Wandrille Lefèvre
{{short description|French-born Canadian soccer player (born 1989)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Wandrille Lefèvre
|image = Wandrille Lefèvre.jpg
|image_size = 250px
|caption = Lefèvre with Montreal Impact in 2013
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|12|17}}
|birth_place = Chartres, France
|height = 1.85m
|position = Centre back
|currentclub = AS Blainville
|clubnumber = 5
|youthyears1 = 1998–2003
|youthclubs1 = Montpellier HSC
|youthyears2 = 2003–2007
|youthclubs2 = Montreal-Concordia
|youthyears3 = 2011–2013
|youthclubs3 = Montreal Impact
|collegeyears1 = 2007–2010
|college1 = Montreal Carabins
|collegecaps1=
|collegegoals1=
|years1 = 2011–2012
|clubs1 = Montreal Impact Academy
|caps1 = ?
|goals1 = ?
|years2 = 2011
|clubs2 = Montreal Impact (NASL)
|caps2 = 2
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2013–2017
|clubs3 = Montreal Impact
|caps3 = 48
|goals3 = 2
|years4 = 2015–2016
|clubs4 = → FC Montreal (loan)
|caps4 = 3
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2017
|clubs5 = → Ottawa Fury (loan)
|caps5 = 2
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2019–2021
|clubs6 = AS Blainville
|caps6 = 34
|goals6 = 2
|years7 = 2022–2023
|clubs7 = FC Laval
|caps7 = 36
|goals7 = 1
|years8 = 2024–
|clubs8 = AS Blainville
|caps8 = 14
|goals8 = 1
|nationalyears1 = 2015–2017
|nationalteam1 = Canada
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = September 8, 2024
|nationalteam-update = January 22, 2017
}}
Wandrille Lefèvre (born December 17, 1989) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a centre back for AS Blainville in Ligue1 Quebec.
Career
=Amateur=
Lefèvre played with the youth teams of OC Perpignan, a satellite club of Montpellier HSC. In 2003, he moved to Montreal with his family where he played soccer with the Montreal-Concordia club. He attended College Stanislas for secondary.{{cite web|url=http://www.proevolutioncoaching.ca/Profile/Wandrille-Lefevre|title=Wandrille Lefèvre|language=fr|work=Pro Evolution Coaching}}
Lefèvre played four seasons for the Université de Montréal Carabins.{{cite web|url=http://the11.ca/2013/02/26/lefevre-tissot-make-the-jump-to-impacts-mls-roster/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192559/https://the11.ca/2013/02/26/lefevre-tissot-make-the-jump-to-impacts-mls-roster/|title=Lefevre, Tissot make the jump to Impact's MLS roster|first=Steven|last=Sandor|date=February 26, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|work=The 11|url-status=dead}} He was named CIS Second Team All Star and RSEQ First Team All Star in 2008 and to the 2009 RSEQ Second Team All Star.{{cite web|url=http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/players/wandrille-lefevre|title=Wandrille Lefèvre|work=Montreal Impact|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822070241/https://www.impactmontreal.com/en/players/wandrille-lefevre|archive-date=August 22, 2017|url-status=dead}}
=Professional=
In 2011, he began playing with the Montreal Impact Academy in the Canadian Soccer League.{{Cite web|url=http://www.edsimpactmontreal.com:80/img/roster-academie-2011.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216092013/http://www.edsimpactmontreal.com:80/img/roster-academie-2011.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 16, 2011|title=Saison 2011 Season: Alignement Académie U21 Academy Roster|date=December 16, 2011|access-date=September 3, 2017|work=Montreal Impact Academy}} Lefèvre would help Montreal secure a playoff berth in the league's first division.{{Cite news |date=6 October 2011 |title=City United hits post-season on a high |work=Brampton Guardian}} He would contribute a goal in the opening round of the playoffs against Capital City.{{Cite news |last=Desaulniers |first=Darren |date=9 October 2011 |title=Capital City opens playoffs with draw |work=Ottawa Citizen |pages=C2}} However, the academy side would be eliminated from the tournament in the second match against the Ottawa-based club.{{Cite news |last=Desaulniers |first=Darren |date=17 October 2011 |title=Surviving the Impact; Capital City FC advances into CSL semifinals |work=Ottawa Citizen |pages=B6}}
He had another run with Montreal's academy in the 2012 season.{{Cite web |title=2012 Montreal Impact Academy roster |url=http://canadiansoccerleague.com/teams/montreal.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126101239/http://canadiansoccerleague.com/teams/montreal.asp |archive-date=26 January 2013 |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=canadiansoccerleague.ca}} The Impact would secure another playoff berth by finishing second in the division.{{Cite news |last=Hickey |first=Pat |date=20 November 2012 |title=Impact committed to developing local talent |work=Montreal Gazette |pages=A23}} In the first round of the postseason, Montreal would defeat Toronto FC's academy to advance to the next round.{{Cite news |last=Hayakawa |first=Michael |date=15 October 2012 |title=York Shooters in CSL semifinals |work=Vaughan Citizen}} Lefèvre would record a goal in the semifinal match against the York Region Shooters that secured Montreal a berth in the championship finals.{{Cite news |last=Hayakawa |first=Michael |date=22 October 2012 |title=York Shooters eliminated from CSL playoffs |work=Vaughan Citizen}} He would participate in the championship final match against Toronto Croatia where Montreal was defeated.{{Cite news |date=27 October 2012 |title=Toronto Croatia wins CSL title with a 1-0 victory over Montreal Impact Academy |work=The Canadian Press}} He was a finalist for the 2012 CSL MVP award.
Lefèvre made his debut for the senior Montreal Impact (NASL) in the North American Soccer League on June 26, 2011, against FC Edmonton.{{cite web|url=http://www.montrealimpact.com/Tracker/Tracker.aspx?GameID=259&language=EN|title=Montreal Impact vs FC Edmonton|work=Montreal Impact|date=June 26, 2011|archive-date=March 22, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322010842/http://www.impactmontreal.com/en?GameID=259&language=EN}} In 2012, he trained regularly with the first team, playing eight MLS Reserve League games.
On February 26, 2013, Lefèvre signed a Homegrown Player contract with the Montreal Impact.{{cite web|url=http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2013/02/quebec-wandrille-lefevre-maxim-tissot-first-team-homegrown-players-academy|title=Quebecers Wandrille Lefèvre and Maxim Tissot of the Academy join the Impact in MLS|date=February 26, 2013|work=Montreal Impact}} On April 27, 2013, he made his debut for the Montreal Impact against the Chicago Fire as a sub in the 54' minute coming on for Alessandro Nesta.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2013-04-27-MTL-v-CHI/stats|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320084550/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2013-04-27-MTL-v-CHI/stats|title=Montreal Impact vs Chicago Fire|archive-date=March 20, 2014|date=April 27, 2013|url-status=dead|work=Major League Soccer}}{{cite web|title=Montreal Impact's Wandrille Lefevre still dazzled after replacing childhood hero Alessandro Nesta|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/04/29/montreal-impacts-wandrille-lefevre-still-dazzled-after-replacing-childhood-h|date=April 29, 2013|first=Olivier|last=Tremblay|work=Major League Soccer|access-date=April 28, 2013}}
On August 15, 2017, Lefèvre was loaned to the Ottawa Fury.{{cite web|title=Lefèvre joins Fury FC on loan from Montreal Impact|url=http://www.ottawafuryfc.com/news_article/show/823508|publisher=Ottawa Fury FC|date=August 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215204742/http://www.ottawafuryfc.com/news_article/show/823508|archive-date=December 15, 2019|url-status=dead}}
Lefèvre was waived by Montreal on January 18, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.impactmontreal.com/en/post/2018/01/18/impact-waives-defenders-wandrille-lef%C3%A8vre-and-deian-boldor|title=Impact waives defenders Wandrille Lefèvre and Deian Boldor|date=January 18, 2018|work=Montreal Impact}}
After a year away from the pitch, Lefévre joined Canadian club AS Blainville in the winter 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.rds.ca/soccer/lefevre-embrasse-le-defi-avec-l-as-blainville-1.6785149|title=Wandrille Lefèvre embrasse le défi du Championnat canadien avec l'AS Blainville|trans-title=Wandrille Lefèvre embraces the challenge of the Canadian Championship with AS Blainville|work=RDS|date=May 15, 2019|first=Nicolas|last=Landry|language=fr}} He made fifteen appearances for Blainville that season, scoring one goal.{{cite web |title=Lefevre, Wandrille |url=http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/ligue/l_statJ.aspx?pass=00549521&eq=4203008-2019E |publisher=TSI Sports |access-date=5 December 2019}}
In 2022, he joined FC Laval,{{Cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/celtix-gabriel-balbinotti/|title=Former Forge Striker Balbinotti Signs With PLSQ Side Celtix|date=January 24, 2022|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques|access-date=25 January 2022|quote=He wasn’t the only high-profile PLSQ signing of the weekend, with Wandrille Lefevre officially signing with FC Laval after helping AS Blainville to two of its four league titles.}} helping them win the PLSQ title.{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/plsq-champion-fc-laval/|title=FC Laval Bound For Canadian Championship After Historic PLSQ Win|date=October 3, 2022|first=John|last=Jacques|work=Northern Tribune}}
=International=
Lefèvre became a Canadian citizen in July 2015. He received his first call-up to Canada on October 2, 2015, for a friendly match against Ghana at RFK Stadium.{{cite web|url=http://www.rednationonline.ca/Articles2016/CanMNTnamessquadforOctoberfriendlyagainstGh.aspx|title=CanMNT names squad for October friendly against Ghana|first=Steve|last=Bottjer|date=October 2, 2015|work=Red Nation Online}} Lefèvre earned his first international cap as a starter in the match, a 1–1 draw on October 13, 2015.{{cite web|title=Canada MNT deliver impressive performance in Ghana draw|url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/-canada-mnt-deliver-impressive-performance-in-ghana-draw-p158721|publisher=Canada Soccer|access-date=October 14, 2015}}
Personal life
Lefèvre previously held Canadian permanent residency which qualified him as a domestic player on Canadian teams for MLS roster purposes. On July 2, 2015, he became a Canadian citizen.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|September 15, 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|League !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|Domestic Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Montreal Impact
|NASL |2011 |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="6"|Montreal Impact
|rowspan="5"|MLS |2013 |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2014
|15 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2015
|11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2016
|13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2017
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 2 |
| rowspan="3"|FC Montreal (loan)
|rowspan="2"|USL |2015 |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ottawa Fury FC (loan)
|USL |2017 |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|A.S. Blainville
|rowspan="3"|PLSQ |2019{{cite web |title=PLSQ Stats Archive |url=http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/archiveLigue/ |publisher=TSI Sports |access-date=16 January 2019 |language=French}} |15 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2020
|7 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2021
|12 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| rowspan=3|FC Laval
|PLSQ |2022 |21 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 23 | 1 | |||
| Ligue1 Québec
|2023{{cite web|url=https://page.spordle.com/fr/ligue-1-qc/stats?tab=players|title=2023 Ligue1 Quebec stats|work=Ligue1 Québec}} |15 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 16 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| A.S. Blainville
|2024 |14 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!139 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 163 | 7 |
=International=
{{updated|January 22, 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | Canada national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total||3||0 |
Honours
=Club=
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{MLS player|wandrille-lefevre}}
- {{Canada Soccer|7557}}
- {{Soccerway|wandrille-lefevre/193663}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lefevre, Wandrille}}
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Soccer players from Montreal
Category:French emigrants to Canada
Category:Naturalized citizens of Canada
Category:Montpellier HSC players
Category:Université de Montréal alumni
Category:CF Montréal U23 players
Category:Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
Category:Ottawa Fury FC players
Category:Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players
Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Ligue1 Québec players
Category:Canada men's international soccer players
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:A.S. Blainville players
Category:Footballers from Eure-et-Loir
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
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