Chakib Hocine

Chakib Hocine

Hocine with HFX Wanderers in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Chakib Nazim Hocine
Date of birth	(1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Algiers, Algeria
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	CS Lanaudière-Nord
Youth career
2002–2011	Saint-Léonard
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	FC Brossard	17	(0)
2013	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	17	(3)
2014	Montreal Impact U23	9	(0)
2015	FC Montreal	9	(0)
2016	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	9	(1)
2017	FC Lanaudière	1	(0)
2017	Mississippi Brilla	14	(1)
2018	Ekenäs	19	(0)
2019	HFX Wanderers	4	(0)
2020	Valour FC	1	(0)
2021	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	6	(0)
2022	AS Blainville	0	(0)
2023	CS Lanaudière-Nord	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2023

Chakib Nazim Hocine (born 8 August 1991) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a centre-back for CS Lanaudière-Nord in Ligue1 Québec.

Early life

Hocine was born in Algeria and moved to Canada with his parents as a baby.[1]

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.[2]

Mont-Royal Outremont

In 2013, Hocine signed with expansion side Mont-Royal Outremont, making 17 league appearances and scoring 3 goals.[2]

Montreal Impact

Hocine spent the 2014 season in the Premier Development League (PDL) with Montreal Impact U23.[3]

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.[4]

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.[2]

Lanaudière

In 2017, Hocine signed with Lanaudière, but only made one league appearance for the club.[2]

Mississippi Brilla

Hocine played the 2017 PDL season with Mississippi Brilla, helping the club reach the National semi-finals.[5]

Ekenäs

In January 2018, Hocine signed abroad for the first time with Finnish Ykkönen club Ekenäs IF.[6]

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.[1] He made his debut for the Wanderers on May 16 in a Canadian Championship match against Vaughan Azzurri. 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]

Third spell at Mont-Royal

In July 2021, Hocine rejoined Mont-Royal Outremont.[10]

References

1. Gareth Hampshire (16 January 2019). "Wanderers solidify back line by signing defensive leader Chakib Hocine". HFX Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
2. "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
3. "2014 Montreal Impact U23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
4. "FC Montreal loses 2-0 against Toronto FC II". MontrealImpact.com. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
5. "USL PSL 2017 Stats". United Soccer League. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
6. "Ekenäs IF värvar mittback från Kanada – trotjänaren Zacharias Ekström fortsätter med Grönvitt" (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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". 20 July 2020.
9. Ed Tait (15 January 2021). "2021 Season Roster Update". Valour FC. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
10. John Jacques (2 July 2021). "Mont-Royal Outremont Brings In Two Former CPL Defenders". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

External links

• Chakib Hocine at Soccerway