Pierre Zebli

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
Pierre Zebli in Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Personal information
Full name Pierre Desiré Zebli
Date of birth (1997-07-12) 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 8 (0)
International career
2016 Ivory Coast U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023

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]

References
  1. "Pierre Desiré Zebli - Football".
  2. Pierre Zebli at Soccerway
  3. "B Factor: Pierre Desirè Zebli".
  4. "Bari vs. Perugia - Football Match Summary - September 7, 2014 - ESPN".
  5. "Ufficiale! Zebli dall'Inter al Perugia: il centrocampista torna al Grifo a titolo definitivo dai nerazzurri!".
  6. "Genk officialise l'arrivée du successeur de Ndidi". 31 January 2017.
  7. "Calciomercato: Zebli in prestito dal Genk" (in Italian). Ascoli. 7 August 2018.
  8. "Calciomercato: Zebli rientra al Genk" [Transfer Market: Zebli returns to the Genk.] (in Italian). Ascoli. 25 January 2019.
  9. Трима чужденци дойдоха в Царско село
  10. "Локомотив подписа договор с Пиер Зебли" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  11. "Pyer Zeblin "Zirə"də" (in Azerbaijani). fczire.az. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  12. Projects, Sanmax. "Zebli tekent in Genk - Nieuws - KRC Genk - Landskampioen 1999 - 2002 - 2011".
  13. "La B Italia ci prova ma non basta: l'Iran fa festa".
  14. "Ecco la foto di Drolè e Zebli che hanno ritrovato il sorriso con la nazionale ivoriana! Il Perugia ora li aspetta entrambi rigenerati".
  15. "Amical Qatar-CI: Les 21 Eléphants de Soualiho Haïdara - Levuvuzela.net".
  16. "Football-Eléphants-Amical : Le Qatar accroché - Sport-ivoire.ci".
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