Woobens Pacius
Woobens Pacius is a professional footballer who plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship on loan from Major League Soccer club Nashville SC. Born in Canada, he plays for the Haiti national team.
Early life
Pacius is a native of Terrebonne, Quebec. He played youth soccer with FC L'Assomption, later joining the Montreal Impact Academy in 2017. From 2018 to 2019, a series of knee injuries sidelined him for a year and a half. He was invited to the pre-season camp for the first team ahead of the 2021 season. 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.Club career
Forge FC
On August 8, 2021, Pacius signed with Canadian Premier League club Forge FC. 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. During his debut season, Pacius won multiple man of the match awards. Forge advanced to the 2021 [Canadian Premier League Final|CPL final], but were defeated by Pacific FC.Remaining with Forge in 2022, he continued his goal-scoring prowess, with a streak of seven goals in six games, including a hat trick on July 19 against FC Edmonton and being named CPL Player of the Month for July. On August 6, 2022, he scored the fastest goal in Forge's history with a second minute goal against HFX Wanderers FC. He led Forge in scoring with ten regular season goals in 2022, finishing fourth in the overall league scoring race. He scored in both legs of the playoff semi-finals against Cavalry FC, helping Forge reach the championship match, where they won the championship. At the end of the 2022 season, he was nominated for the CPL U21 Player of the Year award. He finished as the club's top scorer in 2022 with 13 goals across all competitions, including a stretch of seven goals in six games.
Forge subsequently picked up Pacius' club option for the 2023 season. On September 3, 2023, he scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 victory over Vancouver FC. In October 2023, despite missing out on the 2023 Canadian [Premier League final|CPL play-off final] due to an injury, he was a part of the Forge squad that won their fourth league title, following a 2–1 win over Cavalry FC. In December, Pacius announced that he was leaving the club after two and a half seasons, upon the expiry of his contract. Over his time with Forge, he scored 32 goals in 93 appearances, across all competitions.
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. He made his debut with the second team, Huntsville City FC, in MLS Next Pro on June 8, scoring his first goal. On September 15, 2024, he scored a hat trick for Huntsville in a 6-3 victory over Atlanta United 2. The performance earned him MLS Next Pro Player of the Matchweek honours.Loan to Tampa Bay Rowdies
In January 2025, Pacius was loaned to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship for the 2025 season.International career
Born in Canada, Pacius is of Haitian descent. In 2016, he was invited to an identification camp for the Canada U15 team.In October 2024, Pacius announced that he was interested in representing Haiti at international level. He received his first call-up to the Haiti senior team for their 2026 [FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification] matches in October 2025.