Nazim Belguendouz Explained

Nazim Belguendouz
Birth Date:29 April 1991
Birth Place:Athens, Greece
Height:1.76 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis
Collegeyears1:2010–?
College1:Montreal Carabins
Collegeyears2:2019
College2:UQAM Citadins
Years1:2012
Clubs1:FC Brossard
Caps1:16
Goals1:5
Years2:2013
Clubs2:Mont-Royal Outremont
Caps2:18
Goals2:5
Years3:2014
Clubs3:Montreal Impact U23
Caps3:12
Goals3:6
Years4:2015
Clubs4:FC Montreal
Caps4:12
Goals4:0
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Mont-Royal Outremont
Caps5:9
Goals5:2
Years6:2016–2018
Clubs6:Blainville
Caps6:39
Goals6:8
Years7:2019–
Clubs7:Mont-Royal Outremont
Caps7:38
Goals7:10
Nationalyears1:2016–
Nationalteam1:Canada (futsal)
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:7
Nationalyears2:2017
Nationalteam2:Canada (beach)
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:3
Club-Update:October 2, 2022
Ntupdate:October 16, 2020

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.

Early life

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

Career

University

In 2010, he began playing university soccer with the Montreal Carabins.[2] In 2019, he returned to university soccer with the UQAM Citadins.[3]

Club

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.[4]

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.[5] He had a successful trial and joined the Montreal Impact U23 team in the Premier Development League, serving as the team's co-captain. The following season, he joined the club's new professional second team, FC Montreal, in the USL serving as team captain. In March 2015, he made his debut as a starter in FC Montreal's inaugural match, a 2–0 loss to Toronto FC II.[6]

In 2016, he returned to CS Mont-Royal Outremont.[4]

Late in the 2016 season, he obtained his release from Mont-Royal Outremont and joined AS Blainville,[7] staying with the club through 2018. In 2018, he scored against Dynamo de Québec to clinch the league title in a row for Blainville.[8]

For the 2019 season, he once again returned to CS Mont-Royal Outremont.[9] After the season, he re-signed with the club.[10]

International career

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.[11] [12]

In 2017, he was part of the Canada national beach soccer team.[13]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Brossard2012[14] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec165165
CS Mont-Royal Outremont2013Première Ligue de soccer du Québec18530215
Montreal Impact U232014[15] Premier Development League126126
FC Montreal2015United Soccer League120126
CS Mont-Royal Outremont2016Première Ligue de soccer du Québec9200215
AS Blainville101020
2017Première Ligue de soccer du Québec17420194
2018Première Ligue de soccer du Québec2142010224
Total3982040468
CS Mont-Royal Outremont2019Première Ligue de soccer du Québec14610156
2021Première Ligue de soccer du Québec131131
2022Première Ligue de soccer du Québec11310123
Total381010104010
Career total14436308015536

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belguendouz, Nazim #10. CS Mont-Royal Outremont. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20220312132913/https://csmro.ca/pro-plsq/equipe/belguendouz-nazim/. March 12, 2022. live.
  2. Web site: Titre Manquant. Missing Title. fr. Maxime. Dubois. Quartier Libre. September 18, 2010.
  3. Web site: L’UQAM bat les Carabins en ouverture du championnat masculin. UQAM defeats the Carabins to open the men's championship. fr. January 22, 2019. Just eSoccer.
  4. Web site: Retour au Club par la grande porte pour Nazim Belguendouz!!. https://web.archive.org/web/20160318074103/http://premiereligue.csmro.ca/fr/publication/nouvelle/retour_au_club_par_la_grande_porte_pour_nazim_belguendouz.html. February 17, 2016. Return to the Club through the front door for Nazim Belguendouz!!. CS Mont-Royal Outremont. March 18, 2016. dead. fr.
  5. Web site: New Team, New Captain. Tristan. D’Amours. April 19, 2015. The Link.
  6. Web site: FC Montreal loses 2-0 against Toronto FC II. Montreal Impact. March 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103923/http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/03/fc-montreal-loses-2-0-against-toronto-fc-ii. April 2, 2015. dead.
  7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20161028084414/http://sportsdunord.com/2016/10/22/nazim-belguendouz-rejoint-las-blainville/. Nazim Belguendouz joins AS Blainville. Nazim Belguendouz rejoinent L'AS Blainville. October 22, 2016. Jean-Frédéric. Martin. Sports du Nord. October 28, 2016. dead. fr.
  8. Web site: AS Blainville conserve son titre!!!. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518132041/http://www.soccerauquebec.com/index.php?id=2982&titre=AS-Blainville-conserve-son-titre!!!.html. dead. May 18, 2021. September 30, 2018. AS Blainville retains its title!!!. fr. Hermann. Ze. Soccer au Quebec.
  9. Web site: Mont-Royal Outremont récupère Belguendouz et Toker. Mont-Royal Outremont recovers Belguendouz and Toker. March 26, 2019. Just eSoccer. fr.
  10. Web site: Nouveau contrat pour le demi offensif du CS MRO Nazim Belguendouz. New contract for CS MRO attacking half Nazim Belguendouz. December 9, 2019. CS Mont-Royal Outremont.
  11. Web site: 2017 Canada Soccer Player of the Year Awards kick off with Para Soccer and Futsal awards. December 7, 2017. Canadian Soccer Association.
  12. Web site: PBHT121: The Futsal P.O.T.Y. Edition (ft. Nazim Belguendouz). Tristan. D'Amours. Alexander. Perez. The Link. December 14, 2017.
  13. Web site: Canadians prepare indoors for CONCACAF beach soccer qualifying tournament. February 12, 2017. Neil. Davidson. National Post.
  14. Web site: PLSQ Stats Archive . TSI Sports. French.
  15. Web site: Registration Entry #15609570. USL League Two.