Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | May 11, 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
FC L'Assomption | |||
2017–2021 | CF Montréal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Forge FC | 73 | (26) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023 |
Woobens Pacius (born May 11, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player.
Pacius is a native of Terrebonne, Quebec.[1] He joined the Montreal Impact Academy (later known as CF Montreal Academy) in 2017.[2] From 2018 to 2019, a series of knee injuries sidelined him for a year and a half.[3] He was invited to the pre-season camp for the first team ahead of the 2021 season.[4][5] 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.[6]
On August 8, 2021, Pacius signed with Canadian Premier League club Forge FC.[7] 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.[8][9] During his debut season, Pacius won multiple man of the match awards.[10] Forge advanced to the CPL final, but were defeated by Pacific FC.[11]
Remaining with Forge in 2022, he continued his goal-scoring prowess, with a streak of seven goals in six games,[12] including a hat trick on July 19 against FC Edmonton[13] and being named CPL Player of the Month for July.[14] On August 6, 2022, he scored the fastest goal in Forge's history with a second minute goal against HFX Wanderers FC.[15] He led Forge in scoring with ten regular season goals in 2022, finishing fourth in the overall league scoring race.[16][17] He scored in both legs of the playoff semi-finals against Cavalry FC, helping Forge reach the championship match, where they won the championship.[18] At the end of the 2022 season, he was nominated for the CPL U21 Player of the Year award.[19][20] He finished as the club's top scorer in 2022 with 13 goals across all competitions,[21] including a stretch of seven goals in six games.[22]
Forge subsequently picked up Pacius' club option for the 2023 season.[23] On September 3, 2023, he scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 victory over Vancouver FC.[24][25] In October 2023, despite missing out on the CPL play-off final due to an injury,[26] he was a part of the Forge squad that won their fourth league title, following a 2–1 win over Cavalry FC.[27] In December, Pacius announced that he was leaving the club after two and a half seasons, upon the expiry of his contract.[28][29] Over his time with Forge, he scored 32 goals in 93 appearances, across all competitions.[30]
Born in Canada, Pacius is of Haitian descent.[31][32] In 2016, he was invited to an identification camp for the Canadian U15 team.[33]
In November 2023, Pacius became a Brand Ambassador for World Vision Canada.[34]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Forge FC | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6[a] | 0 | 27 | 8 |
2022 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3[b] | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 34 | 13 | ||
2023 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 31 | 11 | |||
Career total | 73 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 92 | 32 |