Zoe Burns
{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 2002)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Zoe Burns
| image = USC Trojans vs Utah - MCH 6675 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Burns playing for USC in 2021
| fullname = Zoe Mackenzie Chabot Burns
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|1|5}}
| birth_place = Issaquah, Washington, U.S.
| height = {{cvt|1.58|m|ftin|order=flip}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Fleury
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Eastside FC
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Issaquah SC Gunners
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = Crossfire Premier
| collegeyears1 = 2020–2023
| college1 = USC Trojans
| collegecaps1 = 68
| collegegoals1 = 6
| years1 = 2024
| clubs1 = Utah Royals
| caps1 = 21
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2025–
| clubs2 = Fleury
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = United States U16
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022
| nationalteam2 = Canada U20
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2022–
| nationalteam3 = Canada
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = October 20, 2024
| ntupdate = October 10, 2022
}}
Zoe Mackenzie Chabot Burns (born January 5, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Première Ligue club Fleury. Born in the United States, she represents Canada at international level.
Early life
Born in the United States to parents of Canadian descent, she began playing soccer at age five with Eastside FC.{{Canada Soccer player|id=55720}} She later played with the Crossfire Premier, where she earned United Soccer Coaches All-American status in 2019.{{Cite web |url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/zoe-burns/12916 |title=Zoe Burns USC Torjans profile |work=USC Trojans}} 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.
College career
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.{{cite web |url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2021/4/30/usc-womens-soccer-loses-heartbreaker-to-ole-miss-on-pk-s.aspx |title=USC Women's Soccer Loses Heartbreaker to Ole Miss on PKs |work=USC Trojans |date=April 30, 2021}} In her sophomore season, she earned All-Pac-12 Second Team honours.{{Cite web |url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2021/11/12/bethune-hocking-mcalpine-highlight-host-of-all-pac-12-honors-for-usc-womens-soccer |title=Croix Bethune, Penelope Hocking, Keidane McAlpine Highlight All-Pac-12 Honors For USC Women's Soccer |date=November 12, 2021 |work=USC Trojans}} After her junior season, she was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team and the All-Pac 12 Second Team.{{cite web |url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2022/12/5/usc-womens-soccers-bethune-jackson-burns-courtnall-earn-all-region-recognition.aspx |title=USC Women's Soccer's Bethune, Jackson, Burns, Courtnall Earn All-Region Recognition |date=December 5, 2022 |work=USC Trojans}}{{cite web |url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2022/11/8/womens-soccer-croix-bethune-named-pac-12-midfielder-of-the-year-six-total-trojans-earn-all-pac-12-recognition.aspx |title=Croix Bethune Named Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year, Six Total Trojans Earn All-Pac-12 Recognition |date=November 8, 2022 |work=USC Trojans}} After her senior season, she was named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team and the All-Pacific Region First Team.{{cite web |url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2023/11/7/womens-soccer-awujo-duran-named-to-first-team-flores-named-freshman-of-the-year-with-release-of-pac-12-awards.aspx |title=Awujo, Duran Named to First Team, Flores Freshman of the Year as Nine Trojans Earn Pac-12 Awards |date=November 7, 2023 |work=USC Trojans}}{{cite web |url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2023/11/30/womens-soccer-five-trojans-earn-all-pacific-region-honors.aspx |title=Five Trojans Earn All-Pacific Region Honors |date=November 30, 2023 |work=USC Trojans}}
Club career
Burns was selected in the third round (29th overall) by the Utah Royals in the 2024 NWSL Draft, reuniting her with head coach Amy Rodriguez, who had been an assistant coach at USC.{{cite web |url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2024/1/12/womens-soccer-uscs-zoe-burns-selected-by-utah-royals-in-nwsl-draft.aspx |title=USC's Zoe Burns Selected by Utah Royals in NWSL Draft |date=January 12, 2024 |publisher=USC Trojans}} She was signed to a one-year contract.{{cite news |url=https://www.rsl.com/utahroyals/news/utah-royals-fc-secures-canadian-defender |title=Utah Royals FC Secures Canadian Defender |date=2024-03-07 |publisher=Utah Royals |access-date=2025-02-04}} She made her professional debut on April 12, coming in as a substitute for Paige Monaghan against the Orlando Pride.{{cite news |url=https://www.rsl.com/utahroyals/news/utah-royals-fall-to-orlando-pride-1-0 |title=Utah Royals Fall to Orlando Pride 1-0 |publisher=Utah Royals |date=2024-04-13 |access-date=2025-02-04}} She made 24 appearances for Utah in all competitions, starting in 16 of them.{{Soccerway}}
Burns was announced at French club Fleury in February 2025.{{cite news |url=https://www.fcfleury91.fr/single-post/zo%C3%A9-burns-rejoint-le-fc-fleury-91-jusqu-en-2026 |title=✍️🔴 Zoé BURNS joins FC Fleury 91 until 2026! |publisher=FC Fleury 91 (women) |access-date=2025-02-04}}
International career
From 2016 to 2018, she was part of the United States Youth National Team programs, attending multiple U16 camps.{{cite web |url=https://www.crossfiresoccer.org/latest-news/zoe-burns-sally-menti-called-u-16-national-team/ |title=Zoe Burns & Sally Menti Called into U-16 National Team |date=March 5, 2018 |work=Crossfire Premier}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/u-s-u-16-girls-national-team-completes-sweep-at-uefa-tournament/ |title=U.S. U-16 Girls National Team completes sweep at UEFA Tournament |date=May 18, 2018 |work=Soccer Wire}}
In February 2022, she was named to the Canada U20 for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.{{Cite web |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-announces-squad-for-concacaf-womens-under-20-championship/ |title=Canada announces squad for CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship |work=Canadian Soccer Association |date=February 14, 2022}} She scored her first goal on March 4 in a 13–0 victory over the Cayman Islands.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2022/03/05/canadian-women-thump-cayman-islands-13-0-at-concacaf-u-20-event.html |title=Canadian women thump Cayman Islands 13–0 at CONCACAF U-20 event |date=March 5, 2022 |work=Toronto Star}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/canada-downs-puerto-rico-2-0-to-book-ticket-to-this-summers-fifa-u-20-world-cup/ |title=Canada downs Puerto Rico 2–0 to book ticket to this summer's FIFA U-20 World Cup |date=March 12, 2022 |work=Sportsnet}} She was named to the tournament's Best XI.{{Cite web |url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/91728/awards-concacaf-u-20-womens-championship-best-xi.html |title=Awards: Concacaf U-20 Women's Championship Best XI |date=March 16, 2022 |work=Soccer America}}
In March 2022, she was called up to the Canada senior team ahead of a pair of friendlies against Nigeria.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/womens-soccer-canada-roster-celebration-tour-bc-1.6400459 |title=Canadian women's soccer roster set for upcoming celebration tour stop in B.C. |date=March 28, 2022 |work=CBC Sports |first=Gemma |last=Karstens-Smith}} She made her debut on April 11 against Nigeria, coming on as a second-half substitute.{{Cite web |url=https://canpl.ca/article/rhodes-as-the-canwnt-celebration-tour-comes-to-an-end-its-time-for-the-next-journey-to-begin |title=As the CanWNT celebration tour comes to an end, it's time for the next journey to begin |date=April 12, 2022 |work=Canadian Premier League |first=Benedict |last=Rhodes}}
References
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External links
- {{NWSL player|18cad9377b374dd5ac60c3ca9c3b4dc6/zoe-burns}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20241208102724/https://www.rsl.com/utahroyals/players/zoe-burns/ Zoe Burns] at Utah Royals (archived)
- {{Canada Soccer player|55720}}
- {{Soccerway}}
- {{Instagram}}
{{FC Fleury 91 (women) squad}}
{{Canada squad 2022 CONCACAF W Championship}}
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Category:Canadian women's soccer players
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:Canada women's international soccer players
Category:USC Trojans women's soccer players
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:American sportspeople of Canadian descent
Category:Sportspeople from Issaquah, Washington
Category:Soccer players from King County, Washington
Category:Utah Royals FC draft picks
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:National Women's Soccer League players