Armel Dagrou
{{Short description|Burundian former footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Armel Dagrou
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|fullname = Armel Dagrou Jr.
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|16|df=y}}
|birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|height = 1.82 m
|position = Forward
|currentclub =
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|youthyears1 = 2010
|youthclubs1 = Montreal Impact
|collegeyears1 = 2010–2012
|college1 = Montreal Carabins
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|collegeyears2 = 2013–2015
|college2 = UQAM Citadins
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|years1 = 2012
|clubs1 = FC Brossard
|caps1 = 15
|goals1 = 6
|years2 = 2013–2015
|clubs2 = CS Mont-Royal Outremont
|caps2 = 37
|goals2 = 10
|years3 = 2016
|clubs3 = AS Blainville
|caps3 = 14
|goals3 = 5
|years4 = 2019
|clubs4 = CS Mont-Royal Outremont
|caps4 = 5
|goals4 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2014
|nationalteam1 = Burundi
|nationalcaps1 = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 31 December 2019
|nationalteam-update = 1 June 2014
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Armel Dagrou Jr. (born 16 March 1992) is a former footballer who played as a forward. Born in Canada, he represented the Burundi national team.
Early life
Dagrou was born in Montreal, Quebec, to a Burundian mother and an Ivorian father.{{cite web|url=https://actualites.uqam.ca/2014/un-citadin-au-burundi|title=Un Citadin au Burundi|trans-title=A Citadin in Burundi|language=fr|date=September 15, 2014|first=Jean-François|last=Ducharme|work=Université du Québec à Montréal|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228153038/https://actualites.uqam.ca/2014/un-citadin-au-burundi|url-status=live}} He lived in France, Belgium, and the Ivory Coast before settling in Gatineau when he was 16 years old.{{cite web|url=https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/3ab074dd-11e5-4296-9d33-472ce8466aaf__7C___0.html|title=Armel Dagrou, Entre L'UQAM et le Burundi|trans-title=Armel Dagrou, between UQAM and Burundi |language=fr|first=Michel|last=Marois|work=La Presse|date=September 26, 2014|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228153028/https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/3ab074dd-11e5-4296-9d33-472ce8466aaf__7C___0.html|url-status=live}}
He helped the Quebec team win gold at the 2009 Canada Games. In 2010, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy. In 2011, he was part of the Quebec U23 team that played a friendly against French club FC Metz U19.{{cite web|url=https://carabins.umontreal.ca/soccer-masculin/deux-carabins-sur-lequipe-du-quebec/|title=Deux Carabins sur L'Équipe du Québec|trans-title=Two Carabins on the Quebec team|work=Montreal Carabins|date=April 13, 2011|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228153029/https://carabins.umontreal.ca/soccer-masculin/deux-carabins-sur-lequipe-du-quebec/|url-status=live}}
University career
Dagrou initially attended the University of Montreal, playing for the Carabins. In 2013, he switched to the Université du Québec à Montréal. In 2014, he was named a CIS first-team all-star as well as RSEQ MVP.{{cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/sports/cis-mens-soccer-award-winners-announced-106669/|title=CIS men's soccer award winners announced|date=November 5, 2014|work=SaltWire Network|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228153037/https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/sports/cis-mens-soccer-award-winners-announced-106669/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://universitysport.prestosports.com/championships/msoc/2014/files/participating_teams|title=2014 CIS Men's Soccer Championship Participating Teams|work=U Sports|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228153032/https://universitysport.prestosports.com/championships/msoc/2014/files/participating_teams|url-status=live}}
Club career
In 2012, Dagrou played for FC Brossard in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.{{Cite web|url=https://soccerquebec.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/rapport-annuel-2012-2013.pdf|title=Rapport Annuel 2012-2013|trans-title=Annual Report 2012-2013|work=Soccer Quebec|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228153029/https://soccerquebec.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/rapport-annuel-2012-2013.pdf|url-status=live}}
In 2013, he joined new PLSQ side CS Mont-Royal Outremont.{{Cite web|url=https://journalmetro.com/local/outremont-mont-royal/589678/toute-une-saison-inaugurale/|title=Toute une saison inaugurale !|language=fr|trans-title=A whole inaugural season!|work=Journal Métro|date=November 7, 2013|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228153028/https://journalmetro.com/local/outremont-mont-royal/589678/toute-une-saison-inaugurale/|url-status=live}} He won two PLSQ titles with Mont-Royal in 2013 and 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesuburban.com/sports/griffons-repeat-as-plsq-champions/article_7170f18a-a0d8-5969-9b5d-4119aac079df.html|title=Griffons repeat as PLSQ champions|first=Mark|last=Lidbetter|work=The Suburban|date=October 14, 2015|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228153028/https://www.thesuburban.com/sports/griffons-repeat-as-plsq-champions/article_7170f18a-a0d8-5969-9b5d-4119aac079df.html|url-status=live}} In 2015, Mont-Royal participated in the Inter-Provincial Cup against League1 Ontario champions Oakville Blue Devils FC, with Dagrou scoring in the first leg.{{cite web|url=https://www.ontariosoccer.net/news_article/show/745882-inter-provincial-cup-oakville-blue-devils-lead-3-1-after-first-leg|title=Inter-Provincial Cup - Oakville Blue Devils Lead 3-1 after first leg|work=Ontario Soccer Association|date=October 29, 2015|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327103523/https://www.ontariosoccer.net/news_article/show/745882-inter-provincial-cup-oakville-blue-devils-lead-3-1-after-first-leg|url-status=live}}
In 2015, he went on trial with Swedish club IFK Luleå.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pscsocceracademy.com/old/2015-success-stories/|title=PSC 2015 Success Stories|work=Pro Soccer Consulting|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228153028/http://www.pscsocceracademy.com/old/2015-success-stories/|url-status=live}}
In 2016, he moved to AS Blainville.{{Cite web|url=https://justesoccer.com/quebec/armel-dagrou-blainville-normal-pierre-rudolph-mayard-joue-devant/|trans-title=Armel Dagrou (Blainville): "Normal that Pierre-Rudolph Mayard plays in front"|title=Armel Dagrou (Blainville) : " Normal que Pierre-Rudolph Mayard joue devant "|date=October 13, 2016|work=Just eSoccer|language=fr|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228153029/https://justesoccer.com/quebec/armel-dagrou-blainville-normal-pierre-rudolph-mayard-joue-devant/|url-status=live}}
In 2021, he played with Boucherville in the amateur Ligue de soccer élite du Québec, winning the men's AAA title{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/soccerboucherville/posts/4720669444619052?comment_id=4725617410790922|trans-title=LSEQ 2021 Provincial Champions|title=Champions Provinciaux LSEQ 2021|language=fr|work=Soccer Boucherville|publisher=Facebook|date=September 10, 2021|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327103533/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsoccerboucherville%2Fposts%2F4720669444619052%3Fcomment_id%3D4725617410790922|url-status=live}} and was the league's top scorer.{{Cite web|url=https://soccerboucherville.ca/actualites/lseq-lopportunite-de-rebondir-pour-nos-gars/|title=LSEQ - L'opportunité De Rebondir Pour Nos Gars|language=fr|trans-title=LSEQ - The opportunity to bounce back for our guys|date=June 1, 2022|work=CS Boucherville|access-date=9 October 2022|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009112939/https://soccerboucherville.ca/actualites/lseq-lopportunite-de-rebondir-pour-nos-gars/|url-status=live}}
International career
In 2014, he was invited to take part in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification with the Burundi national team, after he sent highlight videos to the national team coach. He made his debut on 1 June 2014, against Botswana in a 1–0 defeat.
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|armel-dagrou/343977}}
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Category:Canadian people of Burundian descent
Category:Canadian people of Ivorian descent
Category:Burundian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Burundian sportsmen
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Burundi men's international footballers
Category:Ligue1 Québec players
Category:Soccer players from Montreal
Category:Université de Montréal alumni
Category:Université du Québec à Montréal alumni