Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis

Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis (born August 28, 1990) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder.

Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis

Lacoste-Lebuis with the Canada U20 in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis[1]
Date of birth	(1990-08-28) August 28, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Mount Royal, Quebec, Canada
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[citation needed]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2001	Mont-Royal Outremont
2002	Strasbourg
2002–2006	Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis
2006–2008	Strasbourg
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	UMCP
2012	McGill
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Strasbourg[citation needed]	1	(0)
Total		1	(0)
International career
2005	Canada U15	8	(0)
2006–2007	Canada U17	10	(1)
2007	Canada U20[2]	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Lacoste-Lebuis was born in Mount Royal, Quebec.^[3]

His performances for the Canada under-17 team at a tournament in Northern Ireland in 2006 attracted the interest of clubs from Germany and France.^[4] Following a trial he signed a two-year contract with RC Strasbourg in 2006.^[4]

He was named Canadian U-17 Player of the Year for 2007.^[5]

He made his single professional appearance for Strasbourg on 29 September 2008 against Clermont Foot in Ligue 2, playing the full match.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2009, he joined the Maryland Terrapins of the NCAA.^[6]

International career

Lacoste-Lebuis represented Canada at the 2007 CONCACAF Under-17 Qualification Tournament in Kingston, Jamaica, Canada finished fourth in Group B.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, he captained the Canada under-17 team and was named the top player at the Ballymena Tournament in Northern Ireland.^[4]

He was also a member of the Canada U20 side.^[3][7] He was in the squad for the 2007 U-20 World Cup but did not make an appearance.^[3]

Personal life

The Montreal native speaks French and English.^[8]

Honours

• 2007: Canadian U-17 Player of the Year^[5]