Gabriel Balbinotti

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Gabriel Balbinotti
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti
Date of birth (1998-04-12) April 12, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 AS Blainville
Youth career
Hudson Saint-Lazare
2012–2018 Montreal Impact
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 UQTR Patriotes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Ottawa Fury FC 2 (0)
2019 FC Lanaudière 10 (6)
2020 Forge FC 6 (0)
2021 FC Lanaudière 5 (3)
2022 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 8 (4)
2023– AS Blainville 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 30, 2023

Gabriel Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti (born April 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for AS Blainville in Ligue1 Quebec.

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Early life

Born in Montreal, Quebec to Brazilian parents, Balbinotti spent the early years of his childhood in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where he attended Pan American School. [1] He moved to Kirkland, Quebec when he was eight years old and played for the Hudson Saint-Lazare soccer club. He then moved to Trois-Rivières, Quebec four years later. He settled in Montreal to join the Montreal Impact Academy in 2012. [1]

College career

In 2019, he began attending the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, playing for the UQTR Patriotes men's soccer team. In 2019, he helped them to win the U Sports men's soccer championship, scoring three goals during the final tournament. [2] [3]

Club career

Balbinotti progressed through the youth ranks of MLS club Montreal Impact. [4] At the 2014 MLS All-Star Game, he played for the youth all-star team against the Bayern Munich U16s. [5] In 2015, he joined the Under-18 squad competing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. He scored three goals in 21 games in his debut season, before adding 23 goals in as many games during the 2016–17 campaign. [6]

On February 28, 2018, Balbinotti joined USL side Ottawa Fury. [7] After the 2018 season, the Fury would announce that Balbinotti would not return to the Fury for the 2019 season. [8]

In May 2019, Balbinotti joined PLSQ team FC Lanaudière. In his first season in the PLSQ, he scored six goals in 10 appearances. [9]

In December 2019, Balbinotti was drafted seventh overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft by Forge FC. On July 31, 2020 he signed a deal with Forge FC. [10]

He returned to the PLSQ and FC Lanaudière in 2021. For the 2022 season, he signed with Celtix du Haut-Richelieu. [11]

International career

In 2013, Balbinotti was called up to two camps with the Canadian U-15 national team. He was named to the U15 national team for the 2013 Copa de México de Naciones. [12] In January 2018, he was called up to the Canadian U-23 national team camp in the United States for the first time. [1]

In 2017, he was called up to a Quebec-Canada U20 team to play friendlies against Haiti U20, who were preparing for the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie. [13]

Career statistics

As of October 14, 2023 [14]
ClubLeagueSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ottawa Fury FC USL 2018 200000——20
FC Lanaudière PLSQ 2019 [9] 106——20—126
Forge FC Canadian Premier League 2020 600000—0060
FC Lanaudière PLSQ 2021 [9] 53————53
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu PLSQ 2022 [9] 84————84
AS Blainville Ligue1 Québec 2023 [15] 131——00—131
Career total4414000020004614

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gabriel Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti Canada Soccer Profile". Canadian Soccer Association .
  2. ↑ "Champions canadiens!" [Canadian Champions!]. Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (in French). November 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Marty (October 19, 2020). "Forge FC's Gabriel Balbinotti balances university, Concacaf League commitments". Canadian Premier League .
  4. ↑ "Gabriel Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti Profile". Montreal Impact .
  5. ↑ Gauthier, Louis-Simon (September 18, 2014). "Gabriel Balbinotti et le rêve des pros" [Gabriel Balbinotti and the dream of the pros]. La Nouvelliste (in French).
  6. ↑ "Gabriel Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti Montreal Impact Profile". USSDA.
  7. ↑ "Fury FC adds trio from Impact led by Salazar". Ottawa Fury FC . February 28, 2018. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Fury FC roster moves: five core players to return, 15 players released". Ottawa Fury FC . October 23, 2018. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "PTS-Ligue Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Forge FC signs three Canadians; parts ways with Giuliano Frano". July 31, 2020.
  11. ↑ Jacques, John (January 24, 2022). "Former Forge Striker Balbinotti Signs With PLSQ Side Celtix". Northern Tribune.
  12. ↑ Rowaan, Dave (August 7, 2013). "Seven Toronto FC academy players headed to Copa Mexico de Naciones". Waking the Red.
  13. ↑ "L'Impact U18 Bien Représenté dans la Sélection Canada-Québec" [The Impact U18 Well Represented in the Canada-Quebec Selection]. TVA Sports (in French). July 7, 2017.
  14. ↑ Gabriel Balbinotti at Soccerway
  15. ↑ "2023 Ligue1 Quebec stats". Ligue1 Québec .
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