Jaeden Mercure (born March 14, 2003) is a Canadian

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player who plays as a

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for

Launceston United SC Launceston United Soccer Club, is a semi-professional soccer club which represents the city of Launceston in the Northern Championship (Tasmania). It should not be mistaken with the fellow Launceston team, Launceston City. The club fields te ...

in NPL Tasmania.

Early life

Mercure was born in Canada and is of Haitian descent. Growing up, Mercure played hockey and soccer, joining

Ottawa South United Ottawa South United is a Canadian semi-professional soccer team based in Manotick, Ontario, a community in the rural south part of Ottawa that plays in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. The club previously competed in League1 Ontario. ...

when he was nine years old. In 2017, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy Residency Program. Afterwards, he returned to OSU in 2018. He was set to attend

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and play for the men's soccer team beginning in 2021, but ultimately did not join them.

Club career

On August 17, 2019, he made his debut for the senior team of

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against

Master's FA Master's Futbol Academy, commonly known as Master's FA, is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario. The club was founded in 2009 as a soccer academy and added its team in the semi-professional League1 Ontari ...

, which was his only appearance of the season. After appearing with the reserve squad in the 2020 season, he returned to the senior team in 2021, now in the

Première Ligue de soccer du Québec The Première ligue de soccer du Québec (PLSQ) is a semi-professional soccer league created in 2012. The Quebec Soccer Federation operates both men's and women's divisions at the pro-am tier of the Canadian soccer league system. The league is pa ...

. On August 10, 2021, he joined

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club

Atlético Ottawa Atlético Ottawa is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at TD Place Stadium, TD Place. The team was founded in 2020 by Spa ...

, signing a Canadian Developmental contract, allowing his to retain his university eligibility, as well as to continue playing with his local team, Ottawa South United. The move was facilitated through the affiliation the two clubs. He made his professional debut on September 1, coming on as a substitute against

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. In May 2023, he signed with Australian club

in NPL Tasmania.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mercure, Jaeden 2003 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Whitecaps FC Academy players Ottawa South United players Atlético Ottawa players Canadian Premier League players Ligue1 Québec players League1 Ontario players