Rida Zouhir

Rida Zouhir-Takedam (born November 23, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club San Antonio FC, on loan from CF Montréal.

Rida Zouhir
Personal information
Full name Rida Zouhir-Takedam
Date of birth (2003-11-23) November 23, 2003
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 CF Montréal
Number 18
Youth career
CS Braves D’Ahuntsic
2016–2020 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– CF Montréal[lower-alpha 1] 12 (0)
2022 → CF Montréal U23 (loan) 2 (2)
2023– → San Antonio FC (loan) 25 (8)
International career‡
2022 Morocco U20 1 (0)
2022– Canada U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 14, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:13, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Early life

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]

Club career

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]

International career

Born in Canada, Zouhir is of Moroccan descent and eligible to play for both nations.[9]

On March 23, 2022, Zouhir was named to the Moroccan U-20 team.[10] He appeared for the U20s against the Romania U20s in a 2–2 friendly tie on 29 March 2022.[11]

In June 2022, Zouhir was officially called up by the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship,[12] where he appeared in all three group stage matches, as well as the team's Round of 16 match.[13]

Career statistics
As of October 14, 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CF Montréal MLS 2021 200020—40
2022 5000102080
2023 500010—60
Total 120004020180
CF Montréal U23 (loan) PLSQ 2022[15] 22———22
San Antonio FC (loan) USL Championship 2023 2580000—258
Career total 39100040204510

Notes
  1. Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021

References
  1. Duchesneau, Frédérick (26 January 2021). "Le désir de Zouhir" [Zouhir's Desire]. La Presse (in French).
  2. "Rida Zouhir MLS Profile". Major League Soccer.
  3. Bogert, Tom (4 December 2020). "Montreal Impact sign four players to homegrown contracts". Major League Soccer.
  4. Anderson, Jason (8 August 2021). "D.C. United comes back for deserved 2-1 win over CF Montreal". Black & Red United.
  5. "CF Montreal loan midfielder Rida Zouhir to San Antonio FC". CTV News. 25 April 2023.
  6. Bass, Kevin (25 April 2023). "San Antonio acquires Rida Zouhir on loan from MLS side CF Montreal". San Antonio FC.
  7. "Le CF Montréal a prêté Rida Zouhir au San Antonio FC" [CF Montreal loaned Rida Zouhir to San Antonio FC]. RDS (in French). 25 April 2023.
  8. Murray, Nicholas (29 May 2023). "How San Antonio FC is providing Rida Zouhir an environment to thrive". USL Championship.
  9. "Rida Zouhir". Obelisq. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022.
  10. "Rida Zouhir called up by Morocco U20 team". CF Montreal.
  11. Năstase, Andreea (29 March 2022). "Naţionala U21 a României a terminat la egalitate meciul amical cu Marocul, scor 2-2" [The Romanian U21 national team ended the friendly match with Morocco in a tie, score 2-2]. Stiri pe surse (in Russian).
  12. "Loïc Cloutier, Keesean Ferdinand, Maël Henry et Rida Zouhir avec le Canada U20" [Loïc Cloutier, Keesean Ferdinand, Maël Henry and Rida Zouhir with Canada U20] (in French). RDS. 10 June 2022.
  13. "Rida Zouhir loaned to San Antonio FC". CF Montreal. 25 April 2023.
  14. Rida Zouhir at Soccerway
  15. "PLSQ Statistiques". TSI Sports.
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