Zoe Mackenzie Chabot Burns (born January 5, 2002) is a

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player who plays as a defender who plays for the Utah Royals in the

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. Born in the United States, she represents the Canada national team.

Early life

Born in the United States to parents of Canadian descent, she began playing soccer at age five with

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. She later played with the Crossfire Premier, where she earned United Soccer Coaches All-American status in 2019. 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

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in 2020, playing for the

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team. She scored her first goal on April 30, 2021, in a playoff game against the

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. In her sophomore season, she earned All-

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Second Team honours. After her junior season, she was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team and the All-Pac 12 Second Team. After her senior season, she was named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team and the All-Pacific Region First Team.

Club career

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

International career

From 2016 to 2018, she was part of the United States Youth National Team programs, attending multiple U16 camps. 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. In February 2022, she was named to the Canada U20 for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. She scored her first goal on March 4 in a 13–0 victory over the Cayman Islands. 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

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. She was named to the tournament's Best XI. In March 2022, she was called up to the Canada senior team ahead of a pair of friendlies against

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. She made her debut on April 11 against Nigeria, coming on as a second-half substitute.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, Zoe Living people 2002 births Canadian women's soccer players Women's association football defenders Canada women's international soccer players USC Trojans women's soccer players American women's soccer players American sportspeople of Canadian descent People from Issaquah, Washington Soccer players from King County, Washington Utah Royals FC draft picks 21st-century American sportswomen Utah Royals players National Women's Soccer League players