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
Place of birth Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club 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 10 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Canada U20 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 15, 2020
‡ 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]

International career

Meilleur-Giguère was called to numerous Canadian U-18 in 2014 and 2015.[12] On March 17, 2016, he was called up to the Canada U20 squad in their two games against England.[13] In August 2016, he was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica[14] Meilleur-Giguère was nominated for Canada's U-20 player of the year in 2016.[15] In February 2017, Meilleur-Giguère was named to Canada's roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship[16] Meilleur-Giguère was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[17]

Career statistics
As of games played on November 13, 2020[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsCup[lower-alpha 1]Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Montreal 2016 USL 212——212
Ottawa Fury 2017 40000040
Ottawa Fury (loan) 2018 2710040311
2019 USL Championship 3011040351
Total 6121080702
Pacific FC 2020 CPL 1000000100
Career total 92410801014
  1. Appearances in the Canadian Championship.

References
  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. "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. "Canada Soccer profile: Thomas Meilleur-Giguère". Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  13. "Canada Soccer selects players for England youth friendly". Canada Soccer. March 20, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  14. "Canada m20 announces squad and matches against Costa Rica". Canada Soccer Association. August 24, 2016.
  15. Canada Soccer (November 28, 2016). "Award nominees announced for annual Canada Soccer Player Awards". Canada Soccer.
  16. Neil Davidson (February 9, 2017). "Canada names young squad for CONCACAF U-20 Championship". Sportsnet.
  17. "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
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