Yacine Ait-Slimane (born May 30, 1995) is a Canadian

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player who plays as a

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Club career

Montreal Impact

Ait-Slimane played with the

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in the

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from 2012 to 2015. He also played in the

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for

Montreal Impact U23 Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ...

FC Montreal

On March 13, 2015, it was announced that Ait-Slimane would join

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, a

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affiliate club of the Montreal Impact for their inaugural season. He made his professional debut for the club on March 28 in a 2–0 defeat to

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International career

Ait-Slimane has also represented Canada in the under-18 level.

References

External links

USSF Development Academy bio
* * 1995 births Living people Association football forwards Canadian soccer players Soccer people from Quebec People from Saint-Constant, Quebec People from Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec Montreal Impact U23 players FC Montreal players Concordia Stingers men's soccer players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players USL League Two players USL Championship players Canada men's youth international soccer players CS Longueuil players {{Canada-footy-bio-stub