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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.

Emmanuel Zambazis

Zambazis playing for York9 in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Emmanuel Zambazis
Date of birth	(1997-04-24) April 24, 1997 (age 25)
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

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

• Canada Soccer profile
• Emmanuel Zambazis at Soccerway

References

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