Zakaria Bahous | |
Birth Date: | 8 May 2001 |
Birth Place: | Longueuil, Quebec, Canada |
Height: | 1.80m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Pacific FC |
Clubnumber: | 18 |
Youthclubs1: | FC Brossard |
Youthclubs2: | FC St-Léonard |
Youthyears3: | 2016–2019 |
Youthclubs3: | CS Longueuil |
Collegeyears1: | 2019–2021 |
College1: | Champlain Cavaliers |
Years1: | 2018–2020 |
Clubs1: | CS Longueuil |
Caps1: | 19 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2021 |
Clubs2: | FC Laval |
Caps2: | 11 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs3: | Atlético Ottawa |
Caps3: | 38 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2023– |
Clubs4: | Pacific FC |
Caps4: | 4 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Club-Update: | October 7, 2023 |
Zakaria Bahous (born May 8, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Pacific FC in the Canadian Premier League.
Bahous played youth soccer with FC Brossard, FC St-Léonard, and CS Longueuil.[1]
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.[2] In 2021, he led the RSEQ with ten goals in nine games,[3] earning Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year honours,[4] and being named an RSEQ D1 All-Star.[5]
He began his senior career with CS Longueuil in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[6]
In 2021, he played for FC Laval in the PLSQ.[7]
In 2022, he signed a professional contract with Canadian Premier League club Atlético Ottawa for two years, with a club option for 2024.[8] [9] He made his debut on April 9, against Cavalry FC.[10] On October 1, Bahous scored his first professional goal, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over HFX Wanderers FC.[11] In July 2023, he departed the club.[12] [13]
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.[14] [15] In January 2024, he signed a new one-year contract with the club, with an option for 2025.[16]
Bahous is of Algerian descent.[17]
Atlético Ottawa
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[19] | 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 | ||
Career total | 72 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 5 |