Joseph Zema

Joseph Zema (born 10 August 1994) is an Australian professional gridiron football punter for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

College career Zema played college football for the Incarnate Word Cardinals in 2017 as a graduate transfer from Australian Catholic University.

Professional career

San Antonio Commanders Following his college career, Zema had tryouts with the National Football League's New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, but was not signed. Instead, he signed with the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football in 2019 where he had 37 punts with a 45.8-yard average. His contract was terminated following the dissolution of the league on 2 April 2019.

Montreal Alouettes Zema was declared eligible for the 2021 CFL global draft where he was drafted sixth overall by the Montreal Alouettes. He then signed with the team on 8 June 2021.

In 2022, Zema continued his strong play where he played in all 18 regular season games and had 85 punts with a 47.3-yard average.

Personal life Zema was born in Melbourne, Victoria, to parents Nick and Antonietta Zema. He has one brother, Matthew.