Zoe Burns

Zoe Burns
Burns playing for USC in 2021
Personal information
Full name Zoe Mackenzie Chabot Burns
Date of birth (2002-01-05) January 5, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Issaquah, Washington, United States
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Utah Royals
Number 12
Youth career
Eastside FC
Issaquah SC Gunners
Crossfire Premier
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 USC Trojans 68 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Utah Royals 21 (0)
International career‡
2018 United States U16 3 (0)
2022 Canada U20 10 (2)
2022– Canada 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 10, 2022

Zoe Mackenzie Chabot Burns (born January 5, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in the United States, she represents the Canada national team.

Early life

[edit]

Born in the United States to parents of Canadian descent, she began playing soccer at age five with Eastside FC.[1] She later played with the Crossfire Premier, where she earned United Soccer Coaches All-American status in 2019.[2] She played at the state level with the Washington State ODP/EDP from 2015 to 2017, winning one U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Championship in 2016, and 4 region titles in 2016 and 2017.[2]

College career

[edit]

Burns began attending the University of Southern California in 2020, playing for the USC Trojans women's soccer team. She scored her first goal on April 30, 2021, in a playoff game against the Ole Miss Rebels.[2][3] In her sophomore season, she earned All-Pac-12 Second Team honours.[4] After her junior season, she was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team and the All-Pac 12 Second Team.[5][6] After her senior season, she was named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team and the All-Pacific Region First Team.[7][8]

Club career

[edit]

At the 2024 NWSL Draft, Burns was selected in the third round (29th overall) by the Utah Royals.[9]

International career

[edit]

From 2016 to 2018, she was part of the United States Youth National Team programs,[2] attending multiple U16 camps.[10] In 2018, she was part of the United States U16 team helping the U.S. to a UEFA Development Tournament Championship in Portugal in 2018, recording an assist in the final game to clinch the title.[11]

In February 2022, she was named to the Canada U20 for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[12] She scored her first goal on March 4 in a 13–0 victory over the Cayman Islands.[13] In the third place game on March 12, she scored Canada's first goal via a penalty kick in a 2–0 win over Puerto Rico, which qualified Canada for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[14] She was named to the tournament's Best XI.[15]

In March 2022, she was called up to the Canada senior team ahead of a pair of friendlies against Nigeria.[16] She made her debut on April 11 against Nigeria, coming on as a second-half substitute.[17]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Zoe Burns at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ^ a b c d "Zoe Burns USC Torjans profile". USC Trojans.
  3. ^ "USC Women's Soccer Loses Heartbreaker to Ole Miss on PKs". USC Trojans. April 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Croix Bethune, Penelope Hocking, Keidane McAlpine Highlight All-Pac-12 Honors For USC Women's Soccer". USC Trojans. November 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "USC Women's Soccer's Bethune, Jackson, Burns, Courtnall Earn All-Region Recognition". USC Trojans. December 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "Croix Bethune Named Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year, Six Total Trojans Earn All-Pac-12 Recognition". USC Trojans. November 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "Awujo, Duran Named to First Team, Flores Freshman of the Year as Nine Trojans Earn Pac-12 Awards". USC Trojans. November 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "Five Trojans Earn All-Pacific Region Honors". USC Trojans. November 30, 2023.
  9. ^ "USC's Zoe Burns Selected by Utah Royals in NWSL Draft". USC Trojans. January 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "Zoe Burns & Sally Menti Called into U-16 National Team". Crossfire Premier. March 5, 2018.
  11. ^ "U.S. U-16 Girls National Team completes sweep at UEFA Tournament". Soccer Wire. May 18, 2018.
  12. ^ "Canada announces squad for CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. February 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "Canadian women thump Cayman Islands 13–0 at CONCACAF U-20 event". Toronto Star. March 5, 2022.
  14. ^ "Canada downs Puerto Rico 2–0 to book ticket to this summer's FIFA U-20 World Cup". Sportsnet. March 12, 2022.
  15. ^ "Awards: Concacaf U-20 Women's Championship Best XI". Soccer America. March 16, 2022.
  16. ^ Karstens-Smith, Gemma (March 28, 2022). "Canadian women's soccer roster set for upcoming celebration tour stop in B.C." CBC Sports.
  17. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (April 12, 2022). "As the CanWNT celebration tour comes to an end, it's time for the next journey to begin". Canadian Premier League.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zoe_Burns&oldid=1252381357"