Zakaria Messoudi

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Zakaria Messoudi
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Messoudi in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-30) October 30, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Montreal-Concordia AAA
2010–2013 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Montreal Impact 0 (0)
2014 → Ottawa Fury (loan) 0 (0)
2015 FC Montreal 22 (2)
2016–2017 Odd 12 (1)
2021 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 12 (1)
International career‡
2013 Canada U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 14, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals as of April 24, 2014

Zakaria Messoudi (born October 30, 1993) is a former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Born in Morocco, he represented Canada at youth international level.

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Club career

Early career

Born in Casablanca, Morocco, Messoudi moved to Canada at the age of eight. [1] He played his youth soccer with Montreal-Concordia AAA before joining the Montreal Impact Academy in 2010. [1] [2] [3] He played with the senior academy team in the Canadian Soccer League's first division during the 2012 season. [2] [4] Messoudi would help Montreal clinch a playoff berth by finishing second in the division. [5] The academy side would defeat Toronto FC's academy in the quarterfinal. [5] In the next round of the postseason, Montreal would defeat the York Region Shooters to qualify for the championship final match. [6] He would appear in the championship match, where Toronto Croatia would defeat Montreal. [7] [8]

Montreal Impact

On June 4, 2013, it was announced that Messoudi had signed his first professional contract with the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer. [9] [10] [11] In his debut season with the senior team, he played in the league's reserve division where he appeared in 10 matches. [3] After the conclusion of the season, Montreal would extend his contract for the 2014 season. [12]

On March 28, 2014, it was confirmed that Messoudi would join the new expansion North American Soccer League side Ottawa Fury FC for the 2014 season. [13] [14] He then made his professional debut in the Canadian Championship against FC Edmonton. [15] He came on as a 77th-minute substitute for Oliver Minatel as the match ended 0–0. [16] [15] Messoudi would fail to make a league appearance for Ottawa and upon his return to Montreal, his contract option was declined at the end of the 2014 season. [17] [18]

FC Montreal

Despite being cut Messoudi would remain a part of the Impact organization, being announced as part of the roster of the newly formed FC Montreal on March 13, 2015. [19] He was released by the team at the end of the 2015 USL season. [20]

Odds Ballklubb

Messoudi signed a 2-year deal with Norwegian top-flight Odd on March 17, 2016. [21] He shortly after made his debut coming on as a substitute in a cup tie against Tollnes. He would make his European continental tournament debut against PAS Giannina on July 21, 2016. [22] Messoudi left the club after the 2017 season when his contract expired. [23]

Mont-Royal Outremont

In 2020, he played in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec with CS Mont-Royal Outremont. [24]

International career

Messoudi made his international debut for the Canada U20 side on February 18, 2013, against Cuba U20 in the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [25] [26] He was also selected to represent Canada in the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie. [27]

Honors

Montreal Impact Academy

Career statistics

As of December 31, 2016 [28]
ClubSeasonLeagueLeague CupDomestic Cup CONCACAF Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montreal Impact 2014 NASL 00——00——00
Ottawa Fury FC (loan) 2014 NASL 00——10——10
FC Montreal 2015 USL 222——————222
Odds BK 2016 Tippeligaen 2010——0030
Career total242101000262

References

  1. 1 2 "Zakaria Messoudi". Montreal Impact. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "2012 Montreal Impact Academy roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "L'Impact de Montréal prête Zakaria Messoudi au Fury FC d'Ottawa (soccer NASL)" [Zakaria Messoudi loaned to Fury]. RDS.ca (in French). March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Impact to hold two-day tryout for U18 and U21 soccer hopefuls on Oct. 6". Montreal Gazette . September 13, 2012. pp. A27.
  5. 1 2 Hayakawa, Michael (October 15, 2012). "York Shooters in CSL semifinals". Vaughan Citizen.
  6. ↑ Hayakawa, Michael (October 22, 2012). "York Shooters eliminated from CSL playoffs". Vaughan Citizen.
  7. ↑ "Extended Stay for CSL Players at Empoli Camp in Italy..... Silviu Petrescu MLS Ref of Year". Canadian Soccer League. October 19, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Toronto Croatia wins CSL title with a 1-0 victory over Montreal Impact Academy". The Canadian Press . October 27, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Montreal Impact sign Canada Under-20 midfielder Zakaria Messoudi as fifth Homegrown player". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Un cinquième diplômé" [A fifth graduate]. RDS.ca (in French). June 4, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Zakaria Messoudi passe de l'Academie à la 1re equipe de l'Impact de Montreal" [Zakaria Messoudi moves from the Academy to the Montreal Impact first team]. The Canadian Press (in French). June 4, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Le defenseur Zarek Valentin ne sera pas de retour la saison prochaine" [Defender Zarek Valentin will not be back next season]. Canadian Press (in French). December 19, 2013.
  13. ↑ Sabetti, Nick. "Montreal Impact loan Zakaria Messoudi to Ottawa Fury". Yahoo Sports (Goal.com). Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Messoudi avec le Fury" [Messoudi with the Fury]. Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  15. 1 2 Hofley, Chris (April 25, 2014). "No goals doesn't mean no action". Ottawa Sun .
  16. ↑ "Ottawa Fury vs. Edmonton 0 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Roster changes for the 2015 season". October 31, 2014.
  18. ↑ Barker, Lloyd (November 20, 2014). "Impact needs a lot of help for upcoming MLS season; With the worst record in professional soccer, team has hard decisions to make". Montreal Gazette . pp. B6.
  19. ↑ "L'Impact de Montréal a annoncé vendredi l'effectif de la toute première édition du FC Montréal" [FC Montreal unveils its squad]. RDS.ca (in French). March 13, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  20. ↑ Milano, Pascal (November 16, 2018). "Zakaria Messoudi est passé à autre chose" [Zakaria Messoudi has moved on]. La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  21. ↑ Olsen, Nils-Tore (February 29, 2016). "(+) Odd presenterer ny spiller" [Odd presents a new player]. varden.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  22. ↑ "History: Odd-Giannina". UEFA . July 21, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Odd må forsterke" [Odd must reinforce]. varden.no (in Norwegian). February 4, 2018. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  24. ↑ Brutus, Luc (January 9, 2020). "Acquisition majeure pour le Griffon : Le milieu terrain Zakaria Messoudi se joint au Club de Soccer Mont-Royal Outremont" [Major acquisition for the Griffon: Midfielder Zakaria Messoudi joins the Mont-Royal Outremont Soccer Club]. CS MRO (in French). Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Cuba U20 vs. Canada U20 2 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Impact qualifies for tournament final; Finishes atop group after 1-1 draw with D.C., will face Columbus for title". Montreal Gazette . February 18, 2013. pp. B3.
  27. ↑ "Harper Government Announces the Athletes Who Will Be Part of Team Canada at the VII Games of La Francophonie". Canada Newswire . August 19, 2013.
  28. ↑ Zakaria Messoudi at Soccerway
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