Woobens Pacius
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 Pacius in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 11, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nashville SC | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC L'Assomption | |||
| 2017–2021 | CF Montréal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Forge FC | 73 | (26) |
| 2024– | Nashville SC | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Huntsville City FC (loan) | 17 | (8) |
| 2025 | → Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) | 29 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Haiti | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 25, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 13, 2025 | |||
Woobens Pacius (born May 11, 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC. Born in Canada, he plays for the Haiti national team.
Pacius is a native of Terrebonne, Quebec.[1] He played youth soccer with FC L'Assomption,[2] later joining the Montreal Impact Academy (later known as CF Montreal Academy) in 2017.[3] From 2018 to 2019, a series of knee injuries sidelined him for a year and a half.[4] He was invited to the pre-season camp for the first team ahead of the 2021 season.[5][6] After attending the pre-season, he was not offered a first team contract, giving him the option of either joining the CF Montreal U23 team or leaving the club.[7]
Club career
Forge FC
On August 8, 2021, Pacius signed with Canadian Premier League club Forge FC.[8] He made his debut the same day, coming on as a substitute against Atlético Ottawa. On August 25, he scored his first and second professional goals against Atlético Ottawa in a 4–0 victory.[9][10] During his debut season, Pacius won multiple man of the match awards.[11] Forge advanced to the CPL final, but were defeated by Pacific FC.[12]
Remaining with Forge in 2022, he continued his goal-scoring prowess, with a streak of seven goals in six games,[13] including a hat trick on July 19 against FC Edmonton[14] and being named CPL Player of the Month for July.[15] On August 6, 2022, he scored the fastest goal in Forge's history with a second minute goal against HFX Wanderers FC.[16] He led Forge in scoring with ten regular season goals in 2022, finishing fourth in the overall league scoring race.[17][18] He scored in both legs of the playoff semi-finals against Cavalry FC, helping Forge reach the championship match, where they won the championship.[19] At the end of the 2022 season, he was nominated for the CPL U21 Player of the Year award.[20][21] He finished as the club's top scorer in 2022 with 13 goals across all competitions,[22] including a stretch of seven goals in six games.[23]
Forge subsequently picked up Pacius' club option for the 2023 season.[24] On September 3, 2023, he scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 victory over Vancouver FC.[25][26] In October 2023, despite missing out on the CPL play-off final due to an injury,[27] he was a part of the Forge squad that won their fourth league title, following a 2–1 win over Cavalry FC.[28] In December, Pacius announced that he was leaving the club after two and a half seasons, upon the expiry of his contract.[29][30] Over his time with Forge, he scored 32 goals in 93 appearances, across all competitions.[31]
Nashville SC
On February 15, 2024, Pacius signed as a free agent with Major League Soccer club Nashville SC on a two-year contract, with options for the 2026 and 2027 seasons.[2][32] He made his debut with the second team, Huntsville City FC, in MLS Next Pro on June 8, scoring his first goal.[33] On September 15, 2024, he scored a hat trick for Huntsville in a 6-3 victory over Atlanta United 2.[34] The performance earned him MLS Next Pro Player of the Matchweek honours.[35]
Loan to Tampa Bay Rowdies
In January 2025, Pacius was loaned to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship for the 2025 season.[36][37]
International career
Born in Canada, Pacius is of Haitian descent.[38][39] In 2016, he was invited to an identification camp for the Canada U15 team.[40]
In October 2024, Pacius announced that he was interested in representing Haiti at international level.[41] He received his first call-up to the Haiti senior team for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2025.[42]
Personal life
In November 2023, Pacius became a Brand Ambassador for World Vision Canada.[43]