Personal information | |||
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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 | Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
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– | Whitecaps FC 2 | 13 | (5) |
2024 | → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 6, 2024 |
Nicolas Gerald Gaetan Fleuriau Chateau (born May 21, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro.
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 three occasions. [26] [27] [28] He made his Major League Soccer debut on July 6, 2024 against CF Montréal. [29]
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