| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolas Gerald Gaetan Fleuriau Chateau [1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 21, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VPS (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps ) | ||
| Number | 52 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Capital United SC | ||
| 2016–2020 | West Ottawa SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | St. John's Red Storm | 31 | (14) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Manhattan SC | ||
| 2024–2025 | Whitecaps 2 | 25 | (9) |
| 2024– | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | → VPS (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2025 | |||
Nicolas Gerald Gaetan Fleuriau Chateau (born May 21, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Veikkausliiga club VPS, on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps.
Fleuriau Chateau played youth soccer with Capital United and West Ottawa SC. [2]
In 2020, he committed to St. John's University to play for the men's soccer team. [3] On April 10, 2021, he made his collegiate debut against the Georgetown Hoyas. [4] During a spring game in 2022, he tore his ACL, causing him to miss the entire 2022 season. [5] On August 28, 2023, he scored his first collegiate goals, netting a brace in a 2-2 draw with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. [6] [7] He then scored the only goal in their home opener in the next match against the Monmouth Hawks, [8] subsequently earned his first conference weekly honour for his three-goal week, being named to the Big East Conference Weekly Honor Roll. [9] He earned another Weekly Honor Roll in October [10] and also scored another two braces that season against the Columbia Lions [11] [12] and the Creighton Bluejays, the latter of which earned him Big East Offensive Player of the Week honours. [13] [14] At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Big East First Team, [15] [16] All-East Region Second Team, [17] the Academic All-District Team, [18] and a Second Team Academic All-American. [19] [20] He finished the 2023 season with 14 goals. [21]
In 2023, he played with Manhattan SC in USL League Two. [22]
At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, he was selected in the third round (74th overall) by Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [23] [24] In March 2024, he signed with the second team, Whitecaps FC 2, in MLS Next Pro. [25] During the 2024 season, he signed short-term loans with the first team on four occasions. [26] [27] [28] [29] He made his Major League Soccer debut on July 6, 2024 against CF Montréal. [30] In September 2024, he signed a contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC through the 2025 season, with options for 2026 and 2027. [31]
In April 2025, he was loaned to Finnish Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura for the 2025 season. [32] On 2 May, Fleuriau Chateau scored his first Veikkausliiga goal, the winning goal in a 1–0 home win over Ilves.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitecaps 2 | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 24 | 9 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | ||
| 2025 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 9 | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2024 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| VPS (loan) | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |
| Career total | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 15 | ||