Patrick Leduc (born December 26, 1977 in

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) is a Canadian

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player who formerly played for Montreal Impact in the

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Career

Youth and amateur

Before turning pro Leduc played amateur soccer with FC Sélect Rive-Sud in the

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. He also played for U15 and U17 Quebec select teams winning two silver medals, and later played for

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in the

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in 1998 and 1999.

Professional

Leduc was signed by Montreal Impact of the

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in 2000, but in his first two seasons was a bit-player, featuring in only a handful of games. Leduc finally broke into the first team in 2002, and spent over 1,000 minutes on the field for the first time of his career with the Impact, picking up his first assists in a 3–1 win against the

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on June 9. He also helped claim the

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. In his fourth season with the club he scored his first goal, in an August 3 game against the Riverhounds. His second goal was the winner in 2–0 victory over

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, which clinched first place in Eastern Conference. He was one of 11 Impact players to finish the season with over 1,500 minutes played. In 2004 Leduc was one of five Impact players to play more than 2,000 minutes during the season, he scored three goals, and added more four assists. He was part of the starting eleven for the championship game, which the Impact won 2–0 against the

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, claiming the championship for the second time in club history, and for the third consecutive year helped claim the Voyageurs Cup. In 2005 Leduc helped the Impact to a 15-game undefeated streak, setting a new league record, while helping the team clinch the regular season title. During the 2006 season he scored a goal against the

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in a 4–0 victory, and layer played his 150th career game with the Impact on August 31 against

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, becoming only the 7th player in club history to do so. Later in the season he reached the 10,000 career minutes played mark with Montreal - only the 8th person in club history. On January 5, 2009 the Montreal Impact announced the re-signing of Leduc to a two-year contract for the 2009 season. Leduc announced his retirement on March 29, 2011.

International

Leduc was invited to a Canada national soccer team training camp for the first time in In January 2005, and played his first game on July 2, 2005 against

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. He was selected to represent Canada at the

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, and was in the starting 11 for the first two games against

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and the

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, although both games resulted in a loss and Canada were knocked out of the tournament. On January 22, 2006, he was selected for the international friendly against the United States in

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, but was an unused substitute in a 0–0 tie.

Post-retirement

Leduc is now a color commentator/analyst for broadcaster RDS, covering the Montreal Impact and international soccer.

Honors

Montreal impact

Championship (2):

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

Commissioners Cup (2):

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

Champions (7): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Career stats

Last update: September 5, 2010 1) Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (American Based Clubs) – Nutrilite Canadian Cup (Canadian Based Clubs)
2) Concacaf Champions League

References

External links

Montreal Impact bio
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archive
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leduc, Patrick 1977 births Living people People from Saint-Lambert, Quebec Francophone Quebec people Association football midfielders Soccer people from Quebec Canadian soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Canadian expatriate soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Twin Cities Phoenix players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players USL First Division players USL League Two players USSF Division 2 Professional League players Expatriate soccer players in the United States 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Player-coaches FC Sélect Rive-Sud players