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 birthToronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
PositionLeft-back
Team information
Current team
Sporting Kansas City
Number 22
Youth career
2005–2013CS Longueuil
2013–2014Mouscron
2014–2016Anderlecht
2016–2018Lille
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019Lille B 31 (0)
2019–2020Cercle Brugge 0 (0)
2021–2022CF Montréal 36 (0)
2023Argeș Pitești 8 (0)
2023Farul Constanța 2 (0)
2024–Sporting Kansas City 42 (1)
International career‡
2017Belgium U19 2 (0)
2021Canada U23 3 (0)
2020–Canada 7 (0)
2026Canada B 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 18, 2025‡ National team caps and goals as of January 17, 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 October 18, 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille B2016–17Championnat de France Amateur10—00—10
2017–18Championnat National 2 160—00—160
2018–19140—00—140
Total 310000000310
CF Montréal2021MLS2603000—290
2022100200020140
Total 360500020430
Argeș Pitești2022–23Liga I80002[a]0—100
Farul Constanța2023–24Liga I 2000000020
Sporting Kansas City2024MLS 2103000—240
2025211000010221
Total 421300010471
Career total 11917020301311
  1. ^All appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs

International

As of match played October 14, 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada202020
202550
Total70

Honours

Club

CF Montreal

Farul Constanța

References

  1. ^"Zorhan Bassong". CF Montréal. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  2. ^ ab"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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