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 | |||
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Full name | Zorhan Ludovic Bassong | ||
Date of birth | (1999-05-07) May 7, 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
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 | 36 | (0) |
2022– | → CF Montreal U23 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Canada U23 | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Canada | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 20, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 28, 2021 |
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]
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 2 year contract, with options for 2 additional years.[5]
Bassong made his debut for Canada in a 4–1 friendly win over Barbados on 10 January 2020.[6] He was later named to the Canadian U23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[7] Bassong was named to the final squad ahead of the re-scheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
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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 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Total | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
Career total | 67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
Canada | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2020 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
CF Montreal
CF Montréal – current squad | |
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