Sitayeb Mohamed Nazim Belguendouz (born April 29, 1991) is a soccer player who plays as a midfielder for CS Mont-Royal Outremont. Born in Greece, he represents the Canada national futsal team.

Nazim Belguendouz
Personal information
Full name Sitayeb Mohamed Nazim Belguendouz
Date of birth (1991-04-29) April 29, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–? Montreal Carabins
2019 UQAM Citadins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 FC Brossard 16 (5)
2013 Mont-Royal Outremont 18 (5)
2014 Montreal Impact U23 12 (6)
2015 FC Montreal 12 (0)
2016 Mont-Royal Outremont 9 (2)
2016–2018 Blainville 39 (8)
2019– Mont-Royal Outremont 38 (10)
International career
2016– Canada (futsal) 12 (7)
2017 Canada (beach) 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 2, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 16, 2020

Early life

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Belguendouz was born in Athens, Greece to Algerian parents and moved to Canada when he was 3.[1] He began playing youth soccer with Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis.[2]

Career

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University

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In 2010, he began playing university soccer with the Montreal Carabins.[3] In 2019, he returned to university soccer with the UQAM Citadins.[4]

Club

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In 2012, he played with FC Brossard in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.

In 2013, he joined CS Mont-Royal Outremont, helping them win the league and cup double that season.[5]

After the 2013 season, Mont-Royal Outremont got in contact with Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact and arranged for him to have a three-day trial with the Montreal Impact Academy.[6] He had a successful trial and joined the Montreal Impact U23 team in the Premier Development League, serving as the team's co-captain.[6] The following season, he joined the club's new professional second team, FC Montreal, in the USL serving as team captain.[6] In March 2015, he made his debut as a starter in FC Montreal's inaugural match, a 2–0 loss to Toronto FC II.[7]

In 2016, he returned to CS Mont-Royal Outremont.[5]

Late in the 2016 season, he obtained his release from Mont-Royal Outremont and joined AS Blainville,[8] staying with the club through 2018. In 2018, he scored against Dynamo de Québec to clinch the league title in a row for Blainville.[9]

For the 2019 season, he once again returned to CS Mont-Royal Outremont.[10] After the season, he re-signed with the club.[11]

International career

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Belguendouz has been a member of the Canada national futsal team since 2016. In 2017, he was named the first ever Canadian Futsal player of the year by the Canadian Soccer Association.[12][13]

In 2017, he was part of the Canada national beach soccer team.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played on October 2, 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Brossard 2012[15] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 16 5 16 5
CS Mont-Royal Outremont 2013[15] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 18 5 3 0 21 5
Montreal Impact U23 2014[16] Premier Development League 12 6 12 6
FC Montreal 2015[17] United Soccer League 12 0 12 6
CS Mont-Royal Outremont 2016[15] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 9 2 0 0 21 5
AS Blainville 1 0 1 0 2 0
2017[15] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 17 4 2 0 19 4
2018[15] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 21 4 2 0 1 0 22 4
Total 39 8 2 0 4 0 46 8
CS Mont-Royal Outremont 2019[15] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 14 6 1 0 15 6
2021[15] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 13 1 13 1
2022[15] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 11 3 1 0 12 3
Total 38 10 1 0 1 0 40 10
Career total 144 36 3 0 8 0 155 36

References

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  1. ^ Nazim Belguendouz at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ^ "Belguendouz, Nazim #10". CS Mont-Royal Outremont (in French). Archived from the original on March 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Dubois, Maxime (September 18, 2010). "Titre Manquant" [Missing Title]. Quartier Libre (in French).
  4. ^ "L'UQAM bat les Carabins en ouverture du championnat masculin" [UQAM defeats the Carabins to open the men's championship]. Just eSoccer (in French). January 22, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Retour au Club par la grande porte pour Nazim Belguendouz!!" [Return to the Club through the front door for Nazim Belguendouz!!]. CS Mont-Royal Outremont (in French). February 17, 2016. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "FC Montreal loses 2-0 against Toronto FC II". Montreal Impact. March 28, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
  7. ^ Martin, Jean-Frédéric (October 22, 2016). "Nazim Belguendouz rejoinent L'AS Blainville" [Nazim Belguendouz joins AS Blainville]. Sports du Nord (in French). Archived from the original on October 28, 2016.
  8. ^ Ze, Hermann (September 30, 2018). "AS Blainville conserve son titre!!!" [AS Blainville retains its title!!!]. Soccer au Quebec (in French). Archived from the original on May 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Mont-Royal Outremont récupère Belguendouz et Toker" [Mont-Royal Outremont recovers Belguendouz and Toker]. Just eSoccer (in French). March 26, 2019.
  10. ^ "Nouveau contrat pour le demi offensif du CS MRO Nazim Belguendouz" [New contract for CS MRO attacking half Nazim Belguendouz]. CS Mont-Royal Outremont. December 9, 2019.
  11. ^ "2017 Canada Soccer Player of the Year Awards kick off with Para Soccer and Futsal awards". Canadian Soccer Association. December 7, 2017.
  12. ^ D'Amours, Tristan; Perez, Alexander (December 14, 2017). "PBHT121: The Futsal P.O.T.Y. Edition (ft. Nazim Belguendouz)". The Link.
  13. ^ Davidson, Neil (February 12, 2017). "Canadians prepare indoors for CONCACAF beach soccer qualifying tournament". National Post.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
  15. ^ "Registration Entry #15609570". USL League Two.
  16. ^ Nazim Belguendouz at Soccerway
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