Erik Lefebvre

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Erik Lefebvre
Personal information
Full name Erik Lefebvre
Date of birth (1986-07-16) July 16, 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Orleans, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2005–2008 Houghton Highlanders
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003 Cumberland Cobras
2004 Ottawa Royals
2007–2008 Ottawa Fury 20 (0)
2009–2010 Charlotte Eagles 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 15, 2010

Erik Lefebvre (born July 16, 1986) is a Canadian soccer player who last played for Charlotte Eagles in the USL Second Division.

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Career

College and amateur

Lefebvre attended Béatrice-Desloges High School and played amateur soccer in Canada for the Cumberland Cobras and the Ottawa Royals as a teenager, [1] leading the Royals to the Ontario Cup Championship in 2004.

He played college soccer at Houghton College, where he was an All-AMC North Division first team member and freshman of the year in 2005, as well as NAIA All-American second team and All-AMC North Division first team member in 2006.

During his collegiate years Lefebvre also played two seasons for Ottawa Fury in the Premier Development League. [2]

Professional

Following his graduation, and after spending time training with Canadian professional side Ottawa Wizards and Troyes AC in France, Lefebvre joined Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division in 2009 [3] as backup to first choice goalkeeper Kevin Trapp. He made his debut in Charlotte's last game of the 2009 regular season on August 15, 2009, playing 90 minutes in a 3-0 victory over the Western Mass Pioneers. [4]

Lefebvre took over as Interim Director of Goalkeeping for Charlotte Soccer Academy in 2011. This year Erik Lefebvre will return for his third season as the Goalkeeper Coach. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Local soccer star recognized by U.S. Mideast Conference". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  2. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  3. ↑ Lefebvre signs with Charlotte
  4. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  5. ↑ "Erik Lefebvre - Men's Soccer Coach". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
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