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

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player who plays as a centre back for AS Blainville in Ligue1 Quebec.

Career

Amateur

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

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. 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

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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 with the Montreal Impact Academy in the Canadian Soccer League. Lefèvre would help Montreal secure a playoff berth in the league's first division. He would contribute a goal in the opening round of the playoffs against

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. However, the academy side would be eliminated from the tournament in the second match against the Ottawa-based club. He had another run with Montreal's academy in the 2012 season. The Impact would secure another playoff berth by finishing second in the division. In the first round of the postseason, Montreal would defeat Toronto FC's academy to advance to the next round. Lefèvre would record a goal in the semifinal match against the

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that secured Montreal a berth in the championship finals. He would participate in the championship final match against Toronto Croatia where Montreal was defeated. He was a finalist for the 2012 CSL MVP award. Lefèvre made his debut for the senior Montreal Impact (NASL) in the North American Soccer League on June 26, 2011, against

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. 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 AS Blainville 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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. 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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Montreal Impact Academy * CSL Championship Runners-up:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lefevre, Wandrille 1989 births Living people Men's association football defenders Canadian men's soccer players Soccer players from Montreal French emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Montpellier HSC players Université de Montréal alumni CF Montréal 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 (2011–2017) players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Ligue1 Québec players Canada men's international soccer players Homegrown Players (MLS) A.S. Blainville players FC Laval players Footballers from Eure-et-Loir 21st-century Canadian sportsmen University and college men's soccer players in Canada