Olivier_Lacoste-Lebuis
Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis
Canadian soccer player (born 1990)
Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis (born August 28, 1990) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder.
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Lacoste-Lebuis with the Canada U20 in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-08-28) August 28, 1990 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Mount Royal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001 | Mont-Royal Outremont | ||
| 2002 | Strasbourg | ||
| 2002–2006 | Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis | ||
| 2006–2008 | Strasbourg | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | UMCP | ||
| 2012 | McGill | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Strasbourg[2] | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 1 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Canada U15 | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Canada U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2007 | Canada U20[3] | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lacoste-Lebuis was born in Mount Royal, Quebec.[4]
His performances for the Canada under-17 team at a tournament in Northern Ireland in 2006 attracted the interest of clubs from Germany and France.[5] Following a trial he signed a two-year contract with RC Strasbourg in 2006.[5]
He was named Canadian U-17 Player of the Year for 2007.[6]
He made his single professional appearance for Strasbourg on 29 September 2008 against Clermont Foot in Ligue 2, playing the full match.[7]
In January 2009, he joined the Maryland Terrapins of the NCAA.[8]
Lacoste-Lebuis represented Canada at the 2007 CONCACAF Under-17 Qualification Tournament in Kingston, Jamaica, Canada finished fourth in Group B.[citation needed]
In 2006, he captained the Canada under-17 team and was named the top player at the Ballymena Tournament in Northern Ireland.[5]
He was also a member of the Canada U20 side.[4][9] He was in the squad for the 2007 U-20 World Cup but did not make an appearance.[4]
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. July 5, 2007. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013.
- Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis at FootballDatabase.eu
- Basu, Argon (6 February 2008). "Europe beckons Quebecer". The Gazette. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- "Une saison de soccer exceptionnelle pour Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis". L'Express d'Outremont (in French). 5 December 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- "Sinclair named top female soccer player". sportsnet.ca. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- Match Ligue 2 2008/2009 Clermont - Strasbourg on www.footballdatabase.eu
- "National Champion Men's Soccer Announces Signing Class of 2009". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- "Lacoste-Lebuis: génie du ballon rond". rds.ca (in French). 28 June 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis at the Canadian Soccer Association (archive)
- Federal Soccer Profile
- "Un Québécois à Strasbourg!". Radio-Canada. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2021.