Rida Zouhir-Takedam (born November 23, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who most recently played as a midfielder for Birmingham Legion FC in the USL Championship, on loan from CF Montréal of Major League Soccer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rida Zouhir-Takedam | ||
| Date of birth | November 23, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CS Braves D’Ahuntsic | |||
| 2016–2020 | Montreal Impact | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | CF Montréal[a] | 19 | (0) |
| 2022 | → CF Montréal U23 (loan) | 2 | (2) |
| 2023 | → San Antonio FC (loan) | 25 | (8) |
| 2024 | → CF Montréal U23 (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Birmingham Legion (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Morocco U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Canada U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:13, 3 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editZouhir began playing youth soccer with CS Braves D’Ahuntsic when he was five, quickly being moved up to playing with the eight-year olds.[1] In 2016, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy.[2]
Club career
editCF Montréal
editOn December 4, 2020, Zouhir signed his first homegrown contract with Montreal Impact, later renamed CF Montréal to begin in the 2021 season.[3] Zouhir made his professional debut with Montreal in a 2–1 loss against DC United on August 8, 2021.[4] He made his first start on October 27, 2021 in a Canadian Championship semi-final match against Forge FC and made his first MLS start on March 12, 2022 against New York City FC.[5] In April 2023, he extended his contract through 2024, with a club option for 2025, and was sent on loan to San Antonio FC of the USL Championship.[6][7] He scored his first professional goal with San Antonio FC on May 27, 2023 against New Mexico United.[8] During the 2024 season, he was sent to play with the U23 team,[9] before being loaned to the Birmingham Legion in the USL Championship in August.[10] At the end of the season, Zouhir's contract option would not be exercised, ending his time with the club.[11]
International career
editBorn in Canada, Zouhir is of Moroccan descent and eligible to play for both nations.[12]
On March 23, 2022, Zouhir was named to the Moroccan U-20 team.[13] He appeared for the U20s against the Romania U20s in a 2–2 friendly tie on 29 March 2022.[14]
In June 2022, Zouhir was officially called up by the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship,[15] where he appeared in all three group stage matches, as well as the team's Round of 16 match.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of October 19, 2024[17]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CF Montréal | MLS | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| CF Montréal U23 (loan) | PLSQ | 2022[18] | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| San Antonio FC (loan) | USL Championship | 2023 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 8 | |
| Birmingham Legion (loan) | USL Championship | 2024 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |
| Career total | 56 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 12 | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021
References
edit- ^ Duchesneau, Frédérick (26 January 2021). "Le désir de Zouhir" [Zouhir's Desire]. La Presse (in French).
- ^ "Rida Zouhir MLS Profile". Major League Soccer.
- ^ Bogert, Tom (4 December 2020). "Montreal Impact sign four players to homegrown contracts". Major League Soccer.
- ^ Anderson, Jason (8 August 2021). "D.C. United comes back for deserved 2-1 win over CF Montreal". Black & Red United.
- ^ "CF Montreal loan midfielder Rida Zouhir to San Antonio FC". CTV News. 25 April 2023.
- ^ Bass, Kevin (25 April 2023). "San Antonio acquires Rida Zouhir on loan from MLS side CF Montreal". San Antonio FC.
- ^ "Le CF Montréal a prêté Rida Zouhir au San Antonio FC" [CF Montreal loaned Rida Zouhir to San Antonio FC]. RDS (in French). 25 April 2023.
- ^ Murray, Nicholas (29 May 2023). "How San Antonio FC is providing Rida Zouhir an environment to thrive". USL Championship.
- ^ Landry, Nicolas (8 August 2024). "" Ça n'a pas marché avec Rida " - Laurent Courtois" ["It didn't work with Rida" - Laurent Courtois]. RDS (in French).
- ^ "Rida Zouhir est prêté au Legion FC de Birmingham" [Rida Zouhir is loaned to Birmingham Legion FC]. La Presse (in French). 7 August 2024.
- ^ "CF Montréal exercises options of Nathan Saliba and Jules-Anthony Vilsaint for the 2025 season". CF Montreal. 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Rida Zouhir". Obelisq. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Rida Zouhir called up by Morocco U20 team". CF Montreal.
- ^ Năstase, Andreea (29 March 2022). "Naţionala U21 a României a terminat la egalitate meciul amical cu Marocul, scor 2-2" [The Romanian U21 national team ended the friendly match with Morocco in a tie, score 2-2]. Stiri pe surse (in Russian).
- ^ "Loïc Cloutier, Keesean Ferdinand, Maël Henry et Rida Zouhir avec le Canada U20" [Loïc Cloutier, Keesean Ferdinand, Maël Henry and Rida Zouhir with Canada U20] (in French). RDS. 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Rida Zouhir loaned to San Antonio FC". CF Montreal. 25 April 2023.
- ^ Rida Zouhir at Soccerway
- ^ "PLSQ Statistiques". TSI Sports.
External links
edit- Rida Zouhir at Soccerway
- CF Montreal Profile