{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Use British English|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Brandon Zibaka | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|5|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Camden, England | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}<ref>{{cite book|editor1-first=Glenda|editor1-last=Rollin|editor2-first=Jack|editor2-last=Rollin|title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013|year=2012|publisher=Headline|location=London|isbn=978-0-7553-6356-8|page=517|edition=43rd}}</ref> | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Striker | years1 = 2011–2013 | clubs1 = Preston North End | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2013– | clubs2 = Chorley | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 1 | club-update = 20:21, 11 September 2011 (UTC) }} '''Brandon Zibaka''' (born 20 May 1995) is an English footballer playing as a striker for Chorley in the Conference North.
==Career== Zibaka was born in Camden, but he grew up in Collyhurst, Manchester.<ref name="Zibaka Breaks North End Record">{{cite news | title = Zibaka Breaks North End Record | url = http://www.lfe.org.uk/news/zibaka-breaks-north-end-record | publisher = League Football Education | date = 2011-09-14 | accessdate = 2011-09-18}}</ref> He started his career in the youth team of Preston North End and was offered a scholarship in 2011. He made his debut for the first team on 13 September 2011, in the League Cup second round tie against Charlton Athletic, in a 2–0 win. He replaced Adam Barton as a substitute in the second half.<ref name="Charlton 0 - 2 Preston">{{cite news | title = Charlton 0 - 2 Preston | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14799535| work = BBC Sport| date = 2011-09-13 | access-date = 2011-09-18}}</ref> He became North End's youngest ever player at the age of 16 years and 161 days, beating Doyle Middleton's previous record by 6 days set in 2010.<ref name="Zibaka Breaks North End Record"/> Zibaka signed for Chorley in October 2013.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}
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