Zavier Gozo
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| Full name | Zavier Didier Tapei Gozo | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 22, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | West Valley City, Utah, US | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Comba FC | |||||||||||||||||
| La Roca FC | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Real Salt Lake | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Real Monarchs | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Real Salt Lake (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Real Salt Lake | 42 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Crystal Palace | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | United States U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | United States U16 | 3 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | United States U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | United States U20 | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | United States U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:36, August 28, 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 18, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Zavier Didier Tapei Gozo (born March 22, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right winger or forward for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the United States National team.
Club career
[edit]Gozo is a youth product of Comba FC and La Roca FC, before signing with the academy of Real Salt Lake in 2021.[2] On December 14, 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Real Monarchs in the MLS Next Pro.[3] On October 13, 2023, Gozo was called up to RSL for his first Major League Soccer match. He debuted with Real Salt Lake in a 2–2 Major League Soccer tie with LA Galaxy on October 15.[4] On February 20, 2024, Gozo signed a contract with Real Salt Lake in the MLS until 2027, with an option to extend until 2029.[5]
On August 18, 2026, Gozo signed with Premier League club Crystal Palace on a five-year deal.[6] Gozo made his Crystal Palace debut in the league, coming on as 68th-minute substitute in a 4–1 loss to Manchester City.[7]
International career
[edit]Born in the United States, Gozo was born to an Ivorian father and American mother.[8] He was part of the United States U20s that finished as runners-up at the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[9]
Gozo was one of the 28 players were called up with the United States national team by head coach Mauricio Pochettino for friendly matches against Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada on September 26 and 29 and October 3 and 6, 2026 respectively.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played September 8, 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Monarchs | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 10 | 1 | ― | ― | ― | ― | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Real Salt Lake (loan) | 2023 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Real Salt Lake | 2024 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | MLS | 25 | 4 | ― | ― | 2[c] | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2026 | MLS | 16 | 6 | ― | ― | ― | ― | 16 | 6 | |||||
| RSL total | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 10 | |||
| Real Monarchs (loan) | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 16 | 5 | ― | ― | ― | ― | 16 | 5 | ||||
| 2025 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | ||||||
| Crystal Palace | 2026–27 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 71 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 11 | ||
- ↑ Includes U.S. Open Cup, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ↑ Three appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearance in MLS Cup playoffs
Personal life
[edit]Gozo is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[8]
Honors
[edit]Individual
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "RSL Add Homegrowns Zavier Gozo & Luca Moisa To MLS Roster | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
- ↑ "RSL Academy Spotlight: Zavier Gozo | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
- ↑ "RSL Academy Forward Zavier Gozo Signs with Real Monarchs | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
- ↑ Walker, Sean. "RSL call up Zavier Gozo, Griffon Dillon, Axel Kei for road match at LA Galaxy due to hardship". www.saltcity.soccer.
- ↑ Holt, Chandler (February 20, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Adds Two Homegrown Prospects To MLS Roster". KSL Sports.
- ↑ Peter, Mike (August 18, 2026). "Palace sign United States prospect Gozo". BBC Sport. BBC News. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
- ↑ Arnold, Jon (August 28, 2026). "American teenager Zavier Gozo makes Premier League debut vs. Manchester City". USA Today. Retrieved September 10, 2026.
- 1 2 "In My Own Words: Zavier Gozo presented by Adidas | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
- ↑ "Michael Nsien Names USA Roster For 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship In Mexico". Chicago: United States Soccer Federation. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ↑ "Pochettino Adds Damion Downs to USMNT Roster for International Matches Against Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada". United States Soccer Federation. September 20, 2026. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Zavier Gozo Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Zavier Gozo at Major League Soccer
- Zavier Gozo at U.S. Soccer
- Zavier Gozo at Soccerway
- 2007 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Utah
- People from West Valley City, Utah
- Men's association football forwards
- American men's soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- Real Monarchs players
- Real Salt Lake players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Major League Soccer players
- MLS Next Pro players
- Premier League players
- Major League Soccer All-Stars
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints members
- American people of Ivorian descent
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in England
- 21st-century American sportsmen