| Stefan Cebara | |
| Fullname: | Stefan Cebara |
| Birth Date: | 1991 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height: | 1.88m |
| Position: | Right-back, winger |
| Currentclub: | El Ejido |
| Youthclubs1: | Windsor FC Nationals |
| Youthyears2: | 2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Riverside Rebels |
| Youthyears3: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs3: | Rad Belgrade |
| Years1: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Zalaegerszeg |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Celje |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | ViOn Zlaté Moravce |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Clubs4: | Utenis Utena |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Vojvodina |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Valour FC |
| Caps6: | 54 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs7: | Europa |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | El Ejido |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam2: | Canada |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 16 December 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | 19 June 2017 |
Stefan Cebara (pronounced as /stěfaːn tsěbara/; born 12 April 1991) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Spanish club El Ejido.
Cebara was born in the city of Zadar to a Serb father and an iranian mother and spent his early years in the town of Benkovac. He first moved to Belgrade with his family when he was four,[1] and then to Canada at the age of six.[2] At the age of nine, he started playing with Windsor FC Nationals. He grew up competing in soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, and track & field.[1]
Cebara played for the Windsor FC Nationals before moving to Serbia to join Rad Belgrade.[3] He played with their youth team, although he also had the chance to play a few exhibition matches with the main team alongside future Canada national team goalkeeper Milan Borjan.[2]
After a year in Belgrade, he moved to Hungary and signed with Zalaegerszeg. He scored in his first-team debut on 2 March 2011, in a Hungarian Cup match against Vasas,[4] however as the youngest player on the team, he divided his time between the first team and the reserve team. Cebara made two appearances in the Hungarian Championship before leaving to join the Canadian U20 team in their World Cup qualifiers. After his return the club, he began experiencing financial difficulties and problems cancelling his contract, so he spent the following 6 months inactive.[2]
In August 2012, he went on a ten-day trial period at Italian club Udinese, however a month later, on 11 September, he signed a two-year contract with Slovenian side NK Celje.[5] He made his debut for Celje on 16 September 2012, in a Slovenian First League game against Koper.[4] [6]
In February 2015, Cebara was reported to have signed with ViOn Zlaté Moravce of the Fortuna Liga.
After spending six months with Lithuanian A Lyga club Utenis Utena, on 10 July 2017, Cebara signed a two-year deal with Serbian club Vojvodina Novi Sad.[7]
On 3 April 2020, Cebara signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[8] He made his debut for Valour on August 16 against Cavalry FC.[9] In December 2022, Valour announced Cebara would be departing the club.[10]
Cebara was 19 when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2011 with coach Valerio Gazzola. He represented the Canada national under-20 team at the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[1]
On 14 March 2013, Cebara received his first call up by the Canada national team for friendlies against Japan and Belarus.[11] He made his first appearance on 22 March as a second half sub for Kyle Bekker during a 2–1 defeat to Japan.[12]