Thomas Meilleur-Giguère
Thomas Meilleur-Giguère (born November 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Pacific FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | ||
| Date of birth | November 13, 1997 | ||
| 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 | 56 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Canada U20 | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 8, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 24, 2017 | |||
Club career
FC Montreal
Meilleur-Giguère was part 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 score 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, ending 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 July 8, 2023[4]
| 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 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 56 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 138 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 160 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Canadian Championship
References
- ^ "Four players from FC Montreal in Bologna for a training camp". Montreal Impact. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ "FC Montreal roster unveiled". USL Soccer. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "FC Montreal loses 2-0 against Toronto FC II". Montreal Impact. March 28, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c "T. Meilleur-Giguère". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ Ottawa Fury (February 17, 2017). "Fury FC sign Meilleur-Giguere and Mkungilwa from the Montreal Impact".
- ^ "James Pantemis et Thomas Meilleur-Giguère signent un contrat MLS avec l'Impact". Montreal Impact. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ "Fury FC adds trio from Impact led by Salazar". Ottawa Fury FC. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Meilleur-Giguere Returns to Fury FC from Montreal". uslchampionship.com. February 1, 2019.
- ^ "Impact exercises options for 11 players". Montreal Impact. November 21, 2019.
- ^ "Pacific FC Signs Canadian Duo". Pacific FC. January 21, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian Premier League". August 14, 2018.
- ^ Longo, Jack (January 19, 2022). "Meilleur-Giguère Re-Signed to Multi Year Contract!". Pacific FC.
- ^ "Canada Soccer profile: Thomas Meilleur-Giguère". Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Canada Soccer selects players for England youth friendly". Canada Soccer. March 20, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ "Canada m20 announces squad and matches against Costa Rica". Canada Soccer Association. August 24, 2016.
- ^ Canada Soccer (November 28, 2016). "Award nominees announced for annual Canada Soccer Player Awards". Canada Soccer.
- ^ Neil Davidson (February 9, 2017). "Canada names young squad for CONCACAF U-20 Championship". Sportsnet.
- ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian men make two roster changes ahead of Olympic soccer qualifier". March 19, 2021.
External links
- Thomas Meilleur-Giguère at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Thomas Meilleur-Giguère at Soccerway