Louis Béland-Goyette

Louis Béland-Goyette (born September 15, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for HFX Wanderers.

Louis Béland-Goyette
Personal information
Full name Louis Béland-Goyette
Date of birth (1995-09-15) September 15, 1995
Place of birth Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 HFX Wanderers
Number 5
Youth career
2011–2014 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Montreal Impact U23 8 (0)
2014–2015 Montreal Impact 1 (0)
2015–2016 FC Montreal 41 (4)
2017–2018 Montreal Impact 11 (0)
2019 Valour FC 21 (1)
2020– HFX Wanderers 1 (0)
National team‡
2013 Canada U18 1 (0)
2014–2015 Canada U20 10 (0)
2015–2017 Canada U23 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 15, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:41, March 29, 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Montreal Impact

Béland-Goyette began 2014 with USL PDL club Montreal Impact U23, where he made 8 appearances.[1]

He signed his first professional contract with the Montreal Impact on September 12, 2014.[2] He made his debut as a 75th-minute substitute during a 1-2 loss to the New England Revolution a day later on September 13.[3] On March 26, 2015 Béland-Goyette was removed from Montreal's first team roster and added to FC Montreal, ahead of their inaugural season in the USL.[4] He made his debut against Toronto FC II on March 28.

After two seasons with FC Montreal in which he captained the team, Béland-Goyette signed with the first team for a second time in November 2016.[5][6]

Béland-Goyette was released by Montreal at the end of their 2018 season.[7]

Valour FC

On April 9, 2019, Béland-Goyette signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[8] He made his debut in Valour's inaugural game against Pacific FC on May 1. Béland-Goyette scored his first goal for Valour on August 19 against FC Edmonton.[9]

HFX Wanderers

On January 8, 2020, Béland-Goyette signed with HFX Wanderers.[10] He made his debut on August 15 against Pacific FC.[11]

International career

Béland-Goyette has represented Canada at the U-18 and U-20 level. He was a part of the U-20 squad that went to the 2014 Milk Cup. He later made the team for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and the Canadian U23 national team at the 2015 Pan American Games.[12] In May 2016, Béland-Goyette was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[13] He saw action in both matches.[14]

In October 2017, Béland-Goyette received his first call-up to the Canadian senior team for a friendly against El Salvador, but didn't appear in the match.[15]

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References
  1. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". pdl.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  2. "Louis Béland-Goyette joins the first team". impactmontreal.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  3. "Montreal Impact vs. New England Revolution". matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  4. "Louis Béland-Goyette to play with the FC Montreal this season". March 25, 2015.
  5. Montreal Gazette (November 10, 2016). "Pointe-Claire's Louis Béland-Goyette signs MLS contract with Impact".
  6. Sam Stejkal (November 10, 2016). "Montreal Impact sign Louis Béland-Goyette to Homegrown contract for 2017". MLS website.
  7. "Impact exercises options for seven players". Impactmontreal.com. November 26, 2018.
  8. "Valour FC ink Canadian midfielder Louis Béland-Goyette". Valour FC. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  9. "HIGHLIGHTS: Valour blast by Eddies with 2nd-half comeback". August 19, 2019.
  10. Gareth Hampshire (January 8, 2020). "Wanderers sign coveted former Valour playmaker Louis Béland-Goyette". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  11. "Canadian Premier League". August 14, 2018.
  12. Rowaan, Dave (January 5, 2014). "Canada names squad for CONCACAF U20 Championships".
  13. Canada Soccer Association. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  14. Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  15. "Louis Béland-Goyette". Canada Soccer. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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