Sebastian Breza

Sebastian Breza (born May 15, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper in Italy for Serie A club Bologna.

Sebastian Breza
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-15) March 15, 1998
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Bologna
Number 20
Youth career
2014–2016 Monopoli
2016–2017 Palermo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Monopoli 0 (0)
2017 → Palermo (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2020 Potenza 44 (0)
2019–2020 → Bologna (loan) 0 (0)
2020– Bologna 0 (0)
National team‡
2016 Canada U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 26, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 13, 2019

Career

Early career

As a youth, Breza played goaltender in both hockey and soccer. In 2016, he signed with Serie C club Monopoli, and was loaned to Serie A club Palermo in 2017, initially playing for the latter's Primavera side.[1] Breza made three appearances on the bench for Palermo's first team squad in the 2016–17 Serie A season.[2]

Potenza

In 2017, Breza signed for Serie D club Potenza, helping them gain promotion to Serie C for the 2018–19 season.[3] During the offseason, he was rumoured to go to fellow Serie D club Taranto.[4] In his second season, Breza largely played a backup role to Raffaele Ioime, but made 8 starts.[5] In January 2020, Breza was linked with a move to Serie A club Bologna.[6] [7]

Bologna

On January 29, 2020, he joined Serie A club Bologna on loan until June 30, 2020. Bologna held an obligation to purchase his rights at the end of the loan.[8]

International

Breza was born in Canada to a Polish father and Norwegian mother, and holds dual citizenship with Canada and Norway.[9] He attended his first camp for the Canadian U-20 team in 2016.[10] Breza was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of December 8, 2019[12][13]
Club League Season League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monopoli Serie C 2017–18 00001010
Potenza Serie D 2017–18 2900010300
Serie C 2018–19 800050130
2019-20 701020100
Total 4401080530
Career total 4401090540

References
  1. Emilie Dubreuil. "Aux portes de Palerme". Radio Canada. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  2. Gianluca di Marzio (April 8, 2017). "Sebastian Breza, un guardiano extralarge per i pali del Monopoli: "Le scarpe? Me le mandano dal Canada"". Gianluca di Marzio.
  3. "Un portiere canadese per il Potenza? Ecco chi è Sebastian Breza". Tutto Potenza. August 30, 2017.
  4. Christian Cesario (July 11, 2018). "Taranto, in stand-by Breza del Potenza". Tutto Calcio Puglia.
  5. Tommaso Macchio (March 6, 2019). "Potenza, Breza: "Avevo studiato Lodi. Futuro? Ci penserò più avanti"". Tutto Mercato.
  6. "Potenza, interessano Cerofolini e Gatto Potrebbe saltare Bucolo". I am Calcio. January 3, 2020.
  7. "Breza al Bologna Cerofolini e Bucolo al Potenza". Talenti Lucani. January 1, 2020.
  8. "Breza al Bologna" (Press release) (in Italian). Bologna. January 29, 2020.
  9. "Aux portes de Palerme". ICI Radio-Canada.ca.
  10. "Canada Men's U-20 win away 2:1 in Honduras". Canada Soccer. November 13, 2016.
  11. "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  12. "Sebastian Breza Profile". Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  13. "Sebastian Breza Profile". Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
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