Thibaut Jacquel (born 13 March 1997) is a French

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who plays as a

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for US Thionville Lusitanos.

Playing career

Youth, College & Amateur

Jacquel was part of the FC Metz academy until he was released by the club at 19-years old. He went on to spend a season with

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side FC Trémery, scoring 5 goals in 30 appearances. In 2018, Jacquel made the move to the United States to play

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at Campbell University. In two seasons at Campbell, Jacquel made 41 appearances, scoring 22 goals and tallying 13 assists. In 2018, Jacquel achieved an honourable mention as an All-Conference selection and led the Big South in assists. In 2019, he was named 3rd-team All-America, 2nd-team All-South Region by United Soccer Coaches, was chosen to Best XI 3rd team by Top Drawer Soccer and No. 32 among the nation’s Top 100 upperclassmen. Jacquel led the nation in goals, and was Big South Attacking Player of the Year, 1st-team All-Conference, Big South All-Tournament team. The 2020 season at Campbell was cancelled due to the

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. While at college, Jacquel also played in the

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with

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in 2019, where he scored 7 goals and tallied 1 assist in 12 regular season appearances.

Professional

On 21 January 2021, Jacquel was selected 75th overall in the

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. On 29 March 2021, he signed with Dallas' USL League One affiliate side North Texas SC. Jacquel made his debut on 24 April 2021, starting in a 4–2 win over

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and scoring two goals. In January 2022, Jacquel signed with Luxembourg National Division champions

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References

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