Rayan Elloumi

Rayan Elloumi is a Canadian soccer who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.

Early life

Elloumi played youth soccer with Edmonton Juventus SC, before joining Edmonton BTB SC as a teenager, while spending some time in the Whitecaps FC BMO Academy Centre in Edmonton, until eventually joining the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy in August 2023.

Elloumi began playing with Whitecaps FC Academy in League1 British Columbia in 2024.
On June 9, 2024, he made his professional debut with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro, in a 4–0 victory over Los Angeles FC 2. On October 6, 2024, he scored his first goal in a 3–1 loss to Houston Dynamo 2. In June 2025, he signed a professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2. In June 2025, he signed a short-term loan with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC first team. He signed additional loans with the first team that month as well. He made his Major League Soccer debut on June 14, 2025, against the Columbus Crew. At the end of the 2025 season, he was named the Whitecaps FC 2 player of the year.
On September 12, 2025, Elloumi signed a Homegrown Player contract with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC through the 2028 season, with options for 2029 and 2030. He scored his first MLS goal the following night in the Whitecaps' 7–0 victory over the Philadelphia Union, becoming the first Whitecaps homegrown player in club history to score on his home debut.

In August 2025, Elloumi was called up to the [Canada men's national under-18 Association football|soccer team|Canada U18 team] for a series of friendlies.
In September 2025, the Tunisian Football Federation announced that Elloumi had agreed to represent the nation at international level. He scored in his debut, a 3–0 win over the Iraq U23s on October 11, 2025.
In January 2026, he was named to the Canada senior team for the first time for a training camp and friendly against Guatemala. He appeared in the match against Guatemala, in his first senior appearance, however, as it was designated a B-level friendly, it did not count as an official senior cap.

Born in Canada, Elloumi is of Tunisian descent.