Zoe Burns
Canadian soccer player (born 2002)
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Zoe Mackenzie Chabot Burns (born January 5, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Northern Super League club AFC Toronto. Born in the United States, she represents Canada at international level.
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Burns in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zoe Mackenzie Chabot Burns | ||
| Date of birth | January 5, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Issaquah, Washington, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.58 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Toronto | ||
| 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) |
| 2025 | Fleury | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | AFC Toronto | 11 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | United States U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Canada U20 | 10 | (2) |
| 2022– | Canada | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 20, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 10, 2022 | |||
Early life
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
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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
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.[9] She was signed to a one-year contract.[10] She made her professional debut on April 12, coming in as a substitute for Paige Monaghan against the Orlando Pride.[11] She made 24 appearances for Utah in all competitions, starting in 16 of them.[12]
Burns joined French club Fleury in February 2025.[13]
On June 30, 2025, Burns signed with Northern Super League club AFC Toronto.[14][15] On August 30, 2025, she scored her first goals, netting both goals in a 2-0 victory of Calgary Wild FC.[16] On January 15, 2026, it was announced that she had signed a contract extension to keep her with Toronto through 2027.[17] She scored the first goal in the opening game of the 2026 season, a 3–2 win over Vancouver Rise FC on 24 April 2026.[18]
International career
From 2016 to 2018, she was part of the United States Youth National Team programs,[2] attending multiple U16 camps.[19] 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.[20]
In February 2022, she was named to the Canada U20 for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[21] She scored her first goal on March 4 in a 13–0 victory over the Cayman Islands.[22] 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.[23] She was named to the tournament's Best XI.[24]
In March 2022, she was called up to the Canada senior team ahead of a pair of friendlies against Nigeria.[25] She made her debut on April 11 against Nigeria, coming on as a second-half substitute.[26]
