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Marie Levasseur

Marie Levasseur

Canadian soccer player

Marie Levasseur (born May 18, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Division 1 Féminine club Montpellier HSC and for the Canada national team.

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Early life

Levasseur began playing soccer at age four with CS Haute-Saint-Charles.[1][2] In 2009, she was part of the Eastern Canada team in the Canadian qualification tournament for the U12 Danone Nations Cup.[3] In 2014, she was named the Quebec Soccer Federation Youth Player of the Year.[4]

College career

In 2015, she began attending the University of Memphis, where she played for the women's soccer team.[5] She scored her first collegiate goal on September 13, 2015 against the Idaho Vandals.[6] After her freshman season she was named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year, was named to the AAC All-Rookie Team and the All-ACC Second Team.[7][5] In 2016, she was named to the NSCAA All-Northeast Region.[5] In 2016, 2017, and 2018, she was named to both the All-AAC First Team and All-AAC Academic team all three years, while also being named to the AAC All-Tournament team in 2018.[5]

Club career

In 2015, she played with Quebec Dynamo ARSQ in the USL W-League.[8][9]

In 2019, she was set to attend preseason on trial with the Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL,[10] but was then offered a contract with Finnish club ONS Oulu in the top tier Naisten Liiga instead, which she signed.[11][12] She scored her first goal in her debut on March 23 against HJK.[13] In her sole season with Oulu, she scored 13 goals in 24 league games, finishing as runner-up for the Naisten Liiga Rookie of the Year Award.[14] She was named the 2019 Soccer Quebec women's Professional Player of the Year for her performance.[14]

In January 2020, she joined French club FC Metz in the top tier Division 1 Féminine.[15][16] In her debut match for Metz in February, she suffered an injury and then the remainder of the season was cancelled after the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, resulting in her playing only one game that season, and Metz were relegated to the second tier for the following season.[17] She remained with the club, now in the second tier, scoring two goals in five matches, as the season was again curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]

In June 2021, Levasseur returned to the French first tier, signing with FC Fleury 91.[19] She scored her first goal for Fleury on November 20, 2021 against Guingamp.[20]

International career

In 2013, Levasseur made her debut in the Canadian youth program, attending a camp with the Canada U17 team in October 2013, before subsequently being named to the roster for the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, where she scored 5 goals to help Canada win the silver medal and was named to the tournament Best XI, and the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where she scored four goals and was named Player of the Game against Ghana U17.[21][1]

In 2015, she was named to the Canada U23 team for the 2015 Pan Am Games.[22] In 2016, she was named to the Canada U20 team for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[23]

In December 2015, was then called up to the Canada senior team,[24] making her debut on December 13 in a 4-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago, recording an assist on the first goal by Christine Sinclair.[25][26]

Personal life

She has a twin sister, Catherine Levasseur, who played with her with the Memphis Tigers and ONS Oulu.[27][28][29]

References

  1. [1]
    Marie Levasseur at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. [2]
    St-Gelais, Roby. "Soccer professionnel: des jumelles de Stoneham parmi l'élite finlandaise" [Professional soccer: Stoneham twins among the Finnish elite]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
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    Fournier, Luc (June 1, 2009). "Marie Levasseur sera de l'équipe de l'Est à la finale nationale" [Marie Levasseur will be part of the Eastern team at the national final]. Méteo Québec (in French).
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    "Marie Levasseur nommée recrue de l'année de l'Americain athletic conference" [Marie Levasseur named American athletic conference rookie of the year]. RDS (in French). November 3, 2015.
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    "Marie Levasseur Memphis Tigers profile". Memphis Tigers.
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    "Memphis Outlasts Idaho 4-3 in Overtime". Memphis Tigers. September 13, 2015.
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    "Marie Levasseur, recrue de l'année dans la NCAA" [Marie Levasseur, NCAA Rookie of the Year]. TVA Sports (in French). November 4, 2015.
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    Piedboeuf, Guillaume (June 29, 2015). "Privé de six joueuses, le Dynamo l'emporte sur Long Island" [Deprived of six players, Dynamo wins on Long Island]. Le Soleil (in French).
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    St-Gelais, Roby (November 3, 2015). "De Stoneham à Memphis" [From Stoneham to Memphis]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French).
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    Milano, Pascal (November 30, 2019). "Soccer: démarrer sa carrière dans le nord de la Finlande" [Soccer: start your career in northern Finland]. La Presse (in French).
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    "Marie Levasseur signs professional deal in Finland". Memphis Tigers. March 22, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  12. [12]
    "Marie Levasseur liittyy ONS:n joukkueeseen" [Marie Levasseur joins the ONS team]. ONS Oulu (in Finnish). March 8, 2019.
  13. [13]
    "HJK vei kauden avausottelun nimiinsä" [HJK won the opening match of the season]. ONS Oulu (in Finnish). March 23, 2019.
  14. [14]
    "Marie Levasseur et Maxime Crépeau sacrés joueurs professionnells de L'Année au gala de la mi-temps" [Marie Levasseur and Maxime Crépeau crowned Professional Players of the Year at the half-time gala]. SportCom (in French). November 24, 2019.
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    "Marie Levasseur renforce les Messines !" [Marie Levasseur strengthens the Messines!]. FC Metz (in French). January 20, 2020.
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    "Le FC Metz officialise l'arrivée de Marie Levasseur" [FC Metz formalizes the arrival of Marie Levasseur]. Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). January 20, 2020.
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    "D1 Arkema : Marie Levasseur s'engage au FCF91" [D1 Arkema: Marie Levasseur joins FCF91]. FC Fleury 91 (in French). June 15, 2021.
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    Buret, Julien (June 11, 2021). "D2F : Marie Levasseur, nouveau départ au FC Metz" [D2F: Marie Levasseur, new start at FC Metz]. Let's Go Metz (in French).
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    Boutin, Richard (June 17, 2021). "Un nouveau départ pour Marie Levasseur" [A new start for Marie Levasseur]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
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    Tremblay, Olivier (December 13, 2021). "L'OL de retour au sommet en D1 Arkema, une lutte impitoyable pour l'Europe" [OL back at the top in D1 Arkema, a ruthless fight for Europe]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French).
  21. [21]
    "Marie Levasseur Canada Olympic Team profile". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  22. [22]
    "Levasseur to Represent Canada in Pan Am Games". Memphis Tigers. July 8, 2015.
  23. [23]
    "Pair of Memphis Tigers to represent their country". WATN-TV. May 17, 2016.
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    Cliche, Simon (December 7, 2015). "Levasseur et Carle avec Équipe Canada" [Levasseur and Carle with Team Canada]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
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    "Canada's 4-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago is one for the record books". Canadian Soccer Association. December 13, 2018.
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    Bossé, Olivier (December 15, 2015). "Des Québécoises au pays de Marta" [Quebec women in the country of Marta]. Le Soleil (in French).
  27. [27]
    Lalancette, Monica (September 12, 2015). "Les jumelles Levasseur pourchassent le ballon rond pour l'Université de Memphis" [The Levasseur twins chase the round ball for the University of Memphis]. Méteo Québec (in French).
  28. [28]
    Prusina, Sandra (January 24, 2016). "Striker Levasseur an up and comer for Canada". Sportsnet.
  29. [29]
    "La séparation des soeurs Levasseur" [The separation of the Levasseur sisters]. FIFA (in French). March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021.
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