Cédric Toussaint (born 29 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for CS St-Laurent in Ligue1 Québec. Born in Canada, he represents the Haiti national team.
 Toussaint with York United FC in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Drummondville, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CS St-Laurent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AS Pointe-aux-Trembles | |||
| CS Rivière-des-Prairies | |||
| CS Panellinios | |||
| 2013 | CS Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | ||
| 2013–2020 | Montreal Impact | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | York United | 38 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Pacific FC | 51 | (0) |
| 2025 | Iwate Grulla Morioka | 5 | (0) |
| 2026– | CS St-Laurent | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Haiti | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 9, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2024 | |||
Early life
editToussaint grew up in Drummondville, Quebec.[1] He began playing soccer at age four with AS Pointe-aux-Trembles.[2] Afterwards, he played for CS Rivière-des-Prairies, CS Panellinios, and CS Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.[3][4] In 2013, he moved to the Montreal Impact Academy, where he spent eight years until signing a professional contract in 2020.[5][6] In 2020, he played with the revived Montreal Impact U23.[7]
Club career
editIn November 2020, Toussaint signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side York United, a two-year deal with multiple club options.[7] In November 2021, Toussaint signed an extension with York United until 2024.[8][9] During the 2022 season, he received two red cards, both against Atlético Ottawa.[10][11] During his time with York, he made 43 appearances, across all competitions.[12]
In August 2022, Toussaint transferred to fellow CPL club Pacific FC mid-season on a permanent deal, in exchange for York receiving Matthew Baldisimo on loan.[13][14] He made his debut for Pacific against the HFX Wanderers on August 20.[15] In November 2022, Pacific confirmed his return for the 2023 season.[16][17][18]
In March 2025, Toussaint signed with Iwate Grulla Morioka of the Japan Football League,[19][20] signing a one-year contract.[20]
International career
editCanada
editIn 2016, he attended a camp with the Canada U15 team.[21] In 2020, he was invited to train with the Canada U23 team ahead of the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship, but the tournament was postponed until 2021.[2]
Haiti
editPersonal life
editToussaint is the son of Haitian-Canadian coach and former footballer Jean-Robert Toussaint.[2]
Career statistics
edit- As of October 1, 2024[26]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| York United FC | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Pacific FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 89 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ↑ Parisis, Quentin (12 July 2023). "Cédric Toussaint : Un Québécois chez le poids lourd de la CPL" [Cédric Toussaint: A Quebecer at the heavyweight of the CPL]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
- 1 2 3 Cédric Toussaint at Canada Soccer
- ↑ "Cédric Toussaint signe avec York9 en CPL" [Cédric Toussaint signs with York9 in CPL]. SE Sport Management (in French). 11 November 2020.
- ↑ "17 Players from the Academy at National Identification Camp". Our Sports Central. 17 March 2016.
- ↑ "York9 FC inks Montreal Impact Academy standout Cédric Toussaint". Canadian Premier League. 11 November 2020.
- ↑ "York9 FC Signs Canadian Midfielder Cédric Toussaint". York United FC. 11 November 2020.
- 1 2 Jacques, John (11 November 2020). "York9 Inks Impact Academy Youngster Cedric Toussaint". Northern Tribune.
- ↑ "Cedric Toussaint Signs New Contract Extension Until 2024". York United FC. 10 November 2021.
- ↑ Jacques, John (10 November 2021). "York United Extends Toussaint Contract". Northern Tribune.
- ↑ Jacques, John (4 May 2022). "Toussaint Gets Suspension Reduced". Northern Tribune.
- ↑ Jacques, John (18 June 2022). "CSDC Sticks With Toussaint Red Card Suspension". Northern Tribune.
- ↑ Davidson, Neil (11 August 2022). "Pacific, York United swap midfielders with Baldisimo heading west and Toussaint east". The Globe & Mail.
- ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (11 August 2022). "York United, Pacific swap Cédric Toussaint, Matthew Baldisimo". Canadian Premier League.
- ↑ Jacques, John (11 August 2022). "Pacific Acquires Toussaint From York United, Loans Baldisimo". Northern Tribune.
- ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (20 August 2022). "Match Analysis: HFX Wanderers 1-0 Pacific FC". Canadian Premier League.
- ↑ "Pacific FC re-sign Heard, Daniels, Toussaint for 2023 season". Pacific FC. 10 November 2022.
- ↑ Longo, Jack (10 November 2022). "Heard, Toussaint and Daniels Returning for 2023!". Pacific FC.
- ↑ Jacques, John (10 November 2022). "Tridents Confirm Return Of Heard, Toussaint, And Daniels". Northern Tribune.
- ↑ "セドリック トゥサン選手 パシフィックFCより完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Cedric Toussaint joins the team on a permanent transfer from Pacific FC]. Iwate Grulla Morioka (in Japanese). 14 March 2025.
- 1 2 Jacques, John (19 March 2025). "Toussaint To Help Morioka Restore J-League Status". Northern Tribune.
- ↑ "Des représentants de l'Académie de l'Impact invités" [Representatives of the Impact Academy invited]. TVA Sports (in French). 17 March 2016.
- ↑ Jacques, John (15 March 2024). "Toussaint Set To Commit For Haiti". Northern Tribune.
- ↑ "Moore and Toussaint Receive International Called Ups". Pacific FC. 15 March 2024.
- ↑ Chéry, Onz (24 March 2024). "Haiti men's national soccer team draws French Guiana in coach's debut". Haitian Times.
- ↑ Jacques, John (16 March 2025). "Toussaint Tees Up Move Outside CPL". Northern Tribune.
- ↑ Cédric Toussaint at Soccerway
External links
edit- Cédric Toussaint at Canada Soccer
- Cédric Toussaint at Soccerway