Olivier Goulet-Veilleux

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Olivier Goulet-Veilleux
Personal information
Born (1990-11-01) November 1, 1990 (age 34)
Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Canada
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Position Linebacker
Uniform no.43
University Sherbrooke (2011–2015)
Career history
2016 Ottawa Redblacks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at CFL.ca

Olivier Goulet-Veilleux (born November 1, 1990) is a Canadian former professional football linebacker who played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football at Sherbrooke.

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University career

Goulet-Veilleux played CIS football for the Sherbrooke Vert et Or from 2011 to 2015. [1] [2]

Professional career

Goulet-Veilleux went undrafted in the 2016 CFL draft. [3] He later signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on June 15, 2016, after the team suffered a series of injuries. [4] [5] He played in one preseason game and earned a spot on the regular season roster. [3] During the second game of the regular season on June 30 against the Montreal Alouettes, Goulet-Veilleux suffered a broken leg after Alouettes player Martin Bédard landed on his leg during a special teams play. [3] [6] He ended up missing the remainder of the season. [3] [7] Overall, he dressed in two games for the Reblacks in 2016 and recorded two special teams tackles. [1] On November 27, 2016, the Redblacks won the 104th Grey Cup against the Calgary Stampeders. [8] Goulet-Veilleux was released by the Redblacks on April 18, 2017. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Olivier Goulet-Veilleux". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ↑ Gignac, Gabriel (October 28, 2014). "Olivier Goulet-Veilleux in the players of the week". enbeauce.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Holder, Gord (August 30, 2016). "Injured Redblack Olivier Goulet-Veilleux vows he'll return to the field". ottawacitizen.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ Baines, Tim (June 15, 2016). "Ottawa Redblacks lose three starters to long-term injuries". ottawasun.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ "LCF : Olivier Goulet-Veilleux a obtenu un contrat avec le Rouge et Noir d'Ottawa". rds.ca. June 15, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  6. ↑ "2016 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  7. ↑ Holder, Gord (November 24, 2016). "Redblack so close, yet so far from Cup dream". ottawasun.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  8. ↑ Ralph, Dan (November 27, 2016). "Redblacks pull off huge upset to win 104th Grey Cup in OT". cbc.ca. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Olivier Goulet-Veilleux". cfl.ca. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
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