David Choinière

David Choinière (born February 7, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.

David Choinière
Personal information
Full name David Choinière
Date of birth (1997-02-07) February 7, 1997
Place of birth Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,
Quebec, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Forge FC
Number 7
Youth career
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu
2011–2015 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 FC Montreal 15 (1)
2016–2018 Montreal Impact 5 (0)
2019– Forge FC 17 (1)
National team‡
2012 Canada U15
2014–2015 Canada U18
2016–2017 Canada U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 13, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 2, 2018

Club career

Early career

Choinière began playing soccer at the age of five playing for local club Soccer Haut-Richelieu.[1] In 2011, he joined the Montreal Impact's academy program.[2]

FC Montreal

He made his professional debut on April 10, 2016 in a 2–1 defeat to Toronto FC II. Choinière was cautioned in the 93rd minute of the match. He then scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat to Bethlehem Steel on May 15, 2016.[3]

Montreal Impact

After making his first team debut for the Impact in the 2016 Canadian Championship against Toronto FC, Choinière signed an MLS contract with the Montreal Impact on June 28, 2016.[4] In October 2016, Choinière made his MLS debut against the New England Revolution.[5] Choinière scored his first goal for Montreal in the Canadian Championship against the Vancouver Whitecaps on May 23, 2017. After making one appearance in the 2018 season, he would miss 6 months after having surgery on his ankle in April 2018.[6]

Choinière was released by Montreal at the end of their 2018 season.[7]

Forge FC

On March 7, 2019, Choinière signed with Canadian Premier League club Forge FC ahead of the inaugural CPL season.[2] Choinière scored his first goal for Forge on August 1, 2019, a late winner to make the score 2–1 at home in the preliminary round of the 2019 CONCACAF League against Guatemalan club Antigua GFC. [8] In the 2019 Canadian Premier League season, Forge finished in second place in both the spring and fall seasons, qualifying for the finals, where they faced and defeated Cavalry FC 2–0 over two legs. Choinière scored the second goal during stoppage time in the second leg, sealing the North Star Shield for Forge.[9]

International career

Choinière received his first Canadian youth national team call-up in 2012 for the Copa Mexico de Naciones Sub–15.[1] In 2014, he played for the Canada U18 team at the 2014 Tournoi de Limoges.[1] From 2015 until 2017 he attended several Canada U20 preparation camps, but ultimately missed the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship due to injury.[1]

In September 2017, Choinière received his first Canadian senior team call-up for a friendly against Jamaica, but did not feature in the match.[1]

Personal life

Choinière was born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec and grew up in nearby Saint-Alexandre.[1]

His father is from Calgary.[1] His younger brother Mathieu is also a soccer player and plays for Montreal Impact.[1]

Honours

Club
Forge FC

Individual

  • FSQ Male Senior Player of Excellence: 2016

Career statistics
As of November 2, 2019[10]
Club League Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Montreal USL 2016 151000000151
Montreal Impact MLS 2016 1000100020
2017 3000110041
2018 1000000010
Total 5000210071
Forge FC CPL 2019 161212032234
Career Total 362214132456
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References
  1. "David Choinière". Canada Soccer. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  2. "FORGE FC SIGNS CANADIAN MIDFIELDER DAVID CHOINIÈRE". ForgeFC.CanPL.com. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  3. "Canada - D. Choinière - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  4. "David Choinière signs MLS contract with Impact". Montreal Impact. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  5. Montreal Impact Twitter (October 23, 1016). https://twitter.com/impactmontreal/status/790272769279791105. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Impact lose Choiniere for 5-6 months". TSN. April 11, 2018.
  7. "Impact exercises options for seven players". Impactmontreal.com. November 26, 2018.
  8. Press, The Canadian (August 1, 2019). "Forge FC beats Antigua GFC in first leg of CONCACAF League match - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  9. "League Leaders". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  10. Soccerway. "David Choinière profile".
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