Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Zorhan Ludovic Bassong was born May 7, 1999 in Toronto, Ontario. He is a left-back in Major League Soccer.

At three months old, he and his family moved to Montreal, where he began playing youth soccer at age five with CS Longueuil. Bassong joined Cercle Brugge from Lille on January 29, 2019. He was released by the Belgian club on July 8, 2020. On December 1, 2020, it was announced that Bassong had joined Canadian MLS side CF Montréalon a 2 year contract, with options for 2 additional years. Bassong made his debut for Canada in a 4–1 friendly win over Barbados on 10 January 2020. He was later named to the Canadian U23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020. Bassong was named to the final squad ahead of the re-scheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.

On December 1, 2020, it was announced that Bassong had joined Canadian MLS side CF Montréal on a 2 year contract, with options for 2 additional year.