "Local reinforcements". The Queen's Journal. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  13. ^ Graham, Doug (25 April 2013). "Kingston FC to put emphasis on 'Kingston' ; SOCCER: Pro team's players will be housed at Queen's this season; club promises to get more involved with local minor associations". Kingston Whig Standard. pp. C1.
  14. ^ Zheng, Jerry (29 July 2013). "Revival on the pitch". The Queen's Journal. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Kingston FC loses final match". Kingston Whig Standard. 8 October 2013.
  16. ^ "Waterloo ends Kingston FC's run". Kingston Whig Standard. 4 November 2013.
  17. ^ Faris, Nick (31 January 2014). "English expedition". The Queen's Journal. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  18. ^ MacAlpine, Iain (14 March 2014). "Kingston FC eager to kick off a new season". Kingston Whig Standard. pp. C1.
  19. ^ "In Brief - FC names captains". Kingston Whig Standard. 30 May 2014. pp. C1.
  20. ^ "Kingston FC moved into third place in the First Division of the Canadian Soccer League". The Kingston Heritage. 2 October 2014.
  21. ^ "Kingston FC clubs win". Kingston Whig-Standard. 14 October 2014.
  22. ^ "North York Astros fall one game short of CSL final". North York Mirror. 20 October 2014.
  23. ^ "This Week In League1 Ontario (Feb 8)". Ontario Soccer. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  24. ^ a b "Pro soccer takes Zupo across the globe". Queen's University Athletics. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  25. ^ Bingham, Libby (29 August 2016). "Strike It Hot". The Advocate. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  26. ^ "Perth SC progress after win against Devonport | National Premier Leagues". www.nationalpremierleagues.com.au. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  27. ^ Fair, Alex (12 September 2016). "Eight Strikers players named in state squad". The Advocate. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  28. ^ "Canadian internationals are standouts in Week 8". The Sport Information Resource Centre. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  29. ^ "Cairns FC signing Joe Zupo set to leave strikers in his wake". Cairns Post. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  30. ^ "Cairns FC need pride in defence ahead of Magpies". Cairns Post. 25 April 2018.
  31. ^ Grams, Jacob (7 February 2018). "Zupo Star". Cairns Post.
  32. ^ Greco, John (5 October 2018). "'It's the biggest game of our lives': Cairns defender eyes Sky Blue boilover | My Football". www.myfootball.com.au. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  33. ^ a b "Canada - J. Zupo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  34. ^ "Italian heritage fuels Canadian import Joe Zupo". NZ Herald. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  35. ^ "Bay United break victory drought at Park Island, Napier". NZ Herald. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  36. ^ "Bay United claim vital three points against Southern". NZ Herald. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  37. ^ "Hawke's Bay United 'never found right defensive formula'". NZ Herald. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  38. ^ "Canadians still available for a potential 2020 CPL season". Canadian Premier League. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  39. ^ "BB5 United CCB win back-to-back BC Provincial A Cup titles after hard fought victory over FC Tigers". aftn.ca. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  40. ^ "Varsity FC proud to be part of League1 BC and what they hope will be a "massive revolution" for soccer in the province". aftn.ca. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  41. ^ "Nautsa'mawt FC - 2023 REGULAR SEASON - Roster - # - Joe Zupo -". www.league1bc.ca. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  42. ^ "BurnabyFC League1 2024 Mens Roster". Burnaby Football Club. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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