Zorhan Bassong

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Zorhan Bassong
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Bassong (center) with Farul Constanța in 2023
Personal information
Full name Zorhan Ludovic Bassong
Date of birth (1999-05-07) May 7, 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Kansas City
Number 22
Youth career
2005–2013 CS Longueuil
2013–2014 Mouscron
2014–2016 Anderlecht
2016–2018 Lille
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Lille B 31 (0)
2019–2020 Cercle Brugge 0 (0)
2021–2022 CF Montréal 36 (0)
2023 Argeș Pitești 8 (0)
2023 Farul Constanța 2 (0)
2024– Sporting Kansas City 39 (1)
International career‡
2017 Belgium U19 2 (0)
2021 Canada U23 3 (0)
2020– Canada 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 30, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of September 5, 2025

Zorhan Ludovic Bassong (born May 7, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer and the Canada national team.

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Early life

Bassong was born in Toronto, Ontario to a Belgian Walloon mother and Cameroonian father. [2] At three months old, he and his family moved to Montreal, where he began playing youth soccer at age five with CS Longueuil. [2]

Club career

Bassong joined Cercle Brugge from Lille on January 29, 2019. [3] He was released by the Belgian club on July 8, 2020. [4]

On December 1, 2020, it was announced that Bassong had joined Canadian MLS side CF Montréal on a two-year contract, beginning in the 2021 season, with options for 2 additional years. [5] After the 2022 season, his option was declined and he departed the club. [6]

In January 2023, Bassong signed with Romanian club Argeș Pitești. [7] He made eight appearances as the club was relegated to the Liga II at the end of the season.

In June 2023, Bassong signed with the reigning Liga I champions, Farul Constanța. [8] In September 2023 Bassong and Farul Constanța agreed to mutually terminate his deal. [9]

In December 2023, he returned to MLS, signing with Sporting Kansas City for the 2024 season, with club options for 2025 and 2026. [10]

International career

Bassong made his debut for Canada in a 4–1 friendly win over Barbados on January 10, 2020. [11] He was later named to the Canadian U23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020. [12] Bassong was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played August 30, 2025 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille B 2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur 10—00—10
2017–18 Championnat National 2160—00—160
2018–19 140—00—140
Total310000000310
CF Montréal 2021 MLS 2603000—290
2022 100200020140
Total360500020430
Argeș Pitești 2022–23 Liga I 80002 [a] 0—100
Farul Constanța 2023–24 Liga I2000000020
Sporting Kansas City 2024 MLS2103000—240
2025 181000010191
Total391300010441
Career total11617020301281
  1. ↑ All appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs

International

As of match played September 5, 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada 202020
202540
Total60

Honours

Club

CF Montreal

Farul Constanța

References

  1. ↑ "Zorhan Bassong". CF Montréal. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Zorhan Bassong profile". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ "ZOHRAN BASSONG TRANSFÉRÉ AU CERCLE BRUGES". January 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Transferoverzicht Jupiler Pro League: zomer 2020-2021". July 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Montreal Impact acquires defender Zorhan Bassong". impactmontreal.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  6. ↑ "CF Montréal exercises options for 10 players". CF Montreal . November 15, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Internaționalul canadian Zorhan Bassong a semnat cu FC Argeș". Argeș Pitești . January 12, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Bine ai venit, Zorhan Bassong !". Farul Constanța . June 21, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Succes, Zorhan Bassong !". September 5, 2023.
  10. ↑ Jacques, John (December 12, 2023). "Sporting Kansas City Signs Canadian Left-Back Zorhan Bassong". Northern Tribune.
  11. ↑ "Barbados vs. Canada - 11 January 2020 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  13. ↑ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". March 10, 2021.
  14. ↑ Zorhan Bassong at Soccerway
  15. ↑ "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup" . Retrieved November 21, 2021.[ dead link ]
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