[1][2] Born in Freetown,[3] Lahoud moved from his country to Annandale, Virginia in the United States when he was six years old.

During his college years Lahoud also played with Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League.

[7] On September 14, 2010, Chivas USA beat CD Guadalajara and won the ChivaClásico Trophy following a penalty kick shootout after both sides ended scoreless in regulation.

[9] Lahoud's loan was cut short on May 24, 2016, when he was sold to NASL side Miami FC for a reported $300,000.

Alongside former Chivas USA teammate Justin Braun he volunteers and mentors the Compton United Soccer Club.

[18][19] In December 2015, Lahoud and national teammate and fellow-MLS player Kei Kamara were the co-recipients of the 2015 FIFPro Merit Award for their efforts in creating a school for children displaced by civil war in their native Sierra Leone.