Zakaria Bahous
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-08) May 8, 2001
Place of birth Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pacific FC
Number 18
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– Pacific FC 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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.

Early life and college career

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]

Club career

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]

Personal

Bahous is of Algerian descent.[16]

Honours

Atlético Ottawa

Career statistics

As of match played October 21, 2023[18]
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CS Longueuil 2018[19] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 10———10
2019[19] 111———111
2020[19] 70———70
Total 191000000191
FC Laval 2021[19] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 112———112
Atlético Ottawa 2022 Canadian Premier League 2613000—291
2023 1210020—141
Total 382302000432
Pacific FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 402000—60
Career total 725502000795

References

  1. ↑ "Nos Québécois en CPL" [Our Quebecers in the CPL]. Soccer Quebec (in French). Facebook. January 27, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Atlético Ottawa recruits CCAA standout Zakaria Bahous – Atlético Ottawa". Heromag. January 26, 2022.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Bahous named CCAA Men's Soccer Player of the Year". Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association. November 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2021 D1 Soccer All-Stars Announced". Champlain College Saint-Lambert. November 8, 2021.
  6. ↑ Jacques, John (January 3, 2022). "Bahous Set For CPL?". Northern Tribune.
  7. ↑ "Obelisq recrute Zakaria Bahous" [Obelisq recruits Zakaria Bahous]. Obelisq (in French). January 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "ATO Signing Day: Atlético Ottawa recruits CCAA standout Zakaria Bahous". Atlético Ottawa. January 26, 2022.
  9. ↑ Jacques, John (January 26, 2022). "Ottawa Brings In PLSQ Standout Zakaria Bahous". Northern Tribune.
  10. ↑ "The Debuts of Bahous and Roy: ATLETI Moments". Atlético Ottawa. April 21, 2022.
  11. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (October 1, 2022). "Match Analysis: HFX Wanderers 1-2 Atlético Ottawa — CPL Match #105". Canadian Premier League.
  12. ↑ "Atlético Ottawa acquire Ilias Iliadis on loan from CF Montréal, part ways with Bahous". Canadian Premier League. July 28, 2023.
  13. ↑ Huneault, Joseph. "Atlético Ottawa bids adieu to Midfielder Zakaria Bahous". Capital City Supporters Group.
  14. ↑ "Pacific FC signs Zakaria Bahous, loans Pierre Lamothe". Pacific FC. September 1, 2023.
  15. ↑ Jacques, John (September 1, 2023). "Pacific Inks Zakaria Bahous, Loans Out Lamothe". Northern Tribune.
  16. ↑ "Obelisq recrute Zakaria Bahous" [Obelisq recruits Zakaria Bahous]. Obelisq (in French). January 2, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Atlético Ottawa win 2022 CPL regular season title". CanPL.ca. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  18. ↑ Zakaria Bahous at Soccerway
  19. 1 2 3 4 "PTS-Ligue Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
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