Canadian soccer player (born 1998)
Zachary Brault-Guillard
Full name
Zachary Bichotte Paul Brault-Guillard[ 1] Date of birth
(1998-12-30 ) December 30, 1998 (age 26) Place of birth
Delmas , Haiti[ 2] Height
1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[ 3] Position(s)
Right-back Current team
Lugano Number
2
Lagnieu 0000 –2011
Ain Sud Foot 2011–2017
Lyon Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2016–2019
Lyon II
33
(1) 2018–2020
Lyon
0
(0) 2019
→ Montreal Impact (loan)
13
(0) 2020–2023
CF Montréal [ a]
93
(6) 2024–
Lugano
10
(0) 2017
Canada U20
3
(0) 2021
Canada U23
4
(0) 2018–
Canada
8
(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 29, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 10, 2024
Zachary Bichotte Paul Brault-Guillard (born December 30, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club Lugano and the Canada national team .
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] Upon completion of the 2023 Season, CF Montréal would announce that they would not pick up Brault-Guillard's contract for 2024, ending his time with the club.[ 9]
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.[ 10] He was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[ 11]
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.[ 12] He was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup on May 30, 2019.[ 13]
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.[ 14]
In June 2023, Brault-Guillard was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup .[ 15]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played December 1, 2024 [ 16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
Playoffs
National cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Lyon II
2015–16
CFA
2
0
—
—
—
—
2
0
2016–17
2
0
—
—
—
—
2
0
2017–18
Championnat National 2
15
0
—
—
—
—
15
0
2018–19
14
1
—
—
—
—
14
1
Total
33
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
1
Montreal Impact (loan)
2019
MLS
13
0
—
2
0
—
—
15
0
CF Montréal
2020
21
0
1
0
—
4
0
1[ b]
0
27
0
2021
30
2
—
3
0
—
—
33
2
2022
18
3
1
0
2
0
4
0
—
25
3
2023
24
1
0
0
4
1
—
1[ c]
0
29
2
Total
106
6
2
0
11
1
8
0
2
0
129
7
Lugano
2024–25
Swiss Super League
9
0
—
1
0
4
0
—
14
0
Career total
148
7
2
0
12
1
14
0
0
0
176
8
International
As of match played June 10, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Canada
2018
2
0
2019
2
0
2021
1
1
2022
2
0
2023
1
0
Total
8
1
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Zachary Brault-Guillard
No.
Date
Venue
Cap
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
June 5, 2021
IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States
5
Aruba
4–0
7–0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours
Club
CF Montreal
Individual
Canadian Championship - Best Young Canadian Player Award: 2019[ 17]
Notes
References
^ Zachary Brault-Guillard at the Canadian Soccer Association . Retrieved September 15, 2020.
^ Zachary Brault-Guillard at Soccerway
^ "Zachary Brault-Guillard" . CF Montréal. Retrieved August 21, 2022 .
^ "Impact acquires Québécois defender Zachary Brault-Guillard on loan" (Press release). Montreal Impact. February 5, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019 .
^ "Impact acquires Québécois defender Zachary Brault-Guillard on loan" . Montreal Impact. February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
^ Vance, Paul (March 2, 2019). "Impact Wins Opener in California" .
^ "Quebecois defender Zachary Brault-Guillard transferred to the Impact" . January 25, 2020.
^ "CF Montréal exercises options for 12 players" . CF Montreal . November 30, 2021.
^ "CF Montréal exercises options on four players for the 2024 season" . CF Montréal . December 1, 2023.
^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying" . Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020 .
^ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING" . March 10, 2021.
^ Davidson, Neil (October 16, 2018). "Young Canadians dump Dominica in CONCACAF Nations qualifying play" . CTV News . The Canadian Press . Retrieved October 16, 2018 .
^ "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup" . May 30, 2019.
^ "CANADA CONTINUE QATAR 2022 QUALIFYING JOURNEY WITH 7:0 WIN OVER ARUBA" . June 5, 2021.
^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 19, 2023). "CanMNT announces final 23-man squad for Concacaf Gold Cup" . Canadian Premier League .
^ Soccerway. "Zachary Brault-Guillard profile" .
^ a b "L'Impact de Montréal remporte le Championnat canadien" . Retrieved September 28, 2019 .
^ "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup" . Retrieved November 21, 2021 .
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