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Thomas Meilleur-Giguère

Thomas Meilleur-Giguère (born November 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Pacific FC.

Thomas Meilleur-Giguère
Personal information
Full name Thomas Meilleur-Giguère
Date of birth (1997-11-13) November 13, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Pacific FC
Number 26
Youth career
L'Assomption
2013–2016 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 FC Montreal 21 (2)
2017 Ottawa Fury 4 (0)
2018–2019 Montreal Impact 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Ottawa Fury (loan) 57 (2)
2020– Pacific FC 71 (4)
International career‡
2016–2017 Canada U20 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 24, 2017

Club career edit

FC Montreal edit

Meilleur-Giguère was a member of the Montreal Impact Academy U18 side which finished the 2014/15 U.S. Soccer Development Academy in first place in the overall standings. In February 2016, he was one of four teammates who had a training stint with Bologna F.C. 1909 of Serie A.[1] FC Montreal signed Meilleur-Giguère for their 2016 season in the USL[2] and made his professional debut for the club on March 28 in a 2–0 defeat to Toronto FC II.[3] He scored two goals in 21 matches for FC Montreal.[4]

Ottawa Fury edit

In February 2017 Meilleur-Giguère signed with the Ottawa Fury, the Montreal Impact's new affiliate club.[5] He played four matches for the club during the 2017 season.[4] Meilleur-Giguère signed a first-team contract with Montreal Impact on November 13, 2017.[6] However, on February 28, 2018 he was loaned back to the Ottawa Fury.[7] On February 1, 2019, the Fury announced that Meilleur-Giguère would return on loan from the Impact for the 2019 season.[8] Meilleur-Giguère would have his option for the 2020 season declined by the Impact, bringing an end to his time with the club after two seasons.[9]

Pacific FC edit

On January 21, 2020, Meilleur-Giguère signed with Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC.[10] He made his debut on August 15 against the HFX Wanderers.[11] In January 2022, Pacific announced they had re-signed Meilleur-Giguère to a multi-year contract.[12]

International career edit

Meilleur-Giguère was called to numerous Canadian U-18 in 2014 and 2015.[13] On March 17, 2016, he was called up to the Canada U20 squad in their two games against England.[14] In August 2016, he was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica[15] Meilleur-Giguère was nominated for Canada's U-20 player of the year in 2016.[16] In February 2017, Meilleur-Giguère was named to Canada's roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship[17] Meilleur-Giguère was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[18] He was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament in March 2021, but eventually pulled out due to an injury suffered in training.[19]

Honours edit

Club edit

Pacific FC

Career statistics edit

As of games played on October 21, 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Montreal 2016 USL 21 2 — — — 21 2
Ottawa Fury 2017 4 0 — 0 0 — 4 0
Ottawa Fury (loan) 2018 27 1 — 4 0 — 31 1
2019 USL Championship 30 1 1 0 4 0 — 35 1
Total 61 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 70 2
Pacific FC 2020 Canadian Premier League 10 0 — — — 10 0
2021 8 0 2 0 2 0 — 12 0
2022 27 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 34 1
2023 26 4 3 0 2 0 — 31 4
Total 71 4 7 1 5 0 4 0 87 5
Career total 153 8 8 1 13 0 4 0 178 9
  1. ^ Appearances in the Canadian Championship

References edit

  1. ^ "Four players from FC Montreal in Bologna for a training camp". Montreal Impact. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "FC Montreal roster unveiled". USL Soccer. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "FC Montreal loses 2-0 against Toronto FC II". Montreal Impact. March 28, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "T. Meilleur-Giguère". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  5. ^ Ottawa Fury (February 17, 2017). "Fury FC sign Meilleur-Giguere and Mkungilwa from the Montreal Impact".
  6. ^ "James Pantemis et Thomas Meilleur-Giguère signent un contrat MLS avec l'Impact". Montreal Impact. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "Fury FC adds trio from Impact led by Salazar". Ottawa Fury FC. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "Meilleur-Giguere Returns to Fury FC from Montreal". uslchampionship.com. February 1, 2019.
  9. ^ "Impact exercises options for 11 players". Montreal Impact. November 21, 2019.
  10. ^ "Pacific FC Signs Canadian Duo". Pacific FC. January 21, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  11. ^ "Canadian Premier League". August 14, 2018.
  12. ^ Longo, Jack (January 19, 2022). "Meilleur-Giguère Re-Signed to Multi Year Contract!". Pacific FC.
  13. ^ "Canada Soccer profile: Thomas Meilleur-Giguère". Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  14. ^ "Canada Soccer selects players for England youth friendly". Canada Soccer. March 20, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  15. ^ "Canada m20 announces squad and matches against Costa Rica". Canada Soccer Association. August 24, 2016.
  16. ^ Canada Soccer (November 28, 2016). "Award nominees announced for annual Canada Soccer Player Awards". Canada Soccer.
  17. ^ Neil Davidson (February 9, 2017). "Canada names young squad for CONCACAF U-20 Championship". Sportsnet.
  18. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  19. ^ "Canadian men make two roster changes ahead of Olympic soccer qualifier". March 19, 2021.

External links edit

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