Thomas Meilleur-Giguère
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | ||
| Date of birth | November 13, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Repentigny, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Pacific FC | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| L'Assomption | |||
| 2013–2016 | Montreal Impact | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | FC Montreal | 21 | (2) |
| 2017 | Ottawa Fury | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Montreal Impact | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Ottawa Fury (loan) | 57 | (2) |
| 2020– | Pacific FC | 71 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Canada U20 | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 24, 2017 | |||
Thomas Meilleur-Giguère (born November 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Pacific FC.
Club career
FC Montreal
Meilleur-Giguère was a member of the Montreal Impact Academy U18 side which finished the 2014/15 U.S. Soccer Development Academy in first place in the overall standings. In February 2016, he was one of four teammates who had a training stint with Bologna F.C. 1909 of Serie A. FC Montreal signed Meilleur-Giguère for their 2016 season in the USL and made his professional debut for the club on March 28 in a 2–0 defeat to Toronto FC II. He scored two goals in 21 matches for FC Montreal.
Ottawa Fury
In February 2017 Meilleur-Giguère signed with the Ottawa Fury, the Montreal Impact's new affiliate club. He played four matches for the club during the 2017 season. Meilleur-Giguère signed a first-team contract with Montreal Impact on November 13, 2017. However, on February 28, 2018 he was loaned back to the Ottawa Fury. On February 1, 2019, the Fury announced that Meilleur-Giguère would return on loan from the Impact for the 2019 season. Meilleur-Giguère would have his option for the 2020 season declined by the Impact, bringing an end to his time with the club after two seasons.
Pacific FC
On January 21, 2020, Meilleur-Giguère signed with Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC. He made his debut on August 15 against the HFX Wanderers. In January 2022, Pacific announced they had re-signed Meilleur-Giguère to a multi-year contract.
International career
Meilleur-Giguère was called to numerous Canadian U-18 in 2014 and 2015. On March 17, 2016, he was called up to the Canada U20 squad in their two games against England. In August 2016, he was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica Meilleur-Giguère was nominated for Canada's U-20 player of the year in 2016. In February 2017, Meilleur-Giguère was named to Canada's roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Meilleur-Giguère was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020. He was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament in March 2021, but eventually pulled out due to an injury suffered in training.
Honours
Club
Pacific FC
Career statistics
- As of games played on October 21, 2023
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Montreal | 2016 | USL | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Ottawa Fury | 2017 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Ottawa Fury (loan) | 2018 | 27 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | USL Championship | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| Total | 61 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
| Pacific FC | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| Total | 71 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 153 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 178 | 9 | ||
- Appearances in the Canadian Championship