Gerard Lavergne

{{Short description|Dominican Republic footballer (b. 1999)}}

{{EngvarB|date=July 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{family name hatnote|Lavergne|Matos|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gerard Lavergne

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Gerard Paul Lavergne Matos{{cite web|url=https://www.cibaofc.com/player/gerard-paul-lavergne-matos/|title=Gerard Paul Lavergne Matos|work=Cibao Fútbol Club |publisher=|accessdate=29 June 2018|language=Spanish}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

| height = 1.73m

| position = Central midfielder

| currentclub = Atlético Pantoja

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Academia La Meca del Fútbol

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Escuela Bauger

| youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = Academia La Meca del Fútbol

| youthyears4 = | youthclubs4 = Escuela Campascasio

| years1 = 2015–2018 | clubs1= Cibao | caps1 = 17 | goals1 =

| years2 = 2019 | clubs2= América SD | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2019 | clubs3= Atlético San Cristóbal | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4= Atlético Pantoja | caps4 = 4 | goals4 =

| years5 = 2021 | clubs5= FC Tucson | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2021 | clubs6= York United | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022– | clubs7 = Atlético Pantoja | caps7 = 86| goals7 = 2

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Dominican Republic U15 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalyears2 = | nationalteam2 = Dominican Republic U17 | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 =

| nationalyears3 = 2018 | nationalteam3 = Dominican Republic U20 | nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals3 = 4

| nationalyears4 = 2021 | nationalteam4 = Dominican Republic U23 | nationalcaps4 = 8| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2018– | nationalteam5 = Dominican Republic | nationalcaps5 = 11 | nationalgoals5 = 0

| club-update = 30 March 2025

| ntupdate = 10 December 2021

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Gerard Paul Lavergne Matos (born 25 January 1999) is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga DF club Atlético Pantoja and the Dominican Republic national team.

Club career

On 4 March 2021, Lavergne joined FC Tucson in USL League One.{{cite web|url=https://www.fctucson.com/news_article/show/1150089|title=FC TUCSON SIGN DOMINICAN NATIONAL TEAM MIDFIELDER GERARD LAVERGNE|date=4 March 2021|accessdate=4 March 2021}}

He made the switch to Canadian Premier League side York United on 3 June 2021.{{cite web|url=https://yorkunitedfc.canpl.ca/article/york-united-sign-four-new-players-and-completes-roster-for-2021-season|title=YORK UNITED SIGNS FOUR NEW PLAYERS AND COMPLETES ROSTER FOR 2021 SEASON|date=3 June 2021}} He made his debut for York on July 12.{{cite tweet|author=York United FC|user=yorkutdfc|number=1413989006879203333|title=60' - Gerard Lavergne on to make his Nine Stripes debut! #PacificFC 3-0 #YorkUnitedFC|date=July 10, 2021|access-date=July 12, 2021}} In December 2021 York announced they had declined Lavergne's contract option.{{cite web|url=https://yorkunitedfc.canpl.ca/article/york-united-announces-roster-updates-ahead-of-2022-season|title=YORK UNITED FC ANNOUNCES ROSTER UPDATES AHEAD OF 2022 SEASON|date=December 26, 2021|work=York United}}

International career

Lavergne made his senior debut for Dominican Republic on 22 March 2018, being a second half substitute in a 4–0 friendly win against Turks and Caicos Islands.{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/19471/Dominican_Republic_Turks_Caicos_Islands.html|title=Dominican Republic vs. Turks & Caicos Islands (4:0)|publisher=National Football Teams|date=22 March 2018|accessdate=29 June 2018}}

Honours

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