Frédéric Lajoie-Gravelle (born February 14, 1993) was a Canadian

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player who played for

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in the

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. He is also a sociologist known for his study's on the search for meaning.

Career

Professional

Lajoie-Gravelle began his career in France with

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on 2010-2011 where he made 16 appearances and scored 6 goals before joining the

Montreal Impact Academy Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the ninth-largest in North America. It was founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", and is now named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ...

in 2013. In 2014, he played in the

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for

Montreal Impact U23 Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the ninth-largest in North America. It was founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", and is now named after Mount Royal, the triple-peak ...

where he made 11 appearances and finished second on the team in goals with five. On March 13, 2015, it was announced that Lajoie-Gravelle would join

, a

affiliate club of the Montreal Impact for their inaugural season. He made his professional debut a month later in a 3–0 defeat to the

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. He finished the season with 3 goals and 5 assists. He retired from soccer in 2016 to look forward with University of Montreal. After a year away from soccer, he played in the university league (RSEQ) and finished the season top scorer with 7 goals in 8 games and he was selected in the allstar team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lajoie-Gravelle, Frederic 1993 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players US Albi players CF Montréal U23 players FC Montreal players Men's association football forwards Soccer people from Quebec Sportspeople from Gatineau Expatriate men's footballers in France USL League Two players USL Championship players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen