Zorhan Bassong

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Zorhan Bassong
Personal information
Full name Zorhan Ludovic Bassong
Date of birth (1999-05-07) May 7, 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Montreal Impact
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2013 Longueuil
2013–2014 Mouscron
2014–2016 Anderlecht
2016–2018 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Lille II 31 (0)
2019–2020 Cercle Brugge 0 (0)
2021– CF Montréal 26 (0)
National team‡
2017 Belgium U19 2 (0)
2021 Canada U23 3 (0)
2020– Canada 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 30, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 28, 2021

Zorhan Ludovic Bassong (born May 7, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal and the Canadian national team.

Early life[]

Bassong was born in Toronto, Ontario to a Belgian Walloons mother and Cameroonian father.[1] At three months old, he and his family moved to Montreal, where he began playing youth soccer at age five with CS Longueuil.[1]

Club career[]

Cercle Brugge[]

Bassong joined Cercle Brugge from Lille on January 29, 2019.[2] He was released by the Belgian club on July 8, 2020.[3]

CF Montréal[]

On December 1, 2020, it was announced that Bassong had joined Canadian MLS side CF Montréal on a 2 year contract, with options for 2 additional years.[4]

International career[]

Bassong made his debut for Canada in a 4–1 friendly win over Barbados on 10 January 2020.[5] He was later named to the Canadian U23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[6] Bassong was named to the final squad ahead of the re-scheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[7]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 21 November 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille II 2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur 1 0 — 0 0 1 0
2017–18 Championnat National 2 16 0 — 0 0 16 0
2018–19 Championnat National 2 14 0 — 0 0 14 0
Total 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
CF Montreal 2021 MLS 26 0 3 0 0 0 29 0
Career total 57 0 3 0 0 0 60 0

International[]

As of January 16, 2020
Canada
Year Apps Goals
2020 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours[]

Club[]

CF Montreal

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Zorhan Bassong profile". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "ZOHRAN BASSONG TRANSFÉRÉ AU CERCLE BRUGES". January 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Transferoverzicht Jupiler Pro League: zomer 2020-2021". July 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Montreal Impact acquires defender Zorhan Bassong". impactmontreal.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Barbados vs. Canada - 11 January 2020 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". March 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "Z. Bassong". Soccerway. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup". Retrieved November 21, 2021.

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