Jean-Aniel Eclesiaste Assi (born 12 August 2004) is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Crown Legacy FC of MLS Next Pro. Born in the Ivory Coast, Assi represents Canada internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Aniel Eclesiaste Assi | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Adzopé, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marbella | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ASM LaSalle | |||
| Royal-Sélect de Beauport | |||
| 2017–2020 | Montreal Impact | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | CF Montréal[a] | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Cavalry FC (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Atlético Ottawa (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2024 | Crown Legacy FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Marbella | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Canada U15 | 5 | (4) |
| 2022 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 26, 2022 | |||
Early life
editBorn in Adzopé, Ivory Coast, in 2004, Assi moved to Canada at age 10.[1] He began playing youth soccer in Canada with ASM LaSalle,[2] before joining Royal-Sélect de Beauport.[3] In 2017, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy.[4] In 2020, he took part in the pre-season training camp with the first team, when he was only fifteen.[5]
Club career
editOn 4 December 2020, Assi signed his first homegrown contract with Montreal Impact (later renamed CF Montréal for the 2021 season).[6][7] Assi made his professional debut with Montreal Impact in a 1-0 CONCACAF Champions League win over C.D. Olimpia on 15 December 2020,[1] becoming the youngest ever player to play for the club at the age of 16 years and 125 days.[8][9]
In March 2022, Assi went on a one-year loan with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC.[10][11] In February 2023, he went on loan with Atlético Ottawa.[12] Upon completion of the 2023 Season, CF Montréal would announce that they would not pick up Assi's contract for 2024, ending his time with the club.[13]
In January 2024, Assi joined Crown Legacy FC, the MLS Next Pro affiliate of Charlotte FC.[14]
International career
editAs of January 2021[update], Assi is eligible to represent both the Ivory Coast and Canada.[1] In July 2019, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program at a U15 camp.[2] He represented the Canada U15s at the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship,[15] where he was named to the Tournament All-Star XI.[16] In June 2022, he was named to the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[17]
Career statistics
edit- As of October 7, 2023[18]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CF Montreal | Major League Soccer | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cavalry FC (loan) | Canadian Premier League | 2022 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Atlético Ottawa (loan) | 2023 | 25 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Career Total | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021
References
edit- ^ a b c Piedboeuf, Guillaume (4 January 2021). "Jean-Aniel Assi, le jeune joyau ivoirien de l'Impact forgé à Québec" [Jean-Aniel Assi, the young Ivorian jewel of the Impact forged in Quebec]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French).
- ^ a b Jean-Aniel Assi at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ Tardif, Carl (21 December 2020). "Soccer: le saut dans l'histoire de Jean-Aniel Assi" [Soccer: the jump in the history of Jean-Aniel Assi]. Le Soleil (in French).
- ^ "Jean-Aniel Assi avec l'équipe première" [Jean-Aniel Assi with the first team]. SE Sports Management (in French). 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Au camp de l'Impact de Montréal à 15 ans" [At the Montreal Impact camp at age 15]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French). 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Jean-Aniel Assi, Sean Rea, Nathan-Dylan Saliba et Rida Zouhir signent avec l'Impact". RDS. 4 December 2020.
- ^ Bogert, Tom (4 December 2020). "Montreal Impact sign four players to homegrown contracts". Major League Soccer.
- ^ "L'Impact éliminé en quart de finale – Foot 2020" [The Impact eliminated in the quarter-finals - Foot 2020]. Foot Euro 2020 (in French). 16 December 2020.
- ^ Parisis, Quentin (3 May 2023). "Jean-Aniel Assi confiant pour la saison et sa progression" [Jean-Aniel Assi confident for the season and his progress]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
- ^ "Cavalry FC signs Karifa Yao and Jean-Aniel Assi of CF Montreal on Loan to the 2022 Roster". Cavalry FC. 18 March 2022.
- ^ Jacques, John (18 March 2022). "CF Montreal Loans Yao And Assi To Cavalry". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Atlético Ottawa signs CF Montréal winger Jean-Aniel Assi on-loan". Atlético Ottawa. 15 February 2023.
- ^ "CF Montréal exercises options on four players for the 2024 season". CF Montréal. 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Crown Legacy FC Sign Three Players in Preparations for Their Second Season". Charlotte FC. Charlotte FC. 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Yao returns to Cavalry, bringing along another loaner in Assi". Calgary Sun. 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Jean-Aniel Assi becomes Montreal's Youngest Ever Player". Beswick Sports. 15 December 2020.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (10 June 2022). "6 CPLers named to Canada squad for Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Jean-Aniel Assi at Soccerway
External links
edit- Jean-Aniel Assi at Soccerway
- CF Montreal Profile
- Jean-Aniel Assi at the Canadian Soccer Association