Patrick Zoundi (born 19 July 1982) is a Burkinabé former professional

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who played as a

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or midfielder.

Club career

Zoundi began his career in the youth academy of Planète Champion. In the summer of 2000, he moved to Europe, joining the Belgian club

KSC Lokeren Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (; often simply called Sporting Lokeren or Lokeren) was a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Lokeren, in the province of East Flanders. The club was founded in 1923 but ce ...

. After five years in Belgium, he signed a contract with

Ethnikos Asteras Ethnikos Asteras F.C. ( el, Γ.Α.Ο. Εθνικός Aστέρας, the ''National Star'') is a professional football club based in Kaisariani, Athens, Greece. History The club, originally named ''Ethnikos Astir,'' was founded in 1927 from the m ...

in Greece. After only one season with Ethnikos he signed for

Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greec ...

, playing two seasons while playing 41 league matches and scoring seven goals. In July 2008, he signed with

Panserraikos Panserraikos Football Club ( el, Πανσερραϊκός 1964), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a Greece, Greek Association football, football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and ...

in the Greek Super League, before he signed a two-year contract with Fortuna Düsseldorf following a successful trial. He played as

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for Düsseldorf, but could also play in the

right midfield A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

or as a right winger. He then played for

Union Berlin 1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as 1. FC Union Berlin () or Union Berlin, is a professional German football club in Köpenick, Berlin. The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweid ...

before he moved to

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jers ...

in 2013. He joined

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken (german: 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken e. V.) is a football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. The club began its existence as the football de ...

a year later.

International career

Zoundi was a member of the Burkina Faso national team's squad at the

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, which finished bottom of its group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarterfinals. He has played twelve caps for his country. and represented Burkina Faso at the

1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 1999 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the eighth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Napier, and Dunedin in New Zealand between 10 and 27 November 1999. Players born after 1 January 1982 could participate ...

in New Zealand.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zoundi, Patrick 1982 births Living people Footballers from Ouagadougou Burkinabé men's footballers Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Burkina Faso men's international footballers 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players Belgian Pro League players Super League Greece players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players Panserraikos F.C. players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Fortuna Düsseldorf players 1. FC Union Berlin players MSV Duisburg players 1. FC Saarbrücken players Burkinabé expatriate men's footballers Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 21st-century Burkinabé people