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 | 0 | (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 21:25, August 18, 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.
Club career
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]
International career
Born in the United States, Gozo was born to an Ivorian father and American mother.[7] He was part of the United States U20s that finished as runners-up at the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played July 25, 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Real Salt Lake | 2024 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | MLS | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ― | 5 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2026 | MLS | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | ||
| Real Salt Lake total | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2026–27 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10 | ||
Personal life
Gozo is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[7]
Honors
Individual
Notes
- ↑ Includes the U.S. Open Cup and the FA Cup.
- ↑ Includes the EFL Cup
- ↑ Includes all CONCACAF and UEFA competitions.
- ↑ Appearances in MLS Cup playoffs
References
- ↑ "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.
- 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.
- ↑ "Zavier Gozo Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
External links
- 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
- American men's soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup players
- American people of Ivorian descent
- Real Monarchs players
- Real Salt Lake players
- Major League Soccer players
- MLS Next Pro players
- Major League Soccer All-Stars
- Men's association football forwards
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints members
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in England