Wandrille Lefèvre (born December 17, 1989) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a

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for FC Laval.

Career

Amateur

Lefèvre played with the youth teams of OC Perpignan, a satellite club of

Montpellier HSC Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (), commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC or simply Montpellier, is a French professional football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitanie. The original club was founded in 1919, while the current ...

. 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 The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte- ...

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 Canadian Soccer League with the

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. He was a finalist for the 2012 CSL MVP award. Lefèvre made his debut for Montreal Impact (NASL) in the

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on June 26, 2011 against

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. In 2012, he trained regularly with the first team, playing eight MLS Reserve League 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

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. 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 FC Laval, helping them win the PLSQ title.

International

Lefèvre became a Canadian citizen in July 2015. He received his first call-up to

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on October 2, 2015 for a friendly match against

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at RFK Stadium. 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 * Canadian Championship (2):

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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