Louis Béland-Goyette (born September 15, 1995) is a Canadian professional

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player who plays as a

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Club career

Montreal Impact

Béland-Goyette began 2014 with

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club

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, where he made 8 appearances. He signed his first professional contract with the Montreal Impact on September 12, 2014. He made his debut as a 75th-minute substitute during a 1-2 loss to the

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a day later on September 13. On March 26, 2015 Béland-Goyette was removed from Montreal's first team roster and added to

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, ahead of their inaugural season in the

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. He made his debut against

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on March 28. After two seasons with FC Montreal in which he captained the team, Béland-Goyette signed with the first team for a second time in November 2016. Béland-Goyette was released by Montreal at the end of their 2018 season.

Valour FC

On April 9, 2019, Béland-Goyette signed with

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side

Valour FC Valour Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home matches at IG Field. The team is coached by Phillip Dos Santos and community owned thro ...

. He made his debut in Valour's inaugural game against

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on May 1. Béland-Goyette scored his first goal for Valour on August 19 against

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HFX Wanderers

On January 8, 2020, Béland-Goyette signed with

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. He made his debut on August 15 against

International career

Béland-Goyette has represented Canada at the U-18 and U-20 level. He was a part of the U-20 squad that went to the 2014

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. He later made the team for the

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and the Canadian U23 national team at the

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. In May 2016, Béland-Goyette 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. In October 2017, Béland-Goyette received his first call-up to the Canadian senior team for a friendly against

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, but didn't appear in the match.

Honours

HFX Wanderers *

**Runners-up:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beland-Goyette, Louis 1995 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Canadian men's soccer players Soccer people from Quebec People from Pointe-Claire Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Malta CF Montréal U23 players CF Montréal players FC Montreal players Valour FC players HFX Wanderers FC players Gudja United F.C. players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Canadian Premier League players Maltese Premier League players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Homegrown Players (MLS) Pan American Games competitors for Canada