Zorhan Bassong

Zorhan Bassong
Bassong (center) with Farul Constanța in 2023
Personal information
Full name Zorhan Ludovic Bassong
Date of birth (1999-05-07) May 7, 1999
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position 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)
2022 → CF Montreal U23 (loan) 2 (0)
2023 Argeș Pitești 8 (0)
2023 Farul Constanța 2 (0)
2024– Sporting Kansas City 53 (1)
International career‡
2017 Belgium U19 2 (0)
2021 Canada U23 3 (0)
2020– Canada 8 (0)
2026 Canada B 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 19, 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of June 5, 2026

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 and the Canada national team.

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 match played August 19, 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille B 2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur 10—00—10
2017–18 Championnat National 2 160—00—160
2018–19 140—00—140
Total 310000000310
CF Montréal 2021 MLS 2603000—290
2022 100200020140
Total 360500020430
CF Montréal U23 (loan) 2022 Première ligue de soccer du Québec 20———20
Argeș Pitești 2022–23 Liga I 80002[a]0—100
Farul Constanța 2023–24 Liga I 2000000020
Sporting Kansas City 2024 MLS 2103000—240
2025 211000010221
2026 110000000110
Total 531300010581
Career total 13217020301441
  1. ↑ All appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs

International

As of match played June 5, 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada 202020
202550
202610
Total80

Honours

Club

CF Montreal

Farul Constanța

References

  1. ↑ "Zorhan Bassong". Canada Soccer Foundation. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original on March 9, 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.
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