Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé (born March 9, 1995) is a Canadian professional

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player who currently plays for

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Club career

Early career

Gagnon-Laparé joined the Montreal Impact youth academy in 2011. In 2012, he would play with the academy's senior team in the first division of the

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. He would help Montreal secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the division. In the preliminary round of the postseason, the senior team defeated Toronto FC's senior academy team. Montreal would qualify for the championship final after defeating the

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in the semifinal round. In the

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, the club was defeated by the reigning champions

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. He resumed playing with the academy team in 2013 as the team participated in the

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. Gagnon-Laparé would also play with the Montreal Impact's reserve team in the

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throughout the 2013 campaign. His final season with the Montreal youth team was in the 2014 season where he competed in the American-based

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Montreal Impact

On May 7, 2014, Gagnon-Laparé made his professional debut for the Montreal Impact in a 2–1 defeat to

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in the

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. Gagnon-Laparé signed his first professional contract with the Montreal Impact on July 3, 2014. He made his debut against

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on July 24, 2014. In his debut season with the Impact, he assisted the club in winning the Canadian Championship and secured a berth in the

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. He made his debut in the Champions League on September 18, 2014, against the

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. Gagnon-Laparé joined

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on loan for the rest of the 2015 NASL season on October 6, 2015. After 3 seasons with the Impact, the club announced they would not pick up Gagnon-Laparé's contract option for the 2017 season.

Vitré

After trialing with

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in late 2016, Gagnon-Laparé signed with CFA club

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in January 2017. He would spend 18 months at the club before departing at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Ottawa Fury

Gagnon-Laparé was signed by

on July 16, 2018. In November 2018, The Fury announced Gagnon-Laparé would return for a second season in 2019. After two seasons with the Fury, the club would cease operations for the 2020 season, making Gagnon-Laparé a free agent.

Saint Louis FC

Following Ottawa ceasing operations and moving to

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, Gagnon-Laparé stayed in the

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with

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ahead of their 2020 season. With

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starting play in MLS in 2023, Saint Louis FC would fold at the end of the 2020 season, ending Gagnon-Laparés time at the club after one season.

HFX Wanderers

On January 20, 2021, Gagnon-Laparé signed a two-year contract with an option for 2023 with

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side

. In December 2022, his contract option was declined, ending his time with the club after two seasons.

York United

Shortly after leaving the HFX Wanderers, Gagnon-Laparé signed with fellow CPL team York United on a two-year deal.

HFX Wanderers Return

On January 20, 2021, Gagnon-Laparé returned to

International career

Gagnon-Laparé has represented Canada at the U-18 level. On August 27, 2013, he received his first call up to the Canada national team by new manager

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for two friendlies against

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on September 8 and 10. He made his international debut in the first friendly which ended in a goalless draw. After being a mainstay with Floro and the senior team for most of 2014, Gagnon-Laparé was called into the U20 team by coach

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on November 7, 2014. He made his debut in a friendly against England's U-20 side five days later and played the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 draw. In May 2016, Gagnon-Lapare was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against

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and

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. He saw action in both matches.

Career statistics

References

External links

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USSF Development Academy bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gagnon-Lapare, Jeremy 1995 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Soccer people from Quebec Sportspeople from Sherbrooke Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States CF Montréal U23 players CF Montréal players FC Montreal players Ottawa Fury FC players AS Vitré players Saint Louis FC players HFX Wanderers FC players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Homegrown Players (MLS) Pan American Games competitors for Canada