Zakaria Bahous

Zakaria Bahous
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-08) May 8, 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
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)
2023–2024 Pacific FC 19 (1)
2025– CS St-Hubert 9 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 23, 2024

Zakaria Bahous (born May 8, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for CS St-Hubert in Ligue1 Québec.

Early life and college career

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

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. In 2021, he led the RSEQ with ten goals in nine games, earning Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year honours, and being named an RSEQ D1 All-Star.

Club career

He began his senior career with CS Longueuil in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.

In 2021, he played for FC Laval in the PLSQ.

In 2022, he signed a professional contract with Canadian Premier League club Atlético Ottawa for two years, with a club option for 2024. He made his debut on April 9, against Cavalry FC. On October 1, Bahous scored his first professional goal, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over HFX Wanderers FC. In July 2023, he departed the club.

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. In January 2024, he signed a new one-year contract with the club, with an option for 2025. The club declined his option for 2025.

Personal

Bahous is of Algerian descent.

Honours

Atlético Ottawa

Career statistics

As of match played September 23, 2025
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CS Longueuil 2018 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 10———10
2019 111———111
2020 70———70
Total 191000000191
FC Laval 2021 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
2024 1511040—201
Total 191304000261
CS St-Hubert 2025 Ligue1 Québec 93——10103
Career total 9696060001098

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. Archived from the original on December 25, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 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. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  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. ↑ "Young, Bahous among returning Pacific FC Canadian midfield core". Canadian Premier League. January 24, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Pacific FC Announces End of Season Roster Update". Pacific FC. December 6, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Atlético Ottawa win 2022 CPL regular season title". CanPL.ca. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  19. ↑ Zakaria Bahous at Soccerway
  20. 1 2 3 4 "PTS-Ligue Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Ligue1 Quebec Stats". Spordle (in French).