Maxime Filion

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Maxime Filion
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-13) April 13, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Rockland, Ontario, Canada
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Forge FC
Number 12
Youth career
Ottawa TFC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Montreal Carabins
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Ottawa South United 5 (0)
2025– Forge FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 19, 2024

Maxime Filion (born April 13, 2003) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League.

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Early life

Filion began playing youth soccer at age 10 in a house league in Rockland, Ontario. [1] He later played youth soccer with Ottawa TFC. [2]

University career

Filion attended the Université de Montréal, where he played for the men's soccer team. In September 2024, he was named the RSEQ Student-Athlete of the Week. [3] In 2024, he was named an RSEQ First Team All-Star. [4]

Club career

In 2021, he played with Ottawa South United in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.

At the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft, Filion was selected in the second round (15th overall) by Forge FC. [5] [4] In February 2025, he signed a short-term contract with Forge ahead of the CONCACAF Champions Cup matches. [6] On February 5, 2025, he made his professional debut in a substitute appearance against Mexican club Monterrey. [7]

Personal life

Filion is in a relationship with fellow soccer player Florence Belzile. [8]

Career statistics

As of February 11, 2025 [9]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ottawa South United 2021 Première ligue de soccer du Québec 5050
Forge FC 2025 Canadian Premier League 0000002020
Career total5000002070

References

  1. Jhalli, Anil (December 20, 2024). "Maxime Filion, de Rockland, repêché dans la Ligue canadienne de soccer professionnel" [Maxime Filion, from Rockland, drafted into the Canadian Professional Soccer League]. Les éditions André Paquette (in French).
  2. "Player Pathway & Alumni". Ottawa TFC.
  3. "Laurie Izard et Maxime Filion sont les étudiant·es-athlètes de la semaine" [Laurie Izard and Maxime Filion are the student-athletes of the week]. Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (in French). September 24, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Filion sélectionné par le Forge FC" [Filion selected by Forge FC]. Montreal Carabins (in French). December 5, 2024.
  5. "Forge FC Select Forward Maxim Filion From Université de Montréal". Forge FC . December 5, 2024.
  6. "Forge FC sign Kitchener and Guelph natives Paton and Lipovschek ahead of CONCACAF Champions Cup". Forge FC . February 4, 2025.
  7. Tierney, Mitchell (February 5, 2025). "Analysis + Highlights: Forge FC fall to CF Monterrey in slippery Leg 1 Concacaf Champions Cup clash (Feb. 5, 2025)". OneSoccer .
  8. Jobin, Jonathan (January 8, 2025). "Florence Belzile, une favorite en devenir chez le CF Rapide d'Ottawa" [Florence Belzile, a favorite in the making at CF Rapide d’Ottawa]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French).
  9. Maxime Filion at Soccerway