Molham Babouli

Club career

Molham Babouli began his soccer development at Sheridan College before moving into the TFC Academy system in 2014. That same year, he suited up for the senior academy team during League1 Ontario’s first season and topped the league’s scoring charts with 27 goals across all competitions. His efforts helped TFC Academy capture both the regular season title and the Inter-Provincial Cup, where they defeated CS Longueuil, the champions from Quebec’s Première ligue de soccer du Québec.

Babouli was awarded the league’s Golden Boot and MVP honors for 2014. On March 12, 2015, he signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II as the club prepared for its debut USL season. Nine days later, he made his professional debut against the Charleston Battery and scored his first goal for the team in that same game. That performance earned him a spot on the USL Team of the Week on March 24.

Babouli moved up to Toronto FC’s first team on March 5, 2016, where he shared the pitch with Italian international Sebastian Giovinco. He made his MLS debut on March 20 as a substitute for Tsubasa Endoh in a match against Sporting Kansas City. He was later loaned back to Toronto FC II for the 2016 USL season. On April 21, 2017, Toronto FC placed him on waivers.

Al-Ittihad

After his release, Babouli joined Sigma and scored in his debut against Aurora on July 8, 2017. In September 2017, he moved to Syria to play for Al-Ittihad in the Syrian Premier League. The club finished second in the 2017–18 season after losing a tie-breaker to Al-Jaish, with both teams level on points. On November 2, 2018, Babouli signed with the Mississauga MetroStars of the MASL ahead of their first season.

FC Ukraine United

He was named the league’s Newcomer of the Year in his debut campaign and was appointed team captain for the 2019–20 MASL season. In 2019, Babouli played for FC Ukraine United in the Canadian Soccer League. In his first match on September 8, he scored four goals against Brantford Galaxy. He added another hat-trick on October 1 against SC Real Mississauga.

Despite appearing in only four games, he finished as the club’s top scorer with nine goals and ranked fourth in the league, behind Mykola Temniuk who led with 18 goals in 17 games. In the opening match of the postseason Babouli scored against Hamilton City SC, and advanced to the next round after a penalty shootout.

In the semifinal he contributed another goal in a 5–3 victory against SC Waterloo Region, and advanced to the CSL Championship. He featured in the finals against Scarborough SC, but in a losing effort. In early 2020, he trailed with Canadian Premier League club York United FC.

Forge FC

On August 4, 2020, Canadian Premier League club Forge FC announced the signing of Babouli to a contract. He made his debut for the club as a substitute on August 13 in the 2020 season opener against Cavalry FC. On September 19, Forge defeated HFX Wanderers FC in the 2020 CPL Final to win the league title. Babouli assisted on the game's winning goal and was named Man of the match.

Babouli re-signed with Forge for the 2021 Canadian Premier League season. By winning the 2020 season, Forge qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF League. In the preliminary round, Forge faced C.D. FAS, and Babouli scored the winning goal in the first leg that Forge would win 3–1. A 2–2 draw in the second leg meant Forge would advance.

In the next round, Forge faced Panamanian club Independiente. After a scoreless first leg, Babouli would again send Forge through to the next round by opening the scoring in a 2–0 victory. In the quarter-finals against Costa Rican club Santos de Guápiles, Forge lost the first leg away 3–1, but Babouli played the hero in the second leg, first assisting Omar Browne's goal, and then scoring himself to give Forge the lead on away goals, though Joshua Navarro would later seal the game for Forge by making it 3–0.

This victory sent Forge into the semi-finals and also qualified them for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League, becoming the first ever Canadian Premier league club to do so. Babouli scored 3 goals and contributed 2 assists in the tournament and was honoured in the Team of the Tournament. In 2022, Babouli joined Muaither SC in the Qatari Second Division. In August 2022, Babouli joined York United FC on a contract through the 2024 season.

York United

He made his debut for his new club on August 14, entering in as a substitute against FC Edmonton. In York's next game on August 20, Babouli scored his first goal against his former club Forge FC in an eventual 3-1 victory. In 2023, Babouli was subject to controversy due to not showing up to York United’s pride match. On January 23, 2025, Babouli signed a one-year contract with Forge FC.

International career

Molham Babouli held citizenship options for the United Arab Emirates by birth, Syria by heritage, and Canada by residency. He first represented Canada at the under-23 level during the 2015 Pan American Games, where his debut match against Brazil’s U23s saw him score in a 4-1 loss.

Later that year, on September 18, 2015, he was selected for Canada’s squad at the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship. In November 2021, Syria included him in its preliminary roster for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup. He ultimately debuted for Syria on January 27, 2022, facing the United Arab Emirates—the nation of his birth—in a 2022 World Cup qualifier.

Did You Know?

• He was named the MASL Newcomer of the Year in the 2018–19 season with the Mississauga MetroStars.
• Babouli scored the winning goal in the first leg of Forge FC's 2021 CONCACAF League preliminary round against C.D. FAS.