Zakaria Nakhly

Zakaria Nakhly
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-03-31) March 31, 2005
Place of birth Montréal, Québec, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC II
Youth career
Mohammed VI Football Academy
2023–2024 Charleroi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025 Ottawa South United 17 (0)
2026– Toronto FC II 15 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 25, 2026

Zakaria Nakhly (born March 31, 2005) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper with Toronto FC II in the MLS Next Pro.

Early life

Nakhly played youth football in Morocco with Mohammed VI Football Academy for five years, before joining the youth system of Belgian club Charleroi in 2023.[1]

Club career

Ahead of the 2025 season, he attended pre-season with Atlético Ottawa of the Canadian Premier League as a trialist.[2] Afterwards, he played with Ottawa South United in Ligue1 Québec in 2025.[1]

Ahead of the 2026 season, he attended pre-season as a trialist with Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.[3] In February 2026, he signed a contract with their second team, Toronto FC II, in MLS Next Pro.[1] On February 28, 2026, he made his debut for the club in a 1-0 loss against Philadelphia Union 2.[4] He recorded his first clean sheet in the next match on March 8 against New England Revolution II.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "TFC II sign goalkeeper Zakaria Nakhly ahead of 2026 MLS NEXT Pro season opener". Toronto FC. February 27, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Atlético Ottawa 2025 Pre-Season Preparations Begin in Ottawa". Our Sports Central. February 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Young contingent highlights Toronto FC training-camp roster in Spain". Sportsnet. January 22, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Match Recap: Philadelphia Union II 1–0 Toronto FC II". Toronto FC. February 28, 2026.
  5. ↑ Kadbet, Nikk (March 8, 2026). "Match Recap: New England Revolution II 0 (7) – 0 (6) Toronto FC II". Toronto FC.
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