Rayan Elloumi
Tunisian football player
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Rayan Elloumi (Arabic: ريان اللومي; born September 17, 2007) is a footballer who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer. Born in Canada, he represents the Tunisia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 17, 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Albert, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Edmonton Juventus SC | |||
| Edmonton BTB SC | |||
| 2023–2024 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 22 | (12) |
| 2025 | → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 8 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Tunisia U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 2026 | Canada B | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Tunisia | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 15, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of March 31, 2026 | |||
Early life
Elloumi played youth soccer with Edmonton Juventus SC, before joining Edmonton BTB SC as a teenager, while spending some time in the Whitecaps FC BMO Academy Centre in Edmonton, until eventually joining the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy in August 2023.[1][2][3]
Club career
Elloumi began playing with Whitecaps FC Academy in League1 British Columbia in 2024.[4]
On June 9, 2024, he made his professional debut with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro, in a 4–0 victory over Los Angeles FC 2.[5] On October 6, 2024, he scored his first goal in a 3–1 loss to Houston Dynamo 2.[6] In June 2025, he signed a professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2 (after previously playing as an academy call-up).[7] In June 2025, he signed a short-term loan with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC first team.[8] He signed additional loans with the first team that month as well.[9][10] He made his Major League Soccer debut on June 14, 2025, against the Columbus Crew.[11] At the end of the 2025 season, he was named the Whitecaps FC 2 player of the year.[12]
On September 12, 2025, Elloumi signed a Homegrown Player contract with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC through the 2028 season, with options for 2029 and 2030.[13][14] He scored his first MLS goal the following night at the age of 17 in the Whitecaps' 7–0 victory over the Philadelphia Union, becoming the first Whitecaps homegrown player in club history to score on his home debut.[15][16]
International career
In August 2025, Elloumi was called up to the Canada U18 team for a series of friendlies, although he ultimately left the camp to remain with the Whitecaps to play in league matches.[17]
In September 2025, the Tunisian Football Federation announced that Elloumi had agreed to represent the nation at international level.[18] He was called up to the Tunisia U23, where scored in his debut, a 3–0 win over Iraq U23 on October 11, 2025.[19]
In January 2026, he was named to the Canada senior team for the first time for a training camp and friendly against Guatemala.[20] He appeared in the match against Guatemala, in his first senior appearance, however, as it was designated a B-level friendly, it did not count as an official senior cap.[21]
In March 2026, he was called up to the Tunisia senior team for two friendly matches against Haiti and his country of birth, Canada.[22]
In May 2026, he was named to the 25 man roster for Tunisia for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, officially cap tying him to that country.
Personal life
Born in Canada, Elloumi is of Tunisian descent.[2]
Career statistics
- As of March 15, 2026[23]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitecaps FC Academy | 2024[24] | League1 British Columbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 14 | ||