Zakaria Bahous (born May 8, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a

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for

Pacific FC Pacific Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Greater Victoria, British Columbia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League, playing home matches at Starlight Stadium located in Langford. History On May 5, 2 ...

in the

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Early life and college career

Bahous played youth soccer with FC Brossard, FC St-Léonard, and

CS Longueuil Club Soccer Longueuil is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Longueuil, Quebec. Since 2014, the club has competed in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. History The club was originally founded in 1970. In 2014, the club joine ...

. Bahous began attending

Champlain College Saint-Lambert Champlain College Saint-Lambert ( French: ''Collège Champlain Saint-Lambert)'' is an English-language college in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada that is part of Quebec's CEGEP public education system. It is a campus of Champlain Regional College, ...

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

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Player of the Year honours, and being named an RSEQ D1 All-Star.

Club career

He began his senior career with

in the

Première ligue de soccer du Québec The Première ligue de soccer du Québec (PLSQ) is a semi-professional soccer league created in 2012. The Quebec Soccer Federation operates both men's and women's divisions at the pro-am tier of the Canadian soccer league system. The league is p ...

. In 2021, he played for FC Laval in the PLSQ. In 2022, he signed a professional contract with

club

Atlético Ottawa Atlético Ottawa is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at TD Place. The team was founded in 2020 by Spanish club Atlético Madrid. History F ...

for two years, with a club option for 2024. He made his debut on April 9, against

Cavalry FC Cavalry Football Club, is a Canadian professional soccer club based in the Calgary metropolitan region of Alberta. The club competes at the top of the Canadian soccer league system in the Canadian Premier League, and plays their home matches a ...

. On October 1, Bahous scored his first professional goal, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over

HFX Wanderers FC HFX Wanderers Football Club, commonly known as HFX Wanderers, and spoken as Halifax Wanderers, is a Canadian professional soccer club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League at the top of the Canadian soccer l ...

. In July 2023, he departed the club. In September 2023, he joined

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.

Personal

Bahous is of

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n descent.

Honours

Atlético Ottawa *

**Regular Season:

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Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bahous, Zakaria 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