Wandrille Lefèvre (born December 17, 1989) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a centre back for FC Laval in Ligue1 Quebec.
 Lefèvre with Montreal Impact in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 17, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Chartres, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Laval | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2003 | Montpellier HSC | ||
| 2003–2007 | Montreal-Concordia | ||
| 2011–2013 | Montreal Impact | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Montreal Carabins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Montreal Impact Academy | ? | (?) |
| 2011 | Montreal Impact (NASL) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Montreal Impact | 48 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → FC Montreal (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Ottawa Fury (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | AS Blainville | 34 | (2) |
| 2022– | FC Laval | 36 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Canada | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 30, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 22, 2017 | |||
Career edit
Amateur edit
Lefèvre played with the youth teams of OC Perpignan, a satellite club of Montpellier HSC. In 2003, he moved to Montreal with his family where he played soccer with the Montreal-Concordia club. He attended College Stanislas for secondary.[1]
Lefèvre played four seasons for the Université de Montréal Carabins.[2] He was named CIS Second Team All Star and RSEQ First Team All Star in 2008 and to the 2009 RSEQ Second Team All Star.[3]
Professional edit
In 2011, he began playing with the Montreal Impact Academy in the Canadian Soccer League.[4] Lefèvre would help Montreal secure a playoff berth in the league's first division.[5] He would contribute a goal in the opening round of the playoffs against Capital City.[6] However, the academy side would be eliminated from the tournament in the second match against the Ottawa-based club.[7]
He had another run with Montreal's academy in the 2012 season.[8] The Impact would secure another playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[9] In the first round of the postseason, Montreal would defeat Toronto FC's academy to advance to the next round.[10] Lefèvre would record a goal in the semifinal match against the York Region Shooters that secured Montreal a berth in the championship finals.[11] He would participate in the championship final match against Toronto Croatia where Montreal was defeated.[12] He was a finalist for the 2012 CSL MVP award.[3]
Lefèvre made his debut for the senior Montreal Impact (NASL) in the North American Soccer League on June 26, 2011, against FC Edmonton.[13] In 2012, he trained regularly with the first team, playing eight MLS Reserve League games.[3]
On February 26, 2013, Lefèvre signed a Homegrown Player contract with the Montreal Impact.[14] On April 27, 2013, he made his debut for the Montreal Impact against the Chicago Fire as a sub in the 54' minute coming on for Alessandro Nesta.[15][16]
On August 15, 2017, Lefèvre was loaned to the Ottawa Fury.[17]
Lefèvre was waived by Montreal on January 18, 2018.[18]
After a year away from the pitch, Lefévre joined Canadian club AS Blainville in the winter 2019.[19] He made fifteen appearances for Blainville that season, scoring one goal.[20]
In 2022, he joined FC Laval,[21] helping them win the PLSQ title.[22]
International edit
Lefèvre became a Canadian citizen in July 2015. He received his first call-up to Canada on October 2, 2015, for a friendly match against Ghana at RFK Stadium.[23] Lefèvre earned his first international cap as a starter in the match, a 1–1 draw on October 13, 2015.[24]
Personal life edit
Lefèvre previously held Canadian permanent residency which qualified him as a domestic player on Canadian teams for MLS roster purposes. On July 2, 2015, he became a Canadian citizen.[3]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of October 22, 2023
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Montreal Impact | NASL | 2011 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Montreal Impact | MLS | 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 15 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 2 | ||
| FC Montreal (loan) | USL | 2015 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ottawa Fury FC (loan) | USL | 2017 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| A.S. Blainville | PLSQ | 2019[25] | 15 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2020[25] | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| 2021[25] | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| FC Laval | PLSQ | 2022[25] | 21 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | |||
| Ligue1 Québec | 2023[26] | 15 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 125 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 148 | 6 | ||
International edit
- As of January 22, 2017
| Canada national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours edit
Club edit
Montreal Impact
- Canadian Championship (2): 2013, 2014
References edit
- ^ "Wandrille Lefèvre". Pro Evolution Coaching (in French).
- ^ Sandor, Steven (February 26, 2013). "Lefevre, Tissot make the jump to Impact's MLS roster". The 11. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Wandrille Lefèvre". Montreal Impact. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017.
- ^ "Saison 2011 Season: Alignement Académie U21 Academy Roster" (PDF). Montreal Impact Academy. December 16, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ "City United hits post-season on a high". Brampton Guardian. October 6, 2011.
- ^ Desaulniers, Darren (October 9, 2011). "Capital City opens playoffs with draw". Ottawa Citizen. pp. C2.
- ^ Desaulniers, Darren (October 17, 2011). "Surviving the Impact; Capital City FC advances into CSL semifinals". Ottawa Citizen. pp. B6.
- ^ "2012 Montreal Impact Academy roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ Hickey, Pat (November 20, 2012). "Impact committed to developing local talent". Montreal Gazette. pp. A23.
- ^ Hayakawa, Michael (October 15, 2012). "York Shooters in CSL semifinals". Vaughan Citizen.
- ^ Hayakawa, Michael (October 22, 2012). "York Shooters eliminated from CSL playoffs". Vaughan Citizen.
- ^ "Toronto Croatia wins CSL title with a 1-0 victory over Montreal Impact Academy". The Canadian Press. October 27, 2012.
- ^ "Montreal Impact vs FC Edmonton". Montreal Impact. June 26, 2011. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012.
- ^ "Quebecers Wandrille Lefèvre and Maxim Tissot of the Academy join the Impact in MLS". Montreal Impact. February 26, 2013.
- ^ "Montreal Impact vs Chicago Fire". Major League Soccer. April 27, 2013. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014.
- ^ Tremblay, Olivier (April 29, 2013). "Montreal Impact's Wandrille Lefevre still dazzled after replacing childhood hero Alessandro Nesta". Major League Soccer. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ "Lefèvre joins Fury FC on loan from Montreal Impact". Ottawa Fury FC. August 15, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019.
- ^ "Impact waives defenders Wandrille Lefèvre and Deian Boldor". Montreal Impact. January 18, 2018.
- ^ Landry, Nicolas (May 15, 2019). "Wandrille Lefèvre embrasse le défi du Championnat canadien avec l'AS Blainville" [Wandrille Lefèvre embraces the challenge of the Canadian Championship with AS Blainville]. RDS (in French).
- ^ "Lefevre, Wandrille". TSI Sports. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Jacques, John (January 24, 2022). "Former Forge Striker Balbinotti Signs With PLSQ Side Celtix". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
He wasn't the only high-profile PLSQ signing of the weekend, with Wandrille Lefevre officially signing with FC Laval after helping AS Blainville to two of its four league titles.
- ^ Jacques, John (October 3, 2022). "FC Laval Bound For Canadian Championship After Historic PLSQ Win". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Bottjer, Steve (October 2, 2015). "CanMNT names squad for October friendly against Ghana". Red Nation Online.
- ^ "Canada MNT deliver impressive performance in Ghana draw". Canada Soccer. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ "2023 Ligue1 Quebec stats". Ligue1 Québec.
External links edit
- Wandrille Lefèvre at Major League Soccer
- Wandrille Lefèvre at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Wandrille Lefèvre at Soccerway