Taha Ilyass
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 Ilyass in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Moghreb Tetouan | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hamilton Sparta SC | |||
| Saltfleet SC | |||
| Hamilton Serbians SC | |||
| Oakville SC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Scarborough SC | ||
| 2022 | Blue Devils FC | 19 | (19) |
| 2023 | Hamilton United | 5 | (1) |
| 2023 | Hamilton City | ||
| 2023–2024 | Drina Zvornik | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | ProStars FC | 17 | (6) |
| 2025– | Moghreb Tétouan | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 9, 2026 | |||
Taha Ilyass (born October 20, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for Moghreb Tétouan.
Ilyass played his youth soccer in the local Hamilton region with organizations such as Hamilton Sparta, Saltfleet, and Hamilton Serbians.[1] He later became associated with the Oakville Soccer Club, where the club arranged a tryout for him abroad in Uruguay.[1] Following his stint in South America, he secured a deal with Moroccan side Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi where he featured in only practice and friendly matches.[1] During his stint in Morocco, he acquired a Moroccan passport through his parents' lineage.[1]
Club career
In 2019, with the launch of the national Canadian Premier League, he successfully passed the Forge FC trials.[2][3][4] After failing to secure a contract with Forge, he would play in the southern Ontario-based Canadian Soccer League with Scarborough SC in 2021.[5] In his debut season with Scarborough, he participated in the invitational tournament known as the ProSound Cup where he contributed a goal against Atletico Sporting Toronto which advanced the club to the finals.[6] Scarborough faced FC Vorkuta in the championship final but was defeated in a penalty shootout.[7][8] He would also help the club secure the playoff berth by finishing second in the standings.[9] In the opening round of the postseason, he recorded a hattrick against the Serbian White Eagles which advanced the eastern Toronto side to the championship final.[10][11] Ilyass played in the championship match, where Scarborough successfully defeated Vorkuta.[12][13]
He would return for another season with Scarborough the following year.[14] In his sophomore season with the club, he assisted the club in securing a playoff berth by finishing third.[15] For the second consecutive year, he helped Scarborough reach the championship final and contributed a goal in the semifinal match against York Region Shooters.[16] He participated in the championship final once again, where Toronto was defeated by FC Continentals (formerly FC Vorkuta).[17]
Ilyass would also split the 2022 season with the Blue Devils FC.[18] He would help the club secure a playoff berth and finish second in the league scoring charts.[18][19] He would feature in the league championship final against Vaughan Azzurri where Oakville was defeated.[20] After the conclusion of the season, he was named to the league's all-star team.[21] In 2023, he played with local side Hamilton United.[22] He would also spend the early portion of the 2023 season once again in the CSL circuit with Hamilton City.[23]
In the winter of 2023, he went abroad to play in Bosnia and Herzegovina's second division with Drina Zvornik.[24]
In 2024, he played with ProStars FC in League1 Ontario and was named a Second Team All-Star.[25] Ilyass returned to Morocco in 2025 to sign with Moghreb Tétouan.[26]