Zorhan Bassong

Zorhan Bassong
Personal information
Full name Zorhan Ludovic Bassong
Date of birth (1999-05-07) May 7, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Kansas City
Number 22
Youth career
2005–2013 CS Longueuil
2013–2014 Mouscron
2014–2016 Anderlecht
2016–2018 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Lille B 31 (0)
2019–2020 Cercle Brugge 0 (0)
2021–2022 CF Montréal 36 (0)
2023 Argeș Pitești 8 (0)
2023 Farul Constanța 2 (0)
2024– Sporting Kansas City 21 (0)
International career‡
2017 Belgium U19 2 (0)
2021 Canada U23 3 (0)
2020– Canada 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2021

Zorhan Ludovic Bassong (born May 7, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.

Early life

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]

Club career

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 two-year contract, beginning in the 2021 season, with options for 2 additional years.[5] After the 2022 season, his option was declined and he departed the club.[6]

In January 2023, Bassong signed with Romanian club Argeș Pitești.[7] He made eight appearances as the club was relegated to the Liga II at the end of the season.

In June 2023, Bassong signed with the reigning Liga I champions, Farul Constanța.[8] In September 2023 Bassong and Farul Constanța agreed to mutually terminate his deal.[9]

In December 2023, he returned to MLS, signing with Sporting Kansas City for the 2024 season, with club options for 2025 and 2026.[10]

International career

Bassong made his debut for Canada in a 4–1 friendly win over Barbados on January 10, 2020.[11] He was later named to the Canadian U23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[12] Bassong was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of October 19, 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille B 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
Argeș Pitești 2022–23 Liga I 8 0 0 0 2[a] 0 — 10 0
Farul Constanța 2023–24 Liga I 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Sporting Kansas City 2024 MLS 21 0 3 0 0 0 — 24 0
Career total 98 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 109 0
  1. ^ All appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs

International

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

Honours

Club

CF Montreal

Farul Constanța

References

  1. ^ "Zorhan Bassong". CF Montréal. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Zorhan Bassong profile". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "ZOHRAN BASSONG TRANSFÉRÉ AU CERCLE BRUGES". January 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Transferoverzicht Jupiler Pro League: zomer 2020-2021". July 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Montreal Impact acquires defender Zorhan Bassong". impactmontreal.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "CF Montréal exercises options for 10 players". CF Montreal. November 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Internaționalul canadian Zorhan Bassong a semnat cu FC Argeș". Argeș Pitești. January 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "Bine ai venit, Zorhan Bassong !". Farul Constanța. June 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "Succes, Zorhan Bassong !". September 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Jacques, John (December 12, 2023). "Sporting Kansas City Signs Canadian Left-Back Zorhan Bassong". Northern Tribune.
  11. ^ "Barbados vs. Canada - 11 January 2020 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". March 10, 2021.
  14. ^ Zorhan Bassong at Soccerway
  15. ^ "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup". Retrieved November 21, 2021.