Rida Zouhir
{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rida Zouhir
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Rida Zouhir-Takedam
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|11|23}}
| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = D.C. United
| clubnumber = 44
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = CS Braves D’Ahuntsic
| youthyears2 = 2016–2020
| youthclubs2 = Montreal Impact
| years1 = 2021–2024
| clubs1 = CF Montréal{{efn|Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021}}
| caps1 = 19
| goals1 = 0
| years3 = 2022
| clubs3 = → CF Montréal U23 (loan)
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2023
| clubs4 = → San Antonio FC (loan)
| caps4 = 25
| goals4 = 8
| years5 = 2024
| clubs5 = → CF Montréal U23 (loan)
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024
| clubs6 = → Birmingham Legion (loan)
| caps6 = 10
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2025–
| clubs7 = D.C. United
| caps7 = 10
| goals7 = 0
| nationalteam1 = Morocco U20
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam2 = Canada U20
| nationalyears2 = 2022
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = June 7, 2025
| nationalteam-update = 22:13, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
}}
Rida Zouhir-Takedam (born November 23, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for MLS club D.C. United.
Early life
Zouhir began playing youth soccer with CS Braves D’Ahuntsic when he was five, quickly being moved up to playing with the eight-year olds.{{cite web|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/soccer/2021-01-26/cf-montreal/le-desir-de-zouhir.php|title=Le désir de Zouhir|language=fr|trans-title=Zouhir's Desire|first=Frédérick|last=Duchesneau|work=La Presse|date=January 26, 2021}} In 2016, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/rida-zouhir/|title=Rida Zouhir MLS Profile|work=Major League Soccer}}
Club career
=CF Montréal=
On December 4, 2020, Zouhir signed his first homegrown contract with Montreal Impact, later renamed CF Montréal to begin in the 2021 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/04/montreal-impact-sign-four-players-homegrown-contracts|title=Montreal Impact sign four players to homegrown contracts|work=Major League Soccer|first=Tom|last=Bogert|date=December 4, 2020}} Zouhir made his professional debut with Montreal in a 2–1 loss against DC United on August 8, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackandredunited.com/2021/8/8/22615930/dc-united-cf-montreal-mls-2021-recap-final-score-highlights|title=D.C. United comes back for deserved 2-1 win over CF Montreal|first=Jason|last=Anderson|date=August 8, 2021|work=Black & Red United}} He made his first start on October 27, 2021 in a Canadian Championship semi-final match against Forge FC and made his first MLS start on March 12, 2022 against New York City FC.{{cite web|url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/cf-montreal-loan-midfielder-rida-zouhir-to-san-antonio-fc-1.6370853|title=CF Montreal loan midfielder Rida Zouhir to San Antonio FC|date=April 25, 2023|work=CTV News}} In April 2023, he extended his contract through 2024, with a club option for 2025, and was sent on loan to San Antonio FC of the USL Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanantoniofc.com/news/2023/04/25/san-antonio-fc-acquires-rida-zouhir-on-loan-from-mls-side-cf-montreal/|title=San Antonio acquires Rida Zouhir on loan from MLS side CF Montreal|date=April 25, 2023|work=San Antonio FC|first=Kevin|last=Bass}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rds.ca/soccer/cfm/soccer-le-cf-montreal-a-prete-rida-zouhir-au-san-antonio-fc-1.17064046|title=Le CF Montréal a prêté Rida Zouhir au San Antonio FC|date=April 25, 2023|trans-title=CF Montreal loaned Rida Zouhir to San Antonio FC|language=fr|work=RDS}} He scored his first professional goal with San Antonio FC on May 27, 2023 against New Mexico United.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1274773|title=How San Antonio FC is providing Rida Zouhir an environment to thrive|first=Nicholas|last=Murray|work=USL Championship|date=May 29, 2023}} During the 2024 season, he was sent to play with the U23 team,{{cite web|url=https://www.rds.ca/soccer/cfm/ca-n-a-pas-marche-avec-rida-1.19347761|title=" Ça n'a pas marché avec Rida " - Laurent Courtois|trans-title="It didn't work with Rida" - Laurent Courtois|language=fr|date=August 8, 2024|work=RDS|first=Nicolas|last=Landry}} before being loaned to the Birmingham Legion in the USL Championship in August.{{cite web|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/soccer/2024-08-07/cf-montreal/rida-zouhir-est-prete-au-legion-fc-de-birmingham.php|title=Rida Zouhir est prêté au Legion FC de Birmingham|trans-title=Rida Zouhir is loaned to Birmingham Legion FC|language=fr|date=August 7, 2024|work=La Presse}} At the end of the season, Zouhir's contract option would not be exercised, ending his time with the club.{{citeweb|url=https://en.cfmontreal.com/news/cf-montreal-exercises-options-of-nathan-saliba-and-jules-anthony-vilsaint-for-the-2025-season|title=CF Montréal exercises options of Nathan Saliba and Jules-Anthony Vilsaint for the 2025 season|website=CF Montreal|date=November 21, 2024}}
=D.C. United=
In February 2025, Zouhir would sign a contract for the 2025 season with D.C. United, with club options for the 2026 and 2027 seasons.{{citeweb|url=https://www.dcunited.com/news/d-c-united-signs-former-cf-montreal-midfielder-rida-zouhir|title=D.C. United Signs former CF Montreal Midfielder Rida Zouhir|website=D.C. United|date=February 21, 2025}}
International career
Born in Canada, Zouhir is of Moroccan descent and eligible to play for both nations.{{Cite web|url=https://obelisq.ca/rida-zouhir|title=Rida Zouhir|work=Obelisq|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830061807/https://obelisq.ca/rida-zouhir|archive-date=August 30, 2022|url-status=dead}}
On March 23, 2022, Zouhir was named to the Moroccan U-20 team.{{cite web|url=https://en.cfmontreal.com/news/rida-zouhir-called-up-by-morocco-u20-team|title=Rida Zouhir called up by Morocco U20 team|work=CF Montreal}} He appeared for the U20s against the Romania U20s in a 2–2 friendly tie on 29 March 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stiripesurse.ro/nationala-u21-a-romaniei-a-terminat-la-egalitate-meciul-amical-cu-marocul-scor-2-2_2316070.html|title=Naţionala U21 a României a terminat la egalitate meciul amical cu Marocul, scor 2-2|trans-title=The Romanian U21 national team ended the friendly match with Morocco in a tie, score 2-2|language=ru|first=Andreea|last=Năstase|website=Stiri pe surse|date=March 29, 2022}}
In June 2022, Zouhir was officially called up by the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship,{{cite web |title=Loïc Cloutier, Keesean Ferdinand, Maël Henry et Rida Zouhir avec le Canada U20|url=https://www.rds.ca/soccer/cfm/soccer-loic-cloutier-keesean-ferdinand-mael-henry-et-rida-zouhir-avec-le-canada-u20-1.15914099|publisher=RDS |date=10 June 2022|language=fr|trans-title=Loïc Cloutier, Keesean Ferdinand, Maël Henry and Rida Zouhir with Canada U20}} where he appeared in all three group stage matches, as well as the team's Round of 16 match.{{Cite web|url=https://en.cfmontreal.com/news/rida-zouhir-loaned-to-san-antonio-fc|title=Rida Zouhir loaned to San Antonio FC|date=April 25, 2023|work=CF Montreal}}
Career statistics
{{updated|June 7, 2025}}{{Soccerway|rida-zouhir/584018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|Domestic Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|CF Montréal
|2021 |rowspan="4"|MLS |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2024
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| CF Montréal U23 (loan)
|2022{{Cite web|url=http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/archiveLigue/|title=PLSQ Statistiques|work=TSI Sports}} |PLSQ |2 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 2 | ||||
| San Antonio FC (loan)
|2023 |25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 25 | 8 | ||
| CF Montréal U23 (loan)
|2024{{cite web|url=https://page.spordle.com/fr/ligue-1-qc/stats?tab=players|title=Ligue1 Quebec stats|work=Ligue1 Québec}} |4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Birmingham Legion FC (loan)
|2024 |10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 10 | 2 | ||
| D.C. United
|2025 |MLS |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!66 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 12 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|rida-zouhir/584018}}
- [https://en.cfmontreal.com/players/rida-zouhir/ CF Montreal Profile]
{{D.C. United squad}}
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