{{short description|Canadian soccer and futsal player (born 1991)}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Nazim Belguendouz |fullname = {{nowrap|Sitayeb Mohamed Nazim Belguendouz}} |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|4|29}} |birth_place = Athens, Greece |height = 1.76 m |position = Midfielder |currentclub = |clubnumber = |youthyears1 = |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 = CS 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 = CS Mont-Royal Outremont |caps5 = 9 |goals5 = 2 |years6 = 2016–2018 |clubs6 = AS Blainville |caps6 = 39 |goals6 = 8 |years7 = 2019–2022 |clubs7 = CS Mont-Royal Outremont |caps7 = 38 |goals7 = 10 |years8 = 2025– |clubs8 = CS Montreal-Centre |caps8 = 2 |goals8 = 1 |nationalyears1 = 2016–2021 |nationalteam1 = Canada (futsal) |nationalcaps1 = 12 |nationalgoals1 = 7 |nationalyears2 = 2017 |nationalteam2 = Canada (beach) |nationalcaps2 = 6 |nationalgoals2 = 3 |club-update = December 31, 2025 |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.<ref>{{Canada Soccer player|id=6115}}</ref> He began playing youth soccer with Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://csmro.ca/pro-plsq/equipe/belguendouz-nazim/|title=Belguendouz, Nazim #10|work=CS Mont-Royal Outremont|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312132913/https://csmro.ca/pro-plsq/equipe/belguendouz-nazim/|archive-date=March 12, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Career== ===University=== In 2010, he began playing university soccer with the Montreal Carabins.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quartierlibre.ca/1289/|title=Titre Manquant|trans-title=Missing Title|language=fr|first=Maxime|last=Dubois|work=Quartier Libre|date=September 18, 2010}}</ref> In 2019, he returned to university soccer with the UQAM Citadins.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://justesoccer.com/amateur/luqam-bat-les-carabins-en-ouverture-du-championnat-masculin/|title=L'UQAM bat les Carabins en ouverture du championnat masculin|trans-title=UQAM defeats the Carabins to open the men's championship|language=fr|date=January 22, 2019|work=Just eSoccer}}</ref>
===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.<ref name=16return>{{Cite web|url=http://premiereligue.csmro.ca/fr/publication/nouvelle/retour_au_club_par_la_grande_porte_pour_nazim_belguendouz.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318074103/http://premiereligue.csmro.ca/fr/publication/nouvelle/retour_au_club_par_la_grande_porte_pour_nazim_belguendouz.html|title=Retour au Club par la grande porte pour Nazim Belguendouz!!|date=February 17, 2016|trans-title=Return to the Club through the front door for Nazim Belguendouz!!|work=CS Mont-Royal Outremont|archive-date=March 18, 2016|url-status=dead|language=fr}}</ref>
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.<ref name=thelink>{{cite web|url=https://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/new-team-new-captain|title=New Team, New Captain|first=Tristan|last=D’Amours|date=April 19, 2015|work=The Link}}</ref> He had a successful trial and joined the Montreal Impact U23 team in the Premier Development League, serving as the team's co-captain.<ref name=thelink /> The following season, he joined the club's new professional second team, FC Montreal, in the USL serving as team captain.<ref name=thelink /> In March 2015, he made his debut as a starter in FC Montreal's inaugural match, a 2–0 loss to Toronto FC II.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/03/fc-montreal-loses-2-0-against-toronto-fc-ii|title=FC Montreal loses 2-0 against Toronto FC II|publisher=Montreal Impact|date=March 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103923/http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/03/fc-montreal-loses-2-0-against-toronto-fc-ii|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2016, he returned to CS Mont-Royal Outremont.<ref name=16return/>
Late in the 2016 season, he obtained his release from Mont-Royal Outremont and joined AS Blainville,<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028084414/http://sportsdunord.com/2016/10/22/nazim-belguendouz-rejoint-las-blainville/|trans-title=Nazim Belguendouz joins AS Blainville|title=Nazim Belguendouz rejoinent L'AS Blainville|date=October 22, 2016|first=Jean-Frédéric|last=Martin|work=Sports du Nord|url=http://sportsdunord.com/2016/10/22/nazim-belguendouz-rejoint-las-blainville/|archive-date=October 28, 2016|url-status=dead|language=fr}}</ref> staying with the club through 2018. In 2018, he scored against Dynamo de Québec to clinch the league title in a row for Blainville.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soccerauquebec.com/index.php?id=2982&titre=AS-Blainville-conserve-son-titre!!!.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518132041/http://www.soccerauquebec.com/index.php?id=2982&titre=AS-Blainville-conserve-son-titre!!!.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 18, 2021|date=September 30, 2018|trans-title=AS Blainville retains its title!!!|title=AS Blainville conserve son titre!!!|language=fr|first=Hermann|last=Ze|work=Soccer au Quebec}}</ref>
For the 2019 season, he once again returned to CS Mont-Royal Outremont.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://justesoccer.com/non-classe/mont-royal-outremont-recupere-belguendouz-et-toker/|title=Mont-Royal Outremont récupère Belguendouz et Toker|trans-title=Mont-Royal Outremont recovers Belguendouz and Toker|date=March 26, 2019|work=Just eSoccer|language=fr}}</ref> After the season, he re-signed with the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://csmro.ca/actualite/nouveau-contrat-pour-le-demi-offensif-du-cs-mro-nazim-belguendouz/|title=Nouveau contrat pour le demi offensif du CS MRO Nazim Belguendouz|trans-title=New contract for CS MRO attacking half Nazim Belguendouz|date=December 9, 2019|work=CS Mont-Royal Outremont}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/news/2017-canada-soccer-player-of-the-year-awards-kick-off-with-para-soccer-and-futsal-awards/|title=2017 Canada Soccer Player of the Year Awards kick off with Para Soccer and Futsal awards|date=December 7, 2017|work=Canadian Soccer Association}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thelinknewspaper.ca/blogs/entry/pbht121|title=PBHT121: The Futsal P.O.T.Y. Edition (ft. Nazim Belguendouz)|first1=Tristan|last1=D'Amours|first2=Alexander|last2=Perez|work=The Link|date=December 14, 2017}}</ref>
In 2017, he was part of the Canada national beach soccer team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/canadians-prepare-indoors-for-concacaf-beach-soccer-qualifying-tournament|title=Canadians prepare indoors for CONCACAF beach soccer qualifying tournament|date=February 12, 2017|first=Neil|last=Davidson|work=National Post}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played on October 2, 2021}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Domestic Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |FC Brossard |2012<ref name=PLSQ>{{cite web |title=PLSQ Stats Archive |url=http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/archiveLigue/ |publisher=TSI Sports |language=French |access-date=2022-03-12 |archive-date=2021-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304211451/http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/archiveLigue/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |Première Ligue de soccer du Québec |16||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||5 |- |CS Mont-Royal Outremont |2013<ref name=PLSQ/> |Première Ligue de soccer du Québec |18||5||colspan="2"|—||3||0||21||5 |- |Montreal Impact U23 |2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/survey_report/detail_view/682455?survey_result_id=15609570|work=USL League Two|title=Registration Entry #15609570}}</ref> |Premier Development League |12||6||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||6 |- |FC Montreal |2015<ref>{{Soccerway|samuel-salter/690416}}</ref> |United Soccer League |12||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||6 |- |CS Mont-Royal Outremont |rowspan=2|2016<ref name=PLSQ/> |rowspan=2|Première Ligue de soccer du Québec |9||2||colspan="2"|—||0||0||21||5 |- |rowspan=4|AS Blainville |1||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||2||0 |- |2017<ref name=PLSQ/> |Première Ligue de soccer du Québec |17||4||colspan="2"|—||2||0||19||4 |- |2018<ref name=PLSQ/> |Première Ligue de soccer du Québec |21||4||2||0||1||0||22||4 |- ! colspan="2" |'''Total''' !39!!8!!2!!0!!4!!0!!46!!8 |- |rowspan=4|CS Mont-Royal Outremont |2019<ref name=PLSQ/> |Première Ligue de soccer du Québec |14||6||colspan="2"|—||1||0||15||6 |- |2021<ref name=PLSQ/> |Première Ligue de soccer du Québec |13||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1 |- |2022<ref name=PLSQ/> |Première Ligue de soccer du Québec |11||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||12||3 |- ! colspan="2" |'''Total''' !38!!10!!1!!0!!1!!0!!40!!10 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !144!!36!!3!!0!!8!!0!!155!!36 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Canada Soccer player|6115}} * {{Soccerway|nazim-belguendouz/352493}}
{{Canadian Futsal Player of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Belguendouz, Nazim}} Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Algerian men's footballers Category:Canadian men's soccer players Category:Canadian beach soccer players Category:Canadian men's futsal players Category:Footballers from Athens Category:Greek men's footballers Category:Algerian emigrants to Canada Category:Naturalized citizens of Canada Category:CF Montréal U23 players Category:FC Montreal players Category:USL League Two players Category:USL Championship players Category:LS Pro players Category:AS Brossard players Category:Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis players Category:CS Mont-Royal Outremont players Category:A.S. Blainville players Category:Canadian people of Algerian descent Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen Category:21st-century Greek sportsmen