Loïc Cloutier
{{short description|Canadian soccer player}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Loïc Cloutier
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|4|26|mf=yes}}
|birth_place = Québec City, Québec, Canada
|height =
|position = Defender
|currentclub = Atlético Ottawa
|clubnumber = 28
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = FC Trois Lacs
|youthyears2 = 2017–2022
|youthclubs2 = CF Montréal
|years1 = 2022–2023 |clubs1 = CF Montréal U23 |caps1 = 32 |goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2024 |clubs2 = Ottawa South United |caps2 = 19 |goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2025– |clubs3 = Atlético Ottawa |caps3 = 1 |goals3 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2019
|nationalteam1 = Canada U15
|nationalcaps1 =
|nationalgoals1 =
|nationalyears2 = 2022
|nationalteam2 = Canada U20
|nationalcaps2 = 2
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|club-update = April 5, 2025
|nationalteam-update =
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Loïc Cloutier (born April 26, 2004) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League.
Early life
Cloutier began playing youth soccer with FC Trois Lacs, before joining the CF Montréal Academy in the fall of 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfmontreal.com/nouvelles/loic-cloutier-et-mael-henry-selectionnes-par-l-equipe-u20-du-canada|title=Loïc Cloutier et Maël Henry sélectionnés par l'équipe U20 du Canada|trans-title=Loïc Cloutier and Maël Henry selected by the Canadian U20 team|language=fr|work=CF Montréal|date=April 5, 2022}}
Club career
In 2022, he began playing with CF Montréal U23 in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec (later re-named Ligue1 Québec).{{cite web|url=https://en.cfmontreal.com/news/cf-montreal-s-reserve-team-kicks-off-its-second-season-in-ligue1-quebec|title=CF Montréal's reserve team kicks off its second season in Ligue1 Québec|date=May 1, 2023|work=CF Montréal}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.viva-media.ca/la-voix-regionale-vaudreuil-soulanges/sports-vs/soccer-vs/le-joueur-de-soccer-loic-cloutier-recompense-pour-ses-efforts/|title=Le joueur de soccer Loïc Cloutier récompensé pour ses efforts|first=Denis|last=Bourbonnais|trans-title=Soccer player Loïc Cloutier rewarded for his efforts|language=fr|date=December 16, 2021|work=VIVA média}} While with the team, he captained the side.{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/atletico-ottawa-lands-loic-cloutier/|title=Atletico Ottawa Lands Loic Cloutier|date=February 3, 2025|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}}
In 2024, Cloutier chose to depart the CF Montreal academy, and joined Ottawa South United, the Ligue1 Québec affiliate of Canadian Premier League club Atlético Ottawa, while also regularly training with the CPL side.{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2134387/loic-cloutier-atletico-ottawa-cf-montreal-contrat-soccer|title=De Montréal à l’Atlético Ottawa, Loïc Cloutier mise sur lui|first=Jonathan|last=Jobin|trans-title=From Montreal to Atlético Ottawa, Loïc Cloutier is banking on him|date=February 3, 2025|work=Ici Radio-Canada Télé|language=fr}}{{cite web|url=https://atleticoottawa.canpl.ca/article/get-to-know-new-atletico-defender-loic-cloutier-%F0%9F%94%8D|title=Get to know new Atlético defender Loïc Cloutier|date=February 3, 2025|work=Atlético Ottawa}}
In February 2025, he signed a two-year professional contract with Canadian Premier League club Atlético Ottawa with an option for 2027.{{cite web|url=https://atleticoottawa.canpl.ca/article/atletico-ottawa-signs-canada-u21-defender-loic-cloutier-%e2%9c%8d%ef%b8%8f|title=Atlético Ottawa signs Canada U21 defender Loïc Cloutier|date=February 3, 2025|work=Atlético Ottawa}}{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/le-telejournal-ottawa-gatineau/site/segments/reportage/1982365/loic-cloutier-atletico-ottawa-soccer-defenseur|title=Un nouveau départ pour Loïc Cloutier|trans-title=A new start for Loïc Cloutier|language=fr|date=February 3, 2025|work=Ici Radio-Canada Télé}}
International career
In July 2019, he was named to the Canada U15 for the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://en.cfmontreal.com/news/seven-academy-players-canada-u15|title=Seven Academy players with Canada U15|work=CF Montréal}}
In June 2022, he was named to the Canada U20 side for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.rds.ca/soccer/cfm/soccer-loic-cloutier-keesean-ferdinand-mael-henry-et-rida-zouhir-avec-le-canada-u20-1.15914099|title=Loïc Cloutier, Keesean Ferdinand, Maël Henry et Rida Zouhir avec le Canada U20|trans-title=Loïc Cloutier, Keesean Ferdinand, Maël Henry and Rida Zouhir with Canada U20|language=fr|date=June 10, 2022|work=RDS}}
Career statistics
{{updated|November 3, 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|Domestic cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=3|CF Montréal U23
|2022{{cite web |title=PTS-Ligue Archive |url=http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/archiveLigue/ |publisher=TSI Sports |language=French}} |Première ligue de soccer du Québec |12 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2023{{Cite web|url=https://page.spordle.com/fr/ligue-1-qc/stats|title=L1QC Stats|work=Spordle}}
|20 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Ottawa South United
|2024 |19 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 19 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Canada Soccer player|id=6544}}
- {{soccerway|loic-cloutier/641750}}
{{Atlético Ottawa squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cloutier, Loic}}
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Sportspeople from Quebec City
Category:CF Montréal U23 players
Category:Ottawa South United players
Category:Atlético Ottawa players
Category:Ligue1 Québec players