Zachary Brault-Guillard

Zachary Bichotte Paul Brault-Guillard (born December 30, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal and the Canada national team.

Zachary Brault-Guillard
Brault-Guillard with CF Montréal in 2019
Personal information
Full name Zachary Bichotte Paul Brault-Guillard[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-30) December 30, 1998
Place of birth Delmas, Haiti[2]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 CF Montréal
Number 15
Youth career
Lagnieu
0000–2011 Ain Sud Foot
2011–2017 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Lyon II 33 (1)
2018–2020 Lyon 0 (0)
2019 → CF Montréal[lower-alpha 1](loan) 13 (0)
2020– CF Montréal[lower-alpha 1] 93 (7)
International career‡
2017 Canada U20 3 (0)
2021 Canada U23 4 (0)
2018– Canada 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 1, 2023

Early life

Brault-Guillard was born in Haiti and raised in Montreal after being adopted by a Quebecois and French couple. Brault-Guillard was raised in Montreal until the age of seven before relocating to France. As a youth, he spent time with Lagnieu and Ain Sud, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, before entering the Olympique Lyonnais academy with the under-13 team.[4]

Club career

In February 2019, Brault-Guillard joined the Montreal Impact on loan from Olympique Lyonnais.[5] He made his debut on March 2 in Montreal's season opener against the San Jose Earthquakes, as a substitute for Ignacio Piatti in the 85th minute.[6]

Brault-Guillard transferred to Montreal permanently on January 25, 2020.[7] Upon completion of the 2021 MLS season, CF Montréal would announce that they would exercise the option on Brault-Guillard's contract for 2022.[8]

International career

Youth

Brault-Guillard was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[9] He was named to the final squad ahead of the re-scheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[10]

Senior

Brault-Guillard made his international debut for Canada on October 16, 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute for Liam Millar in the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match against Dominica. The match finished as a 5–0 home win for Canada.[11] He was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup on May 30, 2019.[12]

On June 2, 2021, Brault-Guillard scored his first goal for Canada, netting the fourth goal in a 7-0 victory over Aruba in a World Cup qualifying match.[13]

In June 2023, Brault-Guillard was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played October 21, 2023[15]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon II 2015–16 CFA 20————20
2016–17 20————20
2017–18 Championnat National 2 150————150
2018–19 141————141
Total 33100000000331
Montreal Impact (loan) 2019 MLS 130—20——150
CF Montréal 2020 21010—401[lower-alpha 2]0270
2021 302—30——332
2022 183102040—253
2023 2410041—1[lower-alpha 3]0292
Total 10662011180201297
Career total 13962011180201627

International
As of July 1, 2023
Canada
YearAppsGoals
201820
201920
202111
202220
202310
Total81

International goals
List of international goals scored by Zachary Brault-Guillard
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1June 5, 2021IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States5 Aruba4–07–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

CF Montreal

Individual
  • Canadian Championship - Best Young Canadian Player Award: 2019[16]

Notes
  1. Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021
  2. Appearance in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.
  3. Appearance in 2023 Leagues Cup

References
  1. Zachary Brault-Guillard at the Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  2. Zachary Brault-Guillard at Soccerway
  3. "Zachary Brault-Guillard". CF Montréal. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  4. "Impact acquires Québécois defender Zachary Brault-Guillard on loan" (Press release). Montreal Impact. February 5, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  5. "Impact acquires Québécois defender Zachary Brault-Guillard on loan". Montreal Impact. February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  6. Vance, Paul (March 2, 2019). "Impact Wins Opener in California".
  7. "Quebecois defender Zachary Brault-Guillard transferred to the Impact". January 25, 2020.
  8. "CF Montréal exercises options for 12 players". CF Montreal. November 30, 2021.
  9. "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  10. "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". March 10, 2021.
  11. Davidson, Neil (October 16, 2018). "Young Canadians dump Dominica in CONCACAF Nations qualifying play". CTV News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  12. "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup". May 30, 2019.
  13. "CANADA CONTINUE QATAR 2022 QUALIFYING JOURNEY WITH 7:0 WIN OVER ARUBA". June 5, 2021.
  14. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 19, 2023). "CanMNT announces final 23-man squad for Concacaf Gold Cup". Canadian Premier League.
  15. Soccerway. "Zachary Brault-Guillard profile".
  16. "L'Impact de Montréal remporte le Championnat canadien". Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  17. "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup". Retrieved November 21, 2021.


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