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

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 32)
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

Early life edit

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

Playing career edit

Brossard edit

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 edit

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

Montreal Impact edit

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

FC Montreal edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Mississippi Brilla edit

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

Ekenäs edit

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

HFX Wanderers edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b Gareth Hampshire (2019-01-16). "Wanderers solidify back line by signing defensive leader Chakib Hocine". HFX Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on 2019-04-30. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "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. March 28, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 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". July 20, 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.

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