Emad Houache

Emad Houache (born September 4, 1994) is a soccer player who plays for Ottawa South United in Ligue1 Québec.

Early life
Born in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Houache grew up in Ghardaïa, Algeria, before moving to Ottawa, Canada with his family when he was ten years old. In Ottawa, he began playing youth soccer with Ottawa Royals SC, before joining the Ottawa Fury Academy. Afterwards, he played with SPA for a year and a half, before joining AS Hull. After being invited to trial with the Montreal Impact Academy, he joined their U18 team in January 2012.

University career
In 2017, Houache began attending Carleton University, where he played for the men's soccer team. In 2020, he began serving as team captain. In 2018, he was named an OUA East Division First Team All-Star. In 2019, he won the OUA title with Carleton, scoring in the championship final. At the national tournament, they were defeated in the semi-finals by the eventual champions UQTR Patriotes. In 2021, he served as team captain.

Club career
In 2014, he played with the Montreal Impact U23 in the Premier Development League.

In March 2015, he joined USL club FC Montreal, the second team of the Montreal Impact, on a professional contract. In July 2015, he was released by the club.

After being released by FC Montreal, Houache joined the Ottawa Fury FC Academy in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec. In October 2015, he signed with the Ottawa Fury FC first team in the North American Soccer League.

In 2016, he played with Premier Development League club Kitsap Pumas.

In 2017, he joined FC Gatineau of the Première ligue de soccer du Québec and was named to the PLSQ All-Star team in 2018.

In 2020 he played with Ottawa South United.