Fabrice Lassonde
Fabrice Lassonde (born 18 February 1989) is a Canadian former soccer player who last played as a midfielder for FC Edmonton.
Early life
Lassonde is a native of Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Canada, and played for Canadian sides Granby Cosmos, Lac Saint-Louis Lakers, and Trois-Rivières Attak as a youth player.[1]
Club career
Lassonde was regarded as a Canadian prospect.[2] He signed for German 2. Bundesliga side Ingolstadt, but suffered an injury after almost being promoted to the first team of the club.[3] After that, he trained with German sides KSV Hessen Kassel and SVN Zweibrücken.[4] After that, he signed for NASL side FC Edmonton. Altogether, he made 8 appearances in the professional NASL.
College career
Lassonde played for the team of the Université Laval, where he was expected to perform well immediately but was hindered by an injury; after recovering, he was regarded as one of the team's most important players, helping them win the league.[5] However, he was later suspended due to breaching rules.[6] He studied sports intervention during his university career.[1]
International career
Lassonde represented Canada internationally at youth level.[7] After that, he played for the Quebec official soccer team alongside Canadian soccer player Alex Surprenant.[8]
Style of play
Lassonde mainly operated as an attacking midfielder.[9]
Managerial career
After reitiirng from professional football, Lassonde worked as a manager.[10]
Personal life
Lassonde can speak German, English, and French.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Fabrice Lassonde: «On passe après tout le monde»". lapresse.ca.
- ^ "Fabrice Lassonde - Metro Quebec article".
- ^ "Lassonde voulait se joindre". rds.ca.
- ^ "Lassonde renonce à jouer en Allemagne". rds.ca.
- ^ "Fabrice Lassonde contribue à propulser". infosoccer.ca (Archived).
- ^ "Fabrice Lassonde - TVA Sports article".
- ^ "Fabrice Lassonde - RDS article".
- ^ "Lassonde et Surprenant réunis". journaldequebec.com.
- ^ "Fabrice Lassonde - RSEQ article".
- ^ "Fabrice Lassonde - Le Soleil article".
- ^ "Fabrice Lassonde article".
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