Vincent Lamy (born July 10, 1999) is a Canadian

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player who plays as a

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for Celtix du Haut-Richelieu.

Early life

Lamy was born in

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. Lamy began playing soccer in 2005 with hometown club Dynamik Sherbrooke, where he played until 2013. In 2014, he began playing for

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-based club Les Étoiles de L'Est.

Club career

Alessandria

In 2015, Lamy signed a youth contract with Italian

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. However, due to a rule change by

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regarding minors playing abroad, the 16 year-old Lamy was prohibited from playing official matches for the club, but was still able to appear in friendlies while training with the academy. He spent four months with Alessandria but was eventually forced to return to Canada.

Montreal Impact

After returning to Canada, Lamy joined the academy of

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side Montreal Impact in 2016. Lamy played two seasons of

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soccer with the Montreal Impact U18s and U19s, scoring six goals in seventeen appearances in his first year and 22 goals in 25 appearances in his second.

HFX Wanderers

On January 22, 2019, Lamy signed his first professional contract with

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. He made his debut on May 16 in a Canadian Championship match against the

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. On April 28, 2019 he made his league debut for Halifax as a substitute in a 1–0 loss to

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. On 14 December 2019, the club announced that Lamy would not be returning for the 2020 season.

Celtix du Haut-Richelieu

In 2020, Lamy played in the

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with debutants Celtix du Haut-Richelieu during a season shortened by the

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, scoring one goal in four appearances.

International career

In 2014, Lamy participated in three Canadian under-15 identification camps, including a training camp in

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Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamy, Vincent 1999 births Living people Association football forwards Canadian soccer players Soccer people from Quebec Sportspeople from Sherbrooke Canadian expatriate soccer players Expatriate footballers in Italy Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Italy HFX Wanderers FC players Canadian Premier League players Première Ligue de soccer du Québec players Celtix du Haut-Richelieu players