Pacific Adds Big Canadian Defender Joshua Belluz

Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC is building up quite a sizeable backline.

After bringing in six-foot-two Dutch defender Diego Konicks, the Tridents are now bringing in six-foot-five defender Joshua Belluz on a two-year diaurated contract.

The 24-year-old arrives to Vancouver Isle from the Colorado Rapids II, where he made 37 appearances over the last two seasons while also featuring on a short loan spell with USL Championship side Hartford Athletic. The Toronto, Ontario native developed with League1 Ontario powerhouse Vaughan Azzurri, once featuring against CF Montreal in the 2023 Canadian Championship.

“Josh is hungry, dynamic and ambitious in his football,” says Pacific FC boss James Merriman. “He’s got good athleticism, great size and aerial presence and he’s composed on the ball and looks to play first and break lines.”

Merriman says that the club’s newest defender fits well in the way Pacific wants to play, with the defender well-suited to ‘forward thinking’ defending with aggressive tenacity in the air. They’re hoping he can have an instant impact, something that had once found with now-departed defender Aly Ndom.

The Tridents recently brought in goalkeeper Eleias Himaras to compete for minutes against Sean Melvin, with the club’s backline featuring the aforementioned Konicks and Belluz along with Christian Greco-Taylor, Juan Quintana, and Kadin Chung.

Header Image Photo Courtesy: Colorado Rapids II