Born in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Houache is of Algerian descent.[1] He grew up in Ghardaïa, Algeria,[2] before moving to Ottawa, Canada with his family when he was ten years old.[3] In Ottawa, he began playing youth soccer with Ottawa Royals SC, before joining the Ottawa Fury Academy.[2] Afterwards, he played with SPA for a year and a half, before joining AS Hull.[2] After being invited to trial with the Montreal Impact Academy, he joined their U18 team in January 2012.[2][4]
University career
In 2017, Houache began attending Carleton University, where he played for the men's soccer team.[5] In 2020, he began serving as team captain.[6] In 2018, he was named an OUA East Division First Team All-Star.[7] In 2019, he won the OUA title with Carleton, scoring in the championship final.[8] At the national tournament, they were defeated in the semi-finals by the eventual champions UQTR Patriotes.[9] In 2021, he served as team captain.[10]
In March 2015, he joined USL club FC Montreal, the second team of the Montreal Impact, on a professional contract.[12] In July 2015, he was released by the club.[13]
