Zachary Brault-Guillard
_(cropped).jpg) Brault-Guillard with CF Montréal in 2019 | |||
| 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)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lugano | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| 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 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | CF Montréal[a] | 93 | (6) |
| 2024– | Lugano | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Canada U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Canada | 8 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 27, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 10, 2024 | |||
Zachary Bichotte Paul Brault-Guillard (born December 30, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club Lugano and the Canada national team.
Early life
[edit]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.[4]
Club career
[edit]In February 2019, Brault-Guillard joined the Montreal Impact on loan from Olympique Lyonnais.[5] 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.[6]
Brault-Guillard transferred to Montreal permanently on January 25, 2020.[7] Upon completion of the 2021 MLS season, CF Montréal would announce that they would exercise the option on Brault-Guillard's contract for 2022.[8] Upon completion of the 2023 Season, CF Montréal would announce that they would not pick up Brault-Guillard's contract for 2024, ending his time with the club.[9]
International career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Brault-Guillard was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[10] He was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[11]
Senior
[edit]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.[12] He was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup on May 30, 2019.[13]
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.[14]
In June 2023, Brault-Guillard was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played October 27, 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon 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 | ||
| Montreal Impact (loan) | 2019 | MLS | 13 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| CF Montréal | 2020 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 30 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||||
| 2022 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2023 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 106 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 7 | ||
| Lugano | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 146 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 8 | ||
- ^ Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021
- ^ Appearance in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
- ^ Appearance in Leagues Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played June 10, 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| 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
[edit]Club
[edit]CF Montreal
Individual
[edit]- Canadian Championship - Best Young Canadian Player Award: 2019[17]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Zachary Brault-Guillard at the Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ Zachary Brault-Guillard at Soccerway
- ^ "Zachary Brault-Guillard". CF Montréal. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "CF Montréal exercises options on four players for the 2024 season". CF Montréal. December 1, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 19, 2023). "CanMNT announces final 23-man squad for Concacaf Gold Cup". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Soccerway. "Zachary Brault-Guillard profile".
- ^ a b "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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