| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | D.C. United | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025– | D.C. United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Morocco U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Canada U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 21, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:13, 3 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Rida Zouhir-Takedam (born November 23, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for MLS club D.C. United.
Zouhir 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]
On 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]
In February 2025, Zouhir would sign a contract for the 2025 season with D.C. United, with club options for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. [12]
Born in Canada, Zouhir is of Moroccan descent and eligible to play for both nations. [13]
On March 23, 2022, Zouhir was named to the Moroccan U-20 team. [14] He appeared for the U20s against the Romania U20s in a 2–2 friendly tie on 29 March 2022. [15]
In June 2022, Zouhir was officially called up by the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, [16] where he appeared in all three group stage matches, as well as the team's Round of 16 match. [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 [19] | 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 | ||