Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-05-08) May 8, 2001 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Longueuil, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Brossard | |||
FC St-Léonard | |||
2016–2019 | CS Longueuil | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Champlain Cavaliers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | CS Longueuil | 19 | (1) |
2021 | FC Laval | 11 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Atlético Ottawa | 38 | (2) |
2023–2024 | Pacific FC | 19 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 23, 2024 |
Zakaria Bahous (born May 8, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
Early life and college career
Bahous played youth soccer with FC Brossard, FC St-Léonard, and CS Longueuil.
Bahous began attending Champlain College Saint-Lambert in 2018, playing for the men's soccer team, serving as team captain by the end of his four-year career. In 2021, he led the RSEQ with ten goals in nine games, earning Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year honours, and being named an RSEQ D1 All-Star.
Club career
He began his senior career with CS Longueuil in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.
In 2021, he played for FC Laval in the PLSQ.
In 2022, he signed a professional contract with Canadian Premier League club Atlético Ottawa for two years, with a club option for 2024. He made his debut on April 9, against Cavalry FC. On October 1, Bahous scored his first professional goal, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over HFX Wanderers FC. In July 2023, he departed the club.
In September 2023, he joined Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League for the remainder of the 2023 season, with a club option for 2024. In January 2024, he signed a new one-year contract with the club, with an option for 2025. The club declined his option for 2025.
Personal
Bahous is of Algerian descent.
Honours
Atlético Ottawa
- Canadian Premier League
- Regular Season: 2022
Career statistics
- As of match played October 23, 2024
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
CS Longueuil | 2018 | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2019 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
2020 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
FC Laval | 2021 | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
Atlético Ottawa | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
2023 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
Total | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
Pacific FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2024 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
Total | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
Career total | 87 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 5 |
References
- "Nos Québécois en CPL" [Our Quebecers in the CPL]. Soccer Quebec (in French). Facebook. January 27, 2022.
- "Atlético Ottawa recruits CCAA standout Zakaria Bahous – Atlético Ottawa". Heromag. January 26, 2022.
- "Zakaria Bahous, des Cavaliers du Collège Champlain Saint-Lambert, est le joueur de l'année de l'Association canadienne du sport collégial (ACSC) en soccer masculin" [Zakaria Bahous of the Champlain College Saint-Lambert Cavaliers is the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) Men's Soccer Player of the Year]. RSEQ (in French). November 10, 2021.
- "Bahous named CCAA Men's Soccer Player of the Year". Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association. November 9, 2021.
- "2021 D1 Soccer All-Stars Announced". Champlain College Saint-Lambert. November 8, 2021.
- Jacques, John (January 3, 2022). "Bahous Set For CPL?". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Obelisq recrute Zakaria Bahous" [Obelisq recruits Zakaria Bahous]. Obelisq (in French). January 2, 2022.
- "ATO Signing Day: Atlético Ottawa recruits CCAA standout Zakaria Bahous". Atlético Ottawa. January 26, 2022.
- Jacques, John (January 26, 2022). "Ottawa Brings In PLSQ Standout Zakaria Bahous". Northern Tribune.
- "The Debuts of Bahous and Roy: ATLETI Moments". Atlético Ottawa. April 21, 2022.
- Tierney, Mitchell (October 1, 2022). "Match Analysis: HFX Wanderers 1-2 Atlético Ottawa — CPL Match #105". Canadian Premier League.
- "Atlético Ottawa acquire Ilias Iliadis on loan from CF Montréal, part ways with Bahous". Canadian Premier League. July 28, 2023.
- Huneault, Joseph. "Atlético Ottawa bids adieu to Midfielder Zakaria Bahous". Capital City Supporters Group.
- "Pacific FC signs Zakaria Bahous, loans Pierre Lamothe". Pacific FC. September 1, 2023.
- Jacques, John (September 1, 2023). "Pacific Inks Zakaria Bahous, Loans Out Lamothe". Northern Tribune.
- "Young, Bahous among returning Pacific FC Canadian midfield core". Canadian Premier League. January 24, 2024.
- "Pacific FC Announces End of Season Roster Update". Pacific FC. December 6, 2024.
- "Atlético Ottawa win 2022 CPL regular season title". CanPL.ca. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- Zakaria Bahous at Soccerway
- ^ "PTS-Ligue Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
External links
- Zakaria Bahous at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Ligue1 Québec players
- Canadian Premier League players
- FC Brossard players
- FC St-Léonard players
- CS Longueuil players
- FC Laval players
- Atlético Ottawa players
- Canadian people of Algerian descent
- Pacific FC players
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen