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Thomas Meilleur-Giguère

Thomas Meilleur-Giguère

Canadian soccer player

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

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Club career

FC Montreal

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

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

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

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

Club

Pacific FC

Career statistics

As of games played on October 21, 2023[4]
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  1. Appearances in the Canadian Championship

References

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