Emmanuel Zambazis

Emmanuel Zambazis (Εμμανουήλ Ζαμπάζης; born April 24, 1997), sometimes known as Manolis Zambazis, is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.

Early life
Zambazis began playing soccer at the age of six with Olympic Flame SC. He later played for East York SC and Mississauga SC.

University career
In 2018, after playing three years at the professional level in Greece, Zambazis began attending York University, where he played for the men's soccer team. He scored his first goal on September 7, in a 1-1 draw against the McMaster Marauders. At the end of his first season, he was named an OUA West Second Team All Star. He earned U SPORTS academic all-Canadian honours for the 2020-21 academic year. In 2021, he was named an OUA East All-Star. Over his time with York, he won the OUA Championship in 2018 and an OUA silver medal in 2021.

Club career
In 2014, Zambazis appeared for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.

In August 2014, Zambazis signed with Greek Football League club Iraklis. On October 29, 2015, Zambazis made his professional debut for Iraklis in a Greek Football Cup match against PAS Giannina. Zambazis left the clib upon the club's dissolution due to financial troubles.

In November 2018, at the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft, Zambazis was selected in the second round (11th overall) by York9 FC. In April 2019, he officially signed a contract with the club. He made his first start for York9 FC in a match against Pacific FC on July 17, 2019. In August, he chose to remain with the team, rather than to return to university to play. In September 2019, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent.

In 2023, he played with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.

International career
Zambazis is eligible to represent Canada or Greece internationally.

In November 2011, he made his debut in the Canadian national program, attending a Canada U15 identification camp.

In February 2016, Zambazis played with the Greece U19 in two friendly games against the Czech Republic U19.

In May 2016, he was called up to a training camp with the Canada U20. In February 2017, Zambazis was called up to represent the Canada U20 at the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Personal life
His maternal uncle is Spiros Papathanasakis, the former owner of Iraklis F.C.