Jules-Anthony Vilsaint

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Jules-Anthony Vilsaint
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Jules-Anthony Vilsaint
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-06) January 6, 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 99
Youth career
CS Delta Laval
–2015 CS St-Laurent
2016–2019 CS Panellinios
2020–2021 Lille
2021–2022 Antwerp
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Antwerp II 10 (1)
2023–2025 CF Montréal 39 (3)
2023 → CF Montréal U23 (loan) 2 (1)
2025– Toronto FC 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 13, 2025

Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (born January 6, 2003) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.

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Early life

Vilsaint began playing youth soccer at age four with CS Delta Laval. [1] He later played with CS St-Laurent [2] and CS Panellinios. [3] In 2020, he moved to Europe and trained with the reserve team of French club Lille. [4] In March 2021, he moved to Belgian club Antwerp, signing a 4 year contract. [5] [6] [7]

Club career

In 2022, Vilsaint began playing with Royal Antwerp II in the third tier Belgian National Division 1, scoring one goal in ten appearances. [8] It was reported that complications off-the-field, rather than injury, limited aspects of his game time. [9] [10]

In February 2023, Vilsaint joined CF Montréal of Major League Soccer on a two-year contract with option years for 2025 and 2026. [11] [12] The deal included a sell-on clause for Antwerp. [13] He made his MLS debut for his new club on May 31, against DC United. [14] Vilsaint scored his first goal for CF Montréal on September 2 against the Columbus Crew, netting the second goal in an eventual 4-2 defeat. [15]

In August 2025, he was traded to Toronto FC along with up to $275,000 of General Allocation Money, in exchange for Matty Longstaff. [16]

International career

Vilsaint is eligible to play for both Canada and Haiti. [17]

In 2019, Vilsaint was named to a preliminary squad of eligible players for the Haiti U17 side for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, but was not named to the squad for the tournament. [18]

Vilsaint was named in the a Canadian provisional squad for the 2021 Gold Cup. [19] In April 2022, he was invited to a Canada U20 camp, but did not participate. [20] In May 2022, he was named in Canada's provisional squad for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [21]

Style of play

First playing as a midfielder, Vilsaint started playing mainly as a centre-forward for Lille, while still also regularly as a winger for Antwerp. [4] He is described as a player with great physical abilities, having a good pace despite his tall stature, able to play in many different attacking positions. [3]

Personal life

Vilsaint has a younger brother, Jaylen-Andre Vilsaint, who is also a soccer player currently playing in Portugal for Torreense U19 team and has represented Haiti in the Under-20 team. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played September 13, 2025 [23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Antwerp II 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1 101–––101
CF Montréal 2023 MLS 111–1010131
2024 192101000212
2024 90–2000110
Total393104010453
CF Montréal U23 2023 [24] Ligue1 Québec 21––0021
Toronto FC 2025 MLS3100––31
Career total546104010606

References

  1. ↑ Jules-Anthony Vilsaint at Canada Soccer
  2. ↑ "Jules-Anthony Vilsaint représentera l'Est à la Coupe Danone" [Jules-Anthony Vilsaint will represent the East at the Danone Cup]. Courrier Laval (in French). June 10, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Jules-Anthony Vilsaint jouera là où on a besoin de lui" [Jules-Anthony Vilsaint will play where he is needed]. TVA Sports (in French). February 14, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Brett, Olivier (February 17, 2023). "Entretien avec Jules-Anthony Vilsaint" [Interview with Jules-Anthony Vilsaint]. BPM Sports (in French). Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ Belga (March 27, 2021). "Football Talk. De Laet heeft boodschap voor Antwerp-fans - Sels pakt rood bij comeback - EK in gevaar voor Henderson" [FootballTalk. De Laet has a message for Antwerp fans - Sels gets red at comeback - European Championship in danger for Henderson]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ Wens, Nils (March 27, 2021). "Antwerp heeft versterking beet en plukt jonge aanvaller weg bij Lille" [Official: Antwerp has reinforcements and snatches a young attacker from Lille]. Voetbalkrant (in Dutch). Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Jules-Anthony Vilsaint tekent contract op de Bosuil!" [Jules-Anthony Vilsaint signs contract on the Bosuil!]. Royal Antwerp F.C. (in Dutch). March 27, 2021.
  8. ↑ "CF Montréal : Un Québécois pourrait rentrer au bercail" [CF Montreal: A Quebecer could return home]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French). February 8, 2023.
  9. ↑ Grigoriadis, Elias (February 14, 2023). "CF Montreal trains ahead of pre-season match with Inter Miami CF". Toronto Star . Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ Vézina, Justin (February 14, 2023). "La chance à prendre de Jules-Anthony Vilsaint" [The chance to take by Jules-Anthony Vilsaint]. La Presse (in French).
  11. ↑ Vézina, Justin (February 11, 2023). "Jules-Anthony Vilsaint: Un nouveau projet pour le CF Montréal" [Jules-Anthony Vilsaint: A new project for CF Montreal]. La Presse (in French). Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Quebec striker Jules-Anthony Vilsaint joins CF Montreal". CTV News . February 11, 2023.
  13. ↑ "'Antwerp ziet jonge Vilsaint (20) gratis naar ploeg van Losada vertrekken'" ['Antwerp sees young Vilsaint (20) leave for the Losada team for free']. Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  14. ↑ CF Montréal [@cfmontreal] (May 31, 2023). "Premières minutes en @MLS pour Jules-Anthony Vilsaint! Vilsaint is subbed on for his first minutes in MLS" (Tweet). Retrieved May 31, 2023– via Twitter.
  15. ↑ "Hernandez scores three, Crew cruise past CF Montreal". Sportsnet . September 2, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Toronto FC trade Midfielder Matty Longstaff to CF Montréal in exchange for Jules-Anthony Vilsaint and up to $275,000 in GAM". Toronto FC . August 13, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Quebec native Jules-Anthony Vilsaint joins CF Montréal after European stint". Canadian Soccer Daily. February 11, 2023.
  18. ↑ Isaac, Eralus (March 4, 2021). "Foot – Transfert : Le jeune Canado Haïtien, Jules – Anthony Vilsaint signe son premier contrat professionnel avec le Royal Antwerp FC au Belgique !" [Foot – Transfer: The young Haitian Canado, Jules – Anthony Vilsaint signs his first professional contract with Royal Antwerp FC in Belgium!]. Feri Sports (in French).
  19. ↑ "CONCACAF Gold Cup provisional rosters confirmed". Canada Soccer . June 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Le CF Montréal fait l'acquisition des services de l'attaquant québécois Jules-Anthony Vilsaint" [CF Montreal acquires the services of Quebec striker Jules-Anthony Vilsaint]. RDS (in French). February 11, 2023.
  21. ↑ Laradi, Elias (February 11, 2023). "CF Montreal Sign Jules-Anthony Vilsaint". Northern Tribune.
  22. ↑ "L'équipe réserve du CF Montréal entame sa deuxième saison en Ligue1 Québec" [CF Montreal reserve team begins its second season in Ligue1 Quebec]. cfmontreal.com (in French). May 1, 2023.
  23. ↑ Jules-Anthony Vilsaint at Soccerway
  24. ↑ "2023 L1QC Stats". Spordle.

Jules-Anthony Vilsaint at Soccerway

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