Wandrille Lefèvre (born December 17, 1989) is a Canadian

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player who plays as a centre back for

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Career

Amateur

Lefèvre played with the youth teams of OC Perpignan, a satellite club of Montpellier HSC. In 2003, he moved to Montreal with his family where he played soccer with the Montreal-Concordia club. He attended College Stanislas for secondary. Lefèvre played four seasons for the Université de Montréal Carabins. He was named CIS Second Team All Star and RSEQ First Team All Star in 2008 and to the 2009 RSEQ Second Team All Star.

Professional

In 2011, he began playing in the

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with the Montreal Impact Academy. He was a finalist for the 2012 CSL MVP award. Lefèvre made his debut for Montreal Impact (NASL) in the North American Soccer League on June 26, 2011 against FC Edmonton. In 2012, he trained regularly with the first team, playing eight

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games. On February 26, 2013, Lefèvre signed a Homegrown Player contract with the Montreal Impact. On April 27, 2013 he made his debut for the Montreal Impact against the Chicago Fire as a sub in the 54' minute coming on for Alessandro Nesta. On August 15, 2017 Lefèvre was loaned to the Ottawa Fury. Lefèvre was waived by Montreal on January 18, 2018. After a year away from the pitch, Lefévre joined Canadian club

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in the winter 2019. He made fifteen appearances for Blainville that season, scoring one goal. In 2022, he joined

, helping them win the PLSQ title.

International

Lefèvre became a Canadian citizen in July 2015. He received his first call-up to Canada on October 2, 2015 for a friendly match against Ghana at

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. Lefèvre earned his first international cap as a starter in the match, a 1–1 draw on October 13, 2015.

Personal life

Lefèvre previously held Canadian permanent residency which qualified him as a domestic player on Canadian teams for MLS roster purposes. On July 2, 2015 he became a Canadian citizen.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Montreal Impact *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lefevre, Wandrille 1989 births Living people Association football defenders Canadian soccer players Soccer players from Montreal French emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Montpellier HSC players Université de Montréal alumni Montreal Impact U23 players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players CF Montréal players FC Montreal players Ottawa Fury FC players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players North American Soccer League players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Première Ligue de soccer du Québec players Canada men's international soccer players Homegrown Players (MLS) A.S. Blainville players FC Laval players Footballers from Centre-Val de Loire