Chakib Hocine

Chakib Nazim Hocine (born 8 August 1991) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back.

Chakib Hocine
Hocine with HFX Wanderers in 2019
Personal information
Full name Chakib Nazim Hocine
Date of birth (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991
Place of birth Algiers, Algeria
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2002–2011 Saint-Léonard
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 FC Brossard 17 (0)
2013 Mont-Royal Outremont 17 (3)
2014 Montreal Impact U23 9 (0)
2015 FC Montreal 9 (0)
2016 Mont-Royal Outremont 9 (1)
2017 Lanaudière 1 (0)
2017 Mississippi Brilla 14 (1)
2018 Ekenäs 19 (0)
2019 HFX Wanderers 4 (0)
2020 Valour FC 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2020

Playing career

Brossard

Hocine made his senior debut in 2012 with FC Brossard in the inaugural season of the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, making 17 league appearances over the course of the season.[1]

Mont-Royal Outremont

In 2013, Hocine signed with expansion side Mont-Royal Outremont, making 17 league appearances and scoring 3 goals.[1]

Montreal Impact

Hocine spent the 2014 season in the Premier Development League (PDL) with Montreal Impact U23.[2]

FC Montreal

In March 2015, Hocine made his USL debut as a starter in FC Montreal's inaugural match, a 2-0 loss to Toronto FC II.[3]

Return to Mont-Royal

After being released by FC Montreal, Hocine returned to the PLSQ, signing with his former club Mont-Royal Outremont, making 9 league appearances and scoring one goal.[1]

Lanaudière

In 2017, Hocine signed with Lanaudière, but only made one league appearance for the club.[1]

Mississippi Brilla

Hocine played the 2017 PDL season with Mississippi Brilla, helping the club reach the National semi-finals.[4]

Ekenäs

In January 2018, Hocine signed abroad for the first time with Finnish Ykkönen club Ekenäs IF.[5]

HFX Wanderers

On 16 January 2019, it was announced that Hocine had signed with the HFX Wanderers ahead of the inaugural Canadian Premier League season.[6] He made his debut for the Wanderers on May 16 in a Canadian Championship match against the Vaughan Azzuri. On 14 December 2019, the club announced that Hocine would not be returning for the 2020 season.[7]

Valour FC

Hocine joined fellow Canadian Premier League club Valour FC on July 20, 2020.[8] On January 15, 2021, Valour announced that Hocine would not return for the 2021 season.[9]

Personal life

Hocine was born in Algeria and moved to Canada with his parents as a baby.[6]

References
  1. "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. "2014 Montreal Impact U23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. "FC Montreal loses 2-0 against Toronto FC II". MontrealImpact.com. March 28, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  4. "USL PSL 2017 Stats". United Soccer League. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  5. "Ekenäs IF värvar mittback från Kanada – trotjänaren Zacharias Ekström fortsätter med Grönvitt" (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. Gareth Hampshire (2019-01-16). "Wanderers solidify back line by signing defensive leader Chakib Hocine". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. Gareth Hampshire (14 December 2019). "HFX Wanderers FC thank non-returning players". HFX Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  8. "Valour FC sign Canadian defender Chakib Hocine". July 20, 2020.
  9. Ed Tait (15 January 2021). "2021 Season Roster Update". Valour FC. Retrieved 16 January 2021.


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