Yohan Le Bourhis (soccer)

Yohan Georges Francis Yvon Le Bourhis (born March 9, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a centre-back.

Yohan Le Bourhis
Personal information
Full name Yohan Georges Francis Yvon Le Bourhis
Date of birth (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Mont-Royal Outremont
2012–2019 Montreal Impact
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Montreal Carabins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 AS Blainville 3 (0)
2019–2020 Valour FC 9 (1)
2021–2022 CD Almuñecar City 27 (1)
International career
2015 Canada U15
2017 Canada U17 2 (0)
2018 Canada U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 August 2019

Early life

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Le Bourhis began playing youth soccer at age six with CS Mont-Royal Outremont.[1] In 2013, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy, remaining there until 2019.[2][3]

University career

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In 2023, he began attending the Université de Montréal, where he played for the men's soccer team.[4] He was named to the 2023 U Sports Men's Soccer Championship All-Star team.[5]

Club career

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In 2019, Le Bourhis joined Première Ligue de soccer du Québec side AS Blainville.[6][7]

In August 2019, Le Bourhis signed a professional contract with Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League.[8][9][10] At the end of the season, the club picked up his option for the 2020 season.[11]

In 2021, he joined Spanish club CD Almuñecar City in the seventh tier Primera Andaluza Granada.[12]

International career

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In 2012, he played with the Canada U12 at the Danone Nations Cup in Poland.[13][14]

In 2015, Le Bourhis received his first national team call-up to the Canada U15 team for a friendly five-nation tournament in Mexico.[1][15] In 2016 and 2017, he earned several call-ups with the Canada U17, including the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[1][16][17] In 2018, Le Bourhis was called up to the Canada U20 for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[18][19] In February 2020, he was named to the Canada U23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Yohan Le Bourhis at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ^ Lévesque, Dave (March 26, 2018). "Yohan Le Bourhis : un défenseur moderne" [Yohan Le Bourhis: a modern defender]. TVA Sports (in French).
  3. ^ "Yohan Le Bourhis avec le Canada" [Yohan Le Bourhis with Canada]. RDS (in French). July 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "Avant-goût de la saison de soccer masculin" [Men's Soccer Season Preview]. Montreal Carabins (in French). August 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Yohan Le Bouhis Montreal Carabins profile". Montreal Carabins.
  6. ^ Tait, Ed (July 8, 2020). ""All I can do is keep working every day and then we'll see what happens." - Work ethic key to Le Bourhis' success". Valour FC.
  7. ^ Yanovski, Mark (June 29, 2020). "Yohan Le Bourhis: Valour FC's Rock At The Back". The Other Football.
  8. ^ "Valour FC signs Canadian defender Yohan Le Bourhis". Canadian Premier League. August 9, 2019.
  9. ^ Jacques, John (August 9, 2019). "Valour Signs Canadian Defender Yohan Le Bourhis". Northern Tribune.
  10. ^ Thompson, Sam (August 9, 2019). "Canadian defender joins Valour FC squad". Global News.
  11. ^ "Valour FC bring back Garcia & Le Bourhis; release trio of players". Canadian Premier League. November 29, 2019.
  12. ^ "Yohan Le Bourhis profile". La Preferente (in Spanish).
  13. ^ "De jeunes joueurs se lancent sur les traces de l'Euro 2012" [Young players follow in Euro 2012 footsteps]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French). July 17, 2012.
  14. ^ "La formation canadienne termine 12e" [Canadian team finishes 12th]. TVA Sports (in French). September 13, 2012.
  15. ^ "Yohan Le Bourhis with the U15 Canadian national team". Montreal Impact. July 30, 2015.
  16. ^ "Yohan Le Bourhis est convoqué par l'équipe canadienne U17" [Yohan Le Bourhis is called up by the Canadian U17 team]. Montreal Impact (in French). November 18, 2016.
  17. ^ "Yohan Le Bourhis & Karifa Yao with Canada U17". Montreal Impact. March 23, 2017.
  18. ^ "Mathieu Choinière et Yohan Le Bourhis ont été sélectionnés par le Canada" [Mathieu Choinière and Yohan Le Bourhis have been selected by Canada]. RDS (in French). October 24, 2018.
  19. ^ "Mathieu Choinière and Yohan Le Bourhis selected by Canada U20". Montreal Impact. October 24, 2018.
  20. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canadian Soccer Association. February 26, 2020.
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