Antoine Coupland

Antoine Coupland (born December 12, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Croatian club HNK Rijeka.

Antoine Coupland
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-12) December 12, 2003
Place of birth Chelsea, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Rijeka
Youth career
2014–2019 Ottawa St. Anthony
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Ottawa Fury 3 (0)
2020–2021 Atlético Ottawa 18 (2)
2022– Rijeka 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 6, 2022

Club career

Early career

Before turning pro, Coupland was a member of Ottawa club St. Anthony SC's Futuro Soccer Academy programme.[1] In July 2019, he was set to go on trial with English club Sheffield United,[2] but turned down the opportunity to instead sign a professional contract with his hometown team, Ottawa Fury.[3]

Ottawa Fury

On July 11, 2019, Coupland signed his first professional contract with Ottawa Fury FC. At the age of 15 years old, Coupland became the youngest first-team player in the club's history and one of the youngest professional players in Canada.[1] Coupland made his debut for the Fury on July 20, 2019, coming off the bench in the final minutes of the game in a 4–0 victory over Swope Park Rangers.[1] After one season with the Fury, the club would cease operations for the 2020 season, making Coupland a free agent.[4]

Atlético Ottawa

On March 5, 2020, Coupland signed with new Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa.[5] He made his debut on August 19 against Valour FC.[6] He played in three of the club's seven total matches during the season, which was drastically shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, playing a total of 98 minutes.[7] He re-signed with the club for the 2021 season January 25, 2021.[8] On July 11, Coupland scored his first professional goal, netting the second against Cavalry FC in a 2–0 victory.[9] In November 2021, after Ottawa's elimination from playoff contention, Coupland announced he was going on trial with clubs in Portugal.[10]

Rijeka

On February 6, 2022, Coupland signed with the first team of Croatian First Football League side HNK Rijeka.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of November 7, 2021[12]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ottawa Fury 2019 USL Championship 300000—30
Atlético Ottawa 2020 Canadian Premier League 30———30
2021 152—10—162
Career total 212001000222

References
  1. "Meet Antoine Coupland, Ottawa's teen soccer prodigy". CBC. July 27, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  2. "Young midfielder set for 2 week trial with Sheffield United". Sport Witness. June 19, 2019.
  3. Miller-Davis, Stuart (August 27, 2019). "Fury 15-year-old wunderkind shouldering lofty expectations". Ottawa Sportspages.
  4. Major, Darren (November 8, 2019). "Fury owners blame 'politics' for decision to suspend operations". CBC.
  5. "Atlético Ottawa adds 16-year-old local phenom Antoine Coupland". Atlético Ottawa. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  6. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (August 19, 2020). "Second-half onslaught lifts Valour FC over 10-men Atlético Ottawa". Canadian Premier League.
  7. Diamandas, Ethan (October 14, 2020). "Teenage midfielder Antoine Coupland reflects on his first season with Atlético Ottawa". Ottawa Sportspages.
  8. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (January 21, 2021). "Atlético Ottawa re-signs Canadian midfielder Antoine Coupland". Canadian Premier League.
  9. Rhodes, Benedict (July 11, 2021). "Match Analysis: Cavalry FC 0-2 Atlético Ottawa". Canadian Premier League.
  10. Jacques, John (November 15, 2021). "Coupland Set For Trial Period Abroad: 'I'm Betting On Myself'". Northern Tribune.
  11. "Antoine Coupland novi igrač HNK Rijeka: "Rijeka je odlično mjesto za moj razvoj"" [Antoine Coupland new player of HNK Rijeka: "Rijeka is a great place for my development"] (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. February 6, 2022.
  12. Antoine Coupland at Soccerway
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.