Samuel Piette (born 12 November 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a

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for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal and the Canada national team.

Club career

Early career

Piette began playing soccer at age four with local club Lionceaux de Le Gardeur and later joined Olympique de Repentigny and FC Boisbriand. In 2009, he moved to Europe and joined the youth team of

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but after French football rules, which state that a player must be 18 to sign a contract with a club, Piette joined

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youth side

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on 26 June 2012.

Fortuna Düsseldorf

After continuing to play for Fortuna Düsseldorf II Piette made his senior debut as a second-half substitute for Erwin Hoffer on 4 April 2014 in a 2–1 victory over

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Deportivo La Coruña

On 25 August 2014, Piette signed a one-year deal with

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, being assigned to the reserves in

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. After overcoming fitness issues, Piette made his league debut against Bertamiráns on 30 November.

Loan to Racing de Ferrol

Piette was loaned to

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for the 2015–16 season on 7 August 2015.

Izarra

After terminating his contract with Deportivo on 15 July 2016, Piette signed with Segunda División B club

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the following day.

CF Montréal

On 3 August 2017, Piette returned to Canada to sign with Montreal Impact, later renamed CF Montréal, of Major League Soccer, citing a desire to play in his hometown. He made his debut for the club on 12 August in a 3–0 win over Philadelphia Union, earning rave reviews, as well as a place in the MLS team of the week. Piette had his option for the 2020 season exercised by the Impact, keeping him with the club for 2020. Shortly after, he signed a three-year extension with the Impact keeping him with the club through the 2022 season, with an option for the 2023 season. After the 2022 season, Piette would sign a new contract with CF Montréal through the end of the 2025 season, with an option for 2026.

International career

Youth teams

Piette played for the Canada U17 national team, making his debut in the qualifiers for the

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. His team would go on to qualify for the tournament. Piette was also a part of the Canada U23 side, that attempted to qualify for the 2012 Olympics Football tournament, earning three caps. The team did not qualify for

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Senior team

Piette was called up to the Canada senior team for the first time for a friendly against

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in mid February but failed to see the pitch. He made his senior international debut on 3 June 2012, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute for

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in a 0–0 draw with the

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. This

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made Piette the third youngest player to ever suit up for the Canadian senior side. On 27 June 2013, he was listed as a part of the confirmed 23-man squad for Colin Miller's Canada squad for

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. Piette was called up for the

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in June 2015, as well as the

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. He earned rave reviews for his performance in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, particularly during group stage matches against Costa Rica and Honduras. On 30 May 2019, Piette was named to the Canadian squad for the

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. On 1 July 2021, he was called up to Canada for the

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In November 2022, Piette was named to Canada's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Montreal Impact * Canadian Championship:

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Individual * QSF Male Professional Player of the Year: 2018 * QSF Male Senior Player of the Year: 2011, 2015 * QSF Male Youth Player of the Year: 2010, 2012

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Piette, Samuel 1994 births Living people People from Repentigny, Quebec Sportspeople from Lanaudière Soccer people from Quebec Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders FC Metz players Fortuna Düsseldorf II players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Deportivo Fabril players Racing de Ferrol footballers CD Izarra footballers CF Montréal players Regionalliga players 2. Bundesliga players Tercera División players Segunda División B players Major League Soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Canada men's international soccer players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in France Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States FC Boisbriand players 2022 FIFA World Cup players