Louis Zabala (born 25 January 2001) is an Australian professional

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who plays as a

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for

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat. Brisba ...

Early life

Zabala was born in

Giru, Queensland Giru is a town and coastal locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia, situated on the Haughton River, south-east of Townsville. In the , the locality of Giru had a population of 354 people. Geography Giru is mainly sugarcane ...

. His family lived on a farm until he moved to

Townsville Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...

at the age of ten. Zabala began playing football at the age of five, and spent time at Burdekin FC and Townsville Warriors. At the age of 15, he relocated to

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

after being accepted at

Westfields Sports High School , motto_translation = Courage and Valour , established = , location = 406A Hamilton Road, Fairfield West, Western Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , type = Government-funded co-educational comprehensive a ...

, where he completed his high school education. His mother moved to Sydney with him, while his father remained in Giru. Zabala later returned to Queensland in 2020 after a stint in Spain.

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* 2001 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Brisbane Roar FC players National Premier Leagues players A-League Men players People from North Queensland Soccer players from Queensland {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub