| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Zavier Didier Tapei Gozo | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2007-03-22)March 22, 2007 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | West Valley City, Utah, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Real Salt Lake | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Comba FC | |||||||||||||||||
| La Roca FC | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Real Salt Lake | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Real Monarchs | 26 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Real Salt Lake | 22 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | United States U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | United States U16 | 3 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | United States U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | United States U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:21, 10 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:43, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Zavier Didier Tapei Gozo (born March 22, 2007) is an American professionalsoccer player who plays as aforward forMajor League Soccer clubReal Salt Lake.
Gozo is a youth product of Comba FC and La Roca FC, before signing with the academy ofReal Salt Lake in 2021.[2] On 14 December 2022, he signed his first professional contract withReal Monarchs in theMLS Next Pro.[3] On 13 October 2023, he was called up to RSL for his firstMajor League Soccer match. He debuted with Real Salt Lake in a 2–2 Major League Soccer tie withLA Galaxy on 15 October 2023.[4] On 20 February 2024 he signed a contract withReal Salt Lake in the MLS until 2027, with an option to extend until 2029.[5]
Born in the United States, Gozo was born to an Ivorian father and American mother.[6] He was part of theUnited States U20s that finished as runners-up at the2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[7]
Gozo is a member of theLDS Church.[6]
