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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
 Cavalry FC
(on loan from 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) 14 (0)
International career‡
2019 Canada U15 5 (4)
2022– Canada U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 12, 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 Cavalry FC, on loan from 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]

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,[6] where he was named to the Tournament All-Star XI.[7] In June 2022, he was named to the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[8]

Career statistics

As of 12 August 2022[9]
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 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
Career Total 14 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 17 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. ^ "Eight Academy players make Canada U-15 squad for CONCACAF Championship". Toronto FC. 31 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Jean-Aniel Assi CF Montreal Profile". CF Montreal.
  8. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (10 June 2022). "6 CPLers named to Canada squad for Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship". Canadian Premier League.
  9. ^ Jean-Aniel Assi at Soccerway
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