Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis

Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis (born September 28, 1990) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder.

Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis
Lacoste-Lebuis against USA
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-08-28) August 28, 1990
Place of birth Mount Royal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
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[1] 1 (0)
Total 1 (0)
National team
2005 Canada U15 8 (0)
2006–2007 Canada U17 10 (1)
2007 Canada U20[2] 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Lacoste-Lebuis was born in Mount Royal, Quebec.[3]

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.[4] Following a trial he signed a two-year contract with RC Strasbourg in 2006.[4]

He was named Canadian U-17 Player of the Year 2007.[5]

He made his single professional appearance for Strasbourg on 29 September 2008 against Clermont Foot in Ligue 2, playing 90 minutes.[6]

In January 2009, he joined the Maryland Terrapins of the NCAA.[7]

International career

Lacoste-Lebuis represented Canada at the 2007 CONCACAF Under-17 Qualification Tournament in Kingston, Jamaica, Canada finished fourth in Group B.

In 2006, he captained the Canada under-17 team and was named the top player at the Ballymena Tournament in Northern Ireland.[4]

He was also a member of the Canada U20 side.[3][8] He was in the squad for the 2007 U-20 World Cup but did not make an appearance.[3]

Personal life

The Montreal-native speaks French and English.[9]

Honours

References
  1. Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis at FootballDatabase.eu
  2. Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis - FÉDÉRATION DE SOCCER DU QUÉBEC
  3. Basu, Argon (6 February 2008). "Europe beckons Quebecer". The Gazette. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. "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.
  5. "Sinclair named top female soccer player". sportsnet.ca. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  6. Match Ligue 2 2008/2009 Clermont - Strasbourg on www.footballdatabase.eu
  7. National Champion Men's Soccer Announces Signing Class of 2009
  8. "Lacoste-Lebuis: génie du ballon rond". rds.ca (in French). 28 June 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. Team Canada - CBCSports.ca
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