Louis Béland-Goyette
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Louis Béland-Goyette | ||
| Date of birth | September 15, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pointe-Claire | |||
| 2011–2014 | Montreal Impact | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Montreal Impact U23 | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Montreal Impact | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Montreal | 41 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Montreal Impact | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | Valour FC | 21 | (1) |
| 2020 | HFX Wanderers | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Gudja United | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Canada U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Canada U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Canada U23 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 19, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:41, March 29, 2017 (UTC) | |||
Louis Béland-Goyette (born September 15, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Montreal Impact
[edit]Béland-Goyette began 2014 with USL PDL club Montreal Impact U23, where he made 8 appearances.[1]
He signed his first professional contract with the Montreal Impact on September 12, 2014.[2] He made his debut as a 75th-minute substitute during a 1–2 loss to the New England Revolution a day later on September 13.[3] On March 26, 2015, Béland-Goyette was removed from Montreal's first team roster and added to FC Montreal, ahead of their inaugural season in the USL.[4] He made his debut against Toronto FC II on March 28.
After two seasons with FC Montreal in which he captained the team, Béland-Goyette signed with the first team for a second time in November 2016.[5][6]
Béland-Goyette was released by Montreal at the end of their 2018 season.[7]
Valour FC
[edit]On April 9, 2019, Béland-Goyette signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[8] He made his debut in Valour's inaugural game against Pacific FC on May 1. Béland-Goyette scored his first goal for Valour on August 19 against FC Edmonton.[9]
HFX Wanderers
[edit]On January 8, 2020, Béland-Goyette signed with HFX Wanderers.[10] He made his debut on August 15 against Pacific FC.[11]
International career
[edit]Béland-Goyette has represented Canada at the U-18 and U-20 level. He was a part of the U-20 squad that went to the 2014 Milk Cup. He later made the team for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and the Canadian U23 national team at the 2015 Pan American Games.[12] In May 2016, Béland-Goyette was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[13] He saw action in both matches.[14]
In October 2017, Béland-Goyette received his first call-up to the Canadian senior team for a friendly against El Salvador, but didn't appear in the match.[15]
Honours
[edit]HFX Wanderers
- Canadian Premier League
- Runners-up: 2020
References
[edit]- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". pdl.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ^ "Louis Béland-Goyette joins the first team". impactmontreal.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ "Montreal Impact vs. New England Revolution". matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ^ "Louis Béland-Goyette to play with the FC Montreal this season". March 25, 2015.
- ^ Montreal Gazette (November 10, 2016). "Pointe-Claire's Louis Béland-Goyette signs MLS contract with Impact".
- ^ Sam Stejkal (November 10, 2016). "Montreal Impact sign Louis Béland-Goyette to Homegrown contract for 2017". MLS website.
- ^ "Impact exercises options for seven players". Impactmontreal.com. November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Valour FC ink Canadian midfielder Louis Béland-Goyette". Valour FC. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: Valour blast by Eddies with 2nd-half comeback". August 19, 2019.
- ^ Gareth Hampshire (January 8, 2020). "Wanderers sign coveted former Valour playmaker Louis Béland-Goyette". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian Premier League". August 14, 2018.
- ^ Rowaan, Dave (January 5, 2014). "Canada names squad for CONCACAF U20 Championships".
- ^ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ "Louis Béland-Goyette". Canada Soccer. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
External links
[edit]- 1995 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Soccer people from Quebec
- Sportspeople from Pointe-Claire
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Malta
- CF Montréal U23 players
- CF Montréal players
- FC Montreal players
- Valour FC players
- HFX Wanderers FC players
- Gudja United F.C. players
- Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players
- USL League Two players
- Major League Soccer players
- USL Championship players
- Canadian Premier League players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Canada men's under-23 international soccer players
- Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen