* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 14, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of April 24, 2014
Zakaria Messoudi (born October 30, 1993) is a former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Born in Morocco, he represented Canada at youth international level.
Club career
Early career
Born in Casablanca, Morocco, Messoudi moved to Canada at the age of eight.[1] He played his youth soccer with Montreal-Concordia AAA before joining the Montreal Impact Academy in 2010.[1][2][3] He played with the senior academy team in the Canadian Soccer League's first division during the 2012 season.[2][4] Messoudi would help Montreal clinch a playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[5] The academy side would defeat Toronto FC's academy in the quarterfinal.[5] In the next round of the postseason, Montreal would defeat the York Region Shooters to qualify for the championship final match.[6] He would appear in the championship match, where Toronto Croatia would defeat Montreal.[7][8]
Montreal Impact
On June 4, 2013, it was announced that Messoudi had signed his first professional contract with the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.[9][10][11] In his debut season with the senior team, he played in the league's reserve division where he appeared in 10 matches.[3] After the conclusion of the season, Montreal would extend his contract for the 2014 season.[12]
Despite being cut Messoudi would remain a part of the Impact organization, being announced as part of the roster of the newly formed FC Montreal on March 13, 2015.[19] He was released by the team at the end of the 2015 USL season.[20]
Odds Ballklubb
Messoudi signed a 2-year deal with Norwegian top-flight Odd on March 17, 2016.[21] He shortly after made his debut coming on as a substitute in a cup tie against Tollnes. He would make his European continental tournament debut against PAS Giannina on July 21, 2016.[22] Messoudi left the club after the 2017 season when his contract expired.[23]
^"Un cinquième diplômé" [A fifth graduate]. RDS.ca (in French). June 4, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^"Zakaria Messoudi passe de l'Academie à la 1re equipe de l'Impact de Montreal" [Zakaria Messoudi moves from the Academy to the Montreal Impact first team]. The Canadian Press (in French). June 4, 2013.
^"Le defenseur Zarek Valentin ne sera pas de retour la saison prochaine" [Defender Zarek Valentin will not be back next season]. Canadian Press (in French). December 19, 2013.
^Barker, Lloyd (November 20, 2014). "Impact needs a lot of help for upcoming MLS season; With the worst record in professional soccer, team has hard decisions to make". Montreal Gazette. pp. B6.
^Olsen, Nils-Tore (February 29, 2016). "(+) Odd presenterer ny spiller" [Odd presents a new player]. varden.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^"Odd må forsterke" [Odd must reinforce]. varden.no (in Norwegian). February 4, 2018. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^"Impact qualifies for tournament final; Finishes atop group after 1-1 draw with D.C., will face Columbus for title". Montreal Gazette. February 18, 2013. pp. B3.
^"Harper Government Announces the Athletes Who Will Be Part of Team Canada at the VII Games of La Francophonie". Canada Newswire. August 19, 2013.
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