Antoine Coupland (born December 12, 2003) is a Canadian professional
soccer
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player who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for Croatian club
HNK Rijeka
Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka ( en, Croatian Football Club Rijeka), commonly referred to as NK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football, football club from the city of Rijeka.
HNK Rijeka compete in Croatia's top ...
.
Club career
Early career
Before turning pro, Coupland was a member of Ottawa club
St. Anthony SC's Futuro Soccer Academy programme.
In July 2019, he was set to go on trial with English club
Sheffield United
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, but turned down the opportunity to instead sign a professional contract with his hometown team,
Ottawa Fury.
Ottawa Fury
On July 11, 2019, Coupland signed his first professional contract with
Ottawa Fury FC
Ottawa Fury Football Club was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competed in the North American Soccer League and USL Championship and played its home games at TD Place Stadium.
The Ottawa Fury FC were diss ...
. At the age of 15 years old, Coupland became the youngest first-team player in the club's history and one of the youngest professional players in Canada.
Coupland made his debut for the Fury on July 20, 2019, coming off the bench in the final minutes of the game in a 4–0 victory over
Swope Park Rangers
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.
After one season with the Fury, the club would cease operations for the 2020 season, making Coupland a free agent.
Atlético Ottawa
On March 5, 2020, Coupland signed with new
Canadian Premier League
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side
Atlético Ottawa
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. He made his debut on August 19 against
Valour FC
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The team is coached by Phillip Dos Santos and community owned thro ...
. He played in three of the club's seven total matches during the season, which was drastically shortened due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, playing a total of 98 minutes. He re-signed with the club for the
2021 season January 25, 2021. On July 11, Coupland scored his first professional goal, netting the second against
Cavalry FC
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in a 2–0 victory. In November 2021, after Ottawa's elimination from
playoff contention, Coupland announced he was going on trial with clubs in
Portugal
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.
Rijeka
On February 6, 2022, Coupland signed with the first team of
Croatian First Football League side
HNK Rijeka
Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka ( en, Croatian Football Club Rijeka), commonly referred to as NK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football, football club from the city of Rijeka.
HNK Rijeka compete in Croatia's top ...
.
International career
On May 13, 2022 Coupland was named to the 60-man provisional
Canadian U-20 team for the
2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
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Living people
2003 births
Association football midfielders
Canadian soccer players
Soccer people from Quebec
People from Chelsea, Quebec
Canadian expatriate soccer players
Expatriate footballers in Croatia
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Ottawa Fury FC players
Atlético Ottawa players
HNK Rijeka players
USL Championship players
Canadian Premier League players