Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Matthew Zebroski | ||
Date of birth | 29 October 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Swindon, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Cirencester Academy | |||
2003–2004 | Swindon Town | ||
2004–2005 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Millwall | 25 | (3) |
2007 | → Oxford United (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2007–2008 | → Torquay United (loan) | 46 | (18) |
2008–2010 | Wycombe Wanderers | 48 | (11) |
2009–2010 | → Torquay United (loan) | 7 | (4) |
2010–2011 | Torquay United | 67 | (16) |
2011–2012 | Bristol Rovers | 39 | (3) |
2012–2013 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | (5) |
2013 | Eastleigh | 6 | (6) |
2013–2015 | Newport County | 71 | (19) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:27, 17 April 2015 (UTC). |
Christopher Matthew "Chris" Zebroski (born 29 October 1986) is an English footballer. A forward, he last played for Newport County. Following pleading guilty to four charges of robbery, attempted robbery and assault relating to two incidents, in April 2015 Zebroski was jailed for four years and four months.
Zebroski was a youth player for his hometown club Swindon Town, but was released after failing to earn a professional contract. After his release there he trained under the watch of former Wales international Steve Lowndes at Cirencester football academy, it was from here that he was spotted by scouts of Championship club Plymouth Argyle and signed as a youth player by the club. He later signed a professional contract, and made four first-team appearances for Argyle before his contract was terminated after he was found guilty of gross misconduct by the club This followed an incident involving the club captain Paul Wotton.
Three weeks after leaving Plymouth Argyle, he was signed for Millwall by manager Nigel Spackman. On 21 March 2007, Zebroski joined Oxford United on a month's loan. On 31 July 2007, Zebroski signed for Conference National side Torquay United on loan until May 2008, and went on to score 19 goals in league and cup competitions during the 2007–08 season.
He was transferred to Wycombe Wanderers for £20,000 in June 2008. Zebroski finished the 2008–09 season with seven goals from 33 league matches, mostly from the wing, helping the team win promotion to League One. The start of the 2009–10 season saw Zebroski score two goals in a 3–2 defeat at Charlton Athletic. On 20 November 2009, Zebroski returned to Torquay United on loan with a view to permanent transfer in January. He scored twice in a 5–0 home win against Darlington on 12 December and the move later became permanent.