Pierre Zebli (born 12 June 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira as a defensive midfielder.[2]
 Pierre Zebli in Lokomotiv Plovdiv | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre Desiré Zebli | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dabou, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zira | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | AC Bastia | ||
| 2012–2014 | Inter | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Inter | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Perugia (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Perugia | 49 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Genk | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Ascoli (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Cattolica | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | Tsarsko Selo | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 31 | (0) |
| 2023– | Zira | 32 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Ivory Coast U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 | |||
Career
editZebli 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
editZebli 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]
References
edit- ^ "Pierre Desiré Zebli - Football".
- ^ Pierre Zebli at Soccerway
- ^ "B Factor: Pierre Desirè Zebli".
- ^ "Bari vs. Perugia - Football Match Summary - September 7, 2014 - ESPN".
- ^ "Ufficiale! Zebli dall'Inter al Perugia: il centrocampista torna al Grifo a titolo definitivo dai nerazzurri!".
- ^ "Genk officialise l'arrivée du successeur de Ndidi". 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Calciomercato: Zebli in prestito dal Genk" (in Italian). Ascoli. 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Calciomercato: Zebli rientra al Genk" [Transfer Market: Zebli returns to the Genk.] (in Italian). Ascoli. 25 January 2019.
- ^ Трима чужденци дойдоха в Царско село
- ^ "Локомотив подписа договор с Пиер Зебли" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Pyer Zeblin "Zirə"də" (in Azerbaijani). fczire.az. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Projects, Sanmax. "Zebli tekent in Genk - Nieuws - KRC Genk - Landskampioen 1999 - 2002 - 2011".
- ^ "La B Italia ci prova ma non basta: l'Iran fa festa".
- ^ "Ecco la foto di Drolè e Zebli che hanno ritrovato il sorriso con la nazionale ivoriana! Il Perugia ora li aspetta entrambi rigenerati".
- ^ "Amical Qatar-CI: Les 21 Eléphants de Soualiho Haïdara - Levuvuzela.net".
- ^ "Football-Eléphants-Amical : Le Qatar accroché - Sport-ivoire.ci".