Nassim Mekidèche (; born April 3, 2000) is a Canadian
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
player who plays for the
HFX Wanderers in the
Canadian Premier League.
Early life
Born in
Laval, Quebec to parents of Algerian descent, Mekidèche played youth soccer with
CS Fabrose and CS Étoiles de L'Est.
He represented Quebec at the
2017 Canada Summer Games
The 2017 Canada Summer Games, officially known as the XXVI Canada Games, were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba from July 28 to August 13, 2017.
Venues
*Axworthy Health and Recplex - Winnipeg (basketball, wrestling)
*Bell MTS Place - Winnipeg (Opening c ...
.
Club career
In May 2018, Mekidèche signed a three-year contract with Algerian club
JS Kabylie, initially joining the youth side, with the plan to train regularly with the first team. On November 23, 2018, he made his professional debut, coming on at halftime in a league match against
CA Bordj Bou Arreridj. After making minimal appearances for JSK, the club was still interested in extending his contract, which he did signing for an additional two years in August 2020. In February 2021, he underwent surgery on his meniscus, leaving him out for the remainder of the season.
In September 2021, he joined Tunisian club
CS Hammam-Lif in the
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. After only making four appearances, he departed the club.
In July 2022, he joined
Valour FC of the
Canadian Premier League, despite interest from Algerian clubs
CR Belouizdad
Chabab Riadhi de Belouizdad S.s.p.a (Classical Arabic: الشّباب الرّياضيّ لبلوزداد, English Translation: Sporting Club of Belouizdad), known as ''Chabab Belouizdad'' or ''CR Belouizdad'' or simply ''CRB'' for short, is a ...
and
ES Sétif. He made ten appearances with the club, before departing at the end of the season.
After the expiry of his contract with Valour, he was invited to trial with
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...
club
Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City, often shortened to Sporting KC, is an American men's professional Association football, soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and t ...
during their 2023 pre-season. In January 2023, he signed a contract with the second team,
Sporting Kansas City II, in
MLS Next Pro. He scored on his debut on March 26 against
Colorado Rapids 2.
In January 2024, he signed with
US Monastir in the
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Three months later, he was released by the club.
On September 13, 2024, he signed with the
HFX Wanderers of the
Canadian Premier League through the 2025 season, with an option for 2026. He made his debut the next day, starting against
Forge FC.
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2000 births
Living people
Canadian men's soccer players
Algerian men's footballers
Footballers from Algiers
Soccer people from Quebec
Sportspeople from Laval, Quebec
Men's association football defenders
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
Canadian Premier League players
JS Kabylie players
CS Hammam-Lif players
Valour FC players
Sporting Kansas City II players
MLS Next Pro players
US Monastir (football) players
Canadian people of Algerian descent
HFX Wanderers FC players
21st-century Canadian sportsmen