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Jean-Aniel Assi
Personal information
Full name Jean-Aniel Eclesiaste Assi
Date of birth (2004-08-12) 12 August 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Adzopé, Ivory Coast
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 CF Montréal
Youth career
ASM LaSalle
Royal-Sélect de Beauport
2017–2020 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– CF Montréal[a] 0 (0)
2022 → Cavalry FC (loan) 19 (0)
International career‡
2019 Canada U15 5 (4)
2022– Canada U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 26, 2022

Jean-Aniel Eclesiaste Assi (born 12 August 2004) is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for CF Montréal. Born in the Ivory Coast, Assi represents Canada internationally.

Early life

Born 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.[1] When he was 13, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy.[1]

Club career

On 4 December 2020, Assi signed his first homegrown contract with Montreal Impact, later renamed CF Montréal for the 2021 season.[3] 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] In doing so, he became their youngest ever debutante in their history.[4]

On 18 March 2022, Assi went on loan with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC.[5] Cavalry would announce that Assi would return to Montreal upon completion of his loan at the end the 2022 season.[6]

International career

As of January 2021, Assi is eligible to represent both the Ivory Coast and Canada.[1] He represented the Canada U15s at the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship,[7] where he was named to the Tournament All-Star XI.[8] In June 2022, he was named to the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[9]

Career statistics

As of 8 October 2022[10]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CF Montreal MLS 2020 0 0 0 0 — 1 0 1 0
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Cavalry FC (loan) CPL 2022 19 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
Career Total 19 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 22 0

Notes

  1. ^ Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 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).
  2. ^ "Jean-Aniel Assi Canada Soccer Profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  3. ^ Bogert, Tom (4 December 2020). "Montreal Impact sign four players to homegrown contracts". Major League Soccer.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Cavalry FC add Karifa Yao and Jean-Aniel Assi on loan from CF Montreal". Canadian Premier League. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Cavalry FC Announces the Departure of Eight Players". Cavalry FC. 8 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Eight Academy players make Canada U-15 squad for CONCACAF Championship". Toronto FC. 31 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Jean-Aniel Assi CF Montreal Profile". CF Montreal.
  9. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (10 June 2022). "6 CPLers named to Canada squad for Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship". Canadian Premier League.
  10. ^ Jean-Aniel Assi at Soccerway
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