Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | May 30, 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2004 | FC Ecublens | ||
2004–2007 | AS Saint-Lambert | ||
2007–2012 | Longueuil | ||
2012–2015 | Montreal Impact | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2022 | Concordia Stingers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Montreal Impact U23 | 11 | (1) |
2015–2016 | FC Montreal | 30 | (1) |
International career | |||
Canada U18 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Yacine Ait-Slimane (born May 30, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who played as a forward.
Ait-Slimane began playing football as a 5-year-old with FC Ecublenbs Vaud in Switzerland, before returning to Canada with AS Saint-Lambert for 3 years. [1] He then played with Longueuil's academy in 2007. [1] In 2009, while playing with Longueuil he was named the league's best player and top goal scorer. [1]
He joined the Montreal Impact's academy team in the Canadian Soccer League's first division in 2012. [2] He would help Montreal secure another playoff berth by finishing second in the division. [3] In the first round of the playoffs, they defeated Toronto FC's academy. [4] Ait-Slimane would contribute a goal in the semifinal round against the York Region Shooters and helped advance Montreal to the championship final. [5] [6] In the championship title match, the team was defeated by Toronto Croatia. [7] After the conclusion of the season, he was nominated for the league's rookie of the year. [8]
In 2013, when Montreal left the CSL circuit he resumed playing with the academy side in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. [9] He would also feature with Montreal Impact's reserve team in the MLS Reserve League. [10] His final run with the academy was during the 2014 season when the team competed in the American-based USL Premier Development League. [11]
On March 13, 2015, it was announced that Ait-Slimane would join FC Montreal, a USL affiliate club of the Montreal Impact for their inaugural season. [12] [13] [14] He made his professional debut for the club on March 28 in a 2–0 defeat to Toronto FC II. [15] He would record his first goal for the club on August 9, 2015, against Saint Louis. [16] In his debut season, he played in 11 matches and scored 1 goal. [16]
Ait-Slimane would re-sign with Montreal the following season. [17] The club would fail to qualify for the postseason. [18] In total, he played in 19 matches. [16]
After two seasons with Montreal, he began playing at the college level with the Concordia Stingers. [19] [20] In his third season, he was named to the first all-star team. [21] The following season, he was named the athlete of the week in September. [22] His final season with Concordia was in the 2021-2022 season. [23]
Born in Canada, Ait-Slimane is of Algerian descent. [1] He was initially selected for the Canada under-18 national team camp in 2012. [24] He was called up once again to the under-18 national team camp in 2012. [25] [26] He received his third invitation to the national youth team camp in 2013. [27]
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