Zachary Brault-Guillard
Zachary Bichotte Paul Brault-Guillard (born December 30, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal and the Canadian national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zachary Bichotte Paul Brault-Guillard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | December 30, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Delmas, Haiti[2] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | CF Montréal | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lagnieu | |||
| –2011 | Ain Sud Foot | ||
| 2011–2017 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Lyon II | 33 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Lyon | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → CF Montréal[lower-alpha 1](loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2020– | CF Montréal[lower-alpha 1] | 56 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Canada U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Canada | 6 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 30, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 2, 2022 | |||
Early life
Brault-Guillard was born in Haiti and raised in Montreal after being adopted by a Quebecois and French couple. Brault-Guillard was raised in Montreal until the age of seven before relocating to France. As a youth, he spent time with Lagnieu and Ain Sud, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, before entering the Olympique Lyonnais academy with the under-13 team.[3]
Club career
Montreal Impact / CF Montréal
In February 2019, Brault-Guillard joined the Montreal Impact on loan from Olympique Lyonnais.[4] He made his debut on March 2 in Montreal's season opener against the San Jose Earthquakes, as a substitute for Ignacio Piatti in the 85th minute.[5]
Brault-Guillard transferred to Montreal permanently on January 25, 2020.[6] Upon completion of the 2021 MLS season, CF Montréal would announce that they would exercise the option on Brault-Guillard's contract for 2022.[7]
International career
Youth
Brault-Guillard was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[8] He was named to the final squad ahead of the re-scheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[9]
Senior
Brault-Guillard made his international debut for Canada on October 16, 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute for Liam Millar in the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match against Dominica. The match finished as a 5–0 home win for Canada.[10] He was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup on May 30, 2019.[11]
On June 2, 2021 Brault-Guillard scored his first goal for Canada, netting the fourth goal in a 7-0 victory over Aruba in a World Cup qualifying match.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of April 30, 2022[13]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Olympique Lyonnais II | 2015–16 | CFA | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| CF Montréal (loan) | 2019 | MLS | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| CF Montréal | 2020 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 69 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 3 | ||
| Career Total | 102 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 4 | ||
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 5, 2021 | IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States | 5 |  Aruba | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Individual
- Canadian Championship - Best Young Canadian Player Award: 2019[14]
Notes
- Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021
- Knockout Round of the MLS is Back Tournament.
References
- Zachary Brault-Guillard at the Canadian Soccer Association (also available in French). Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- Zachary Brault-Guillard at Soccerway
- "Impact acquires Québécois defender Zachary Brault-Guillard on loan" (Press release). Montreal Impact. February 5, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- "Impact acquires Québécois defender Zachary Brault-Guillard on loan". Montreal Impact. February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- Vance, Paul (March 2, 2019). "Impact Wins Opener in California".
- "Quebecois defender Zachary Brault-Guillard transferred to the Impact". January 25, 2020.
- "CF Montréal exercises options for 12 players". CF Montreal. November 30, 2021.
- "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". March 10, 2021.
- Davidson, Neil (October 16, 2018). "Young Canadians dump Dominica in CONCACAF Nations qualifying play". CTV News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup". May 30, 2019.
- "CANADA CONTINUE QATAR 2022 QUALIFYING JOURNEY WITH 7:0 WIN OVER ARUBA". June 5, 2021.
- Soccerway. "Zachary Brault-Guillard profile".
- "L'Impact de Montréal remporte le Championnat canadien". Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup". Retrieved November 21, 2021.
External links
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