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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sitayeb Mohamed Nazim Belguendouz | ||
| Date of birth | April 29, 1991 | ||
| 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) |
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*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 edit
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 edit
University edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- As of match played on October 2, 2021
| 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 edit
- ^ Nazim Belguendouz at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Belguendouz, Nazim #10". CS Mont-Royal Outremont (in French). Archived from the original on March 12, 2022.
- ^ Dubois, Maxime (September 18, 2010). "Titre Manquant" [Missing Title]. Quartier Libre (in French).
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c D’Amours, Tristan (April 19, 2015). "New Team, New Captain". The Link.
- ^ "FC Montreal loses 2-0 against Toronto FC II". Montreal Impact. March 28, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mont-Royal Outremont récupère Belguendouz et Toker" [Mont-Royal Outremont recovers Belguendouz and Toker]. Just eSoccer (in French). March 26, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2017 Canada Soccer Player of the Year Awards kick off with Para Soccer and Futsal awards". Canadian Soccer Association. December 7, 2017.
- ^ D'Amours, Tristan; Perez, Alexander (December 14, 2017). "PBHT121: The Futsal P.O.T.Y. Edition (ft. Nazim Belguendouz)". The Link.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (February 12, 2017). "Canadians prepare indoors for CONCACAF beach soccer qualifying tournament". National Post.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
- ^ "Registration Entry #15609570". USL League Two.
- ^ Nazim Belguendouz at Soccerway
External links edit
- Nazim Belguendouz at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Nazim Belguendouz at Soccerway