Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis

{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 1990)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis

| image = Lacoste-Lebuis U-20 USA-Canada - 2007.jpg

| upright =

| caption = Lacoste-Lebuis with the Canada U20 in 2007

| full_name = Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis{{Cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=4 |date=July 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000046/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=December 31, 2013}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|8|28|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Mount Royal, Quebec, Canada

| height = 1.93 m{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 2001

| youthclubs1 = Mont-Royal Outremont

| youthyears2 = 2002

| youthclubs2 = Strasbourg

| youthyears3 = 2002–2006

| youthclubs3 = Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis

| youthyears4 = 2006–2008

| youthclubs4 = Strasbourg

| collegeyears1 = 2009

| college1 = UMCP

| collegeyears2 = 2012

| college2 = McGill

| years1 = 2006–2008

| clubs1 = Strasbourg{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| totalcaps = 1

| totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2005

| nationalteam1 = Canada U15

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2006–2007

| nationalteam2 = Canada U17

| nationalcaps2 = 10

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2007

| nationalteam3 = Canada U20[http://www.federation-soccer.qc.ca/fre/Athl%C3%A8tesM/2615.cfm Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis - FÉDÉRATION DE SOCCER DU QUÉBEC]

| nationalcaps3 = 7

| nationalgoals3 = 0

}}

Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis (born August 28, 1990) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Lacoste-Lebuis was born in Mount Royal, Quebec.{{cite news |last1=Basu |first1=Argon |title=Europe beckons Quebecer |url=http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/athlete/story.html?id=1a334b34-6508-4dfe-bc2f-fdea36c64169 |access-date=7 May 2021 |work=The Gazette |date=6 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314153831/http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/athlete/story.html?id=1a334b34-6508-4dfe-bc2f-fdea36c64169 |archive-date=14 March 2012}}

His performances for the Canada under-17 team at a tournament in Northern Ireland in 2006 attracted the interest of clubs from Germany and France.{{cite news |title=Une saison de soccer exceptionnelle pour Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis |url=http://www.expressoutremont.com/article-57699-Une-saison-de-soccer-exceptionnelle-pour-Olivier-LacosteLebuis.html |access-date=7 May 2021 |work=L'Express d'Outremont |date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718190727/http://www.expressoutremont.com/article-57699-Une-saison-de-soccer-exceptionnelle-pour-Olivier-LacosteLebuis.html |archive-date=18 July 2008 |language=fr}} Following a trial he signed a two-year contract with RC Strasbourg in 2006.

He was named Canadian U-17 Player of the Year for 2007.{{cite web |title=Sinclair named top female soccer player |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2008/01/15/sinclair_year_award/ |website=sportsnet.ca |access-date=7 May 2021 |date=15 January 2008}}

He made his single professional appearance for Strasbourg on 29 September 2008 against Clermont Foot in Ligue 2, playing the full match.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

In January 2009, he joined the Maryland Terrapins of the NCAA.{{Cite web |url=http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/031009aab.html |title=National Champion Men's Soccer Announces Signing Class of 2009 |access-date=2009-04-27 |archive-date=2011-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725032712/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/031009aab.html |url-status=dead }}

International career

Lacoste-Lebuis represented Canada at the 2007 CONCACAF Under-17 Qualification Tournament in Kingston, Jamaica, Canada finished fourth in Group B.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

In 2006, he captained the Canada under-17 team and was named the top player at the Ballymena Tournament in Northern Ireland.

He was also a member of the Canada U20 side.{{cite web |title=Lacoste-Lebuis: génie du ballon rond |url=https://www.rds.ca/soccer/lacoste-lebuis-genie-du-ballon-rond-1.219793 |website=rds.ca |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=fr |date=28 June 2007}} He was in the squad for the 2007 U-20 World Cup but did not make an appearance.

Personal life

The Montreal native speaks French and English.[http://www.cbc.ca/sports/fifau20/features/team-canada.html Team Canada - CBCSports.ca]

Honours

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