Zorhan Bassong
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zorhan Ludovic Bassong | ||
| Date of birth | May 7, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | CF Montréal | ||
| 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 | 31 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Canada U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Canada | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 30, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 28, 2021 | |||
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 30 April 2022[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| CF Montréal | 2021 | MLS | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 62 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
Honours
References
- "Zorhan Bassong profile". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- "ZOHRAN BASSONG TRANSFÉRÉ AU CERCLE BRUGES". January 29, 2019.
- "Transferoverzicht Jupiler Pro League: zomer 2020-2021". July 8, 2020.
- "Montreal Impact acquires defender Zorhan Bassong". impactmontreal.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- "Barbados vs. Canada - 11 January 2020 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". March 10, 2021.
- "Z. Bassong". Soccerway. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup". Retrieved November 21, 2021.