Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau

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Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-21) May 21, 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Whitecaps FC 2
Number 52
Youth career
2011–2015 Capital United SC
2016–2020 West Ottawa SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 St. John's Red Storm 31 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Manhattan SC
2024– Whitecaps FC 2 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 30, 2024

Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau (born May 21, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro.

Early life[edit]

Fleuriau Chateau played youth soccer with Capital United and West Ottawa SC.[1]

College career[edit]

In 2020, he committed to St. John's University to play for the men's soccer team.[2] On April 10, 2021, he made his collegiate debut against the Georgetown Hoyas.[3] During a spring game in 2022, he tore his ACL, causing him to miss the entire 2022 season.[4] On August 28, 2023, he scored his first collegiate goals, netting a brace in a 2-2 draw with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.[5][6] He then scored the only goal in their home opener in the next match against the Monmouth Hawks,[7] subsequently earned his first conference weekly honour for his three-goal week, being named to the Big East Conference Weekly Honor Roll.[8] He earned another Weekly Honor Roll in October[9] and also scored another two braces that season against the Columbia Lions[10][11] and the Creighton Bluejays, the latter of which earned him Big East Offensive Player of the Week honours.[12][13] At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Big East First Team,[14][15] All-East Region Second Team,[16] the Academic All-District Team,[17] and a Second Team Academic All-American.[18][19] He finished the 2023 season with 14 goals.[20]

Club career[edit]

In 2023, he played with Manhattan SC in USL League Two.[21]

At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, he was selected in the third round (74th overall) by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[22][23] In March 2024, he signed with the second team, Whitecaps FC 2, in MLS Next Pro.[24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Whitecaps FC select Eliot Goldthorp and Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau in 2024 MLS SuperDraft". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "OPSM Next Generation Series Top: "Just a kid from Ottawa," Nicolas Fleuriau-Chateau". OPSM. March 15, 2020.
  3. ^ O'Connell, Andrew (April 10, 2021). "St. John's Falls to No. 2 Georgetown, 1-0, in Season Finale". St. John's Red Storm.
  4. ^ Hakansson, Emilie (October 11, 2023). "Life After the Storm: Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Pushes for an Impressive Comeback Season". The Torch.
  5. ^ "Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Nets Two in St. John's 2-2 Draw with Rutgers". St. John's Red Storm. August 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Lewis, Michael (August 29, 2023). "Drawn Together: Fleuriau Chateau's brace gives St. John's men a 2-2 tie at Rutgers". Front Row Soccer.
  7. ^ Lewis, Michael (September 2, 2023). "Fleuriau Chateau rules at home: Powers St. John's men in opener, 1-0". Front Row Soccer.
  8. ^ "Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll". St. John's Red Storm. September 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "Thomas Lamaille Picks Up Second BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, Fleuriau Chateau to Honor Roll". St. John's Red Storm. October 23, 2023.
  10. ^ "Fleuriau Chateau's Brace Lifts St. John's Over Columbia, 2-1". St. John's Red Storm. October 3, 2023.
  11. ^ Lewis, Michael (October 4, 2023). "Brace for it: Fleuriau Chateau's 2 goals power St. John's men over Columbia". Front Row Soccer.
  12. ^ "Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Secures BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week". St. John's Red Storm. October 31, 2023.
  13. ^ Lewis, Michael (October 31, 2023). "Big East Honors: Fleuriau Chateau named offensive player of the week". Front Row Soccer.
  14. ^ "Three Johnnies Earn Postseason All-BIG EAST Honors". St. John's Red Storm. November 7, 2023.
  15. ^ Lewis, Michael (November 7, 2023). "Three Honors:St. John's Fleuriau Chateau named to Big East 1st team, Ba to the 2nd, McLachlan to the 3rd". Front Row Soccer.
  16. ^ "Fleuriau Chateau and Ba Earn United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Honors". St. John's Red Storm. December 4, 2023.
  17. ^ "Fleuriau Chateau Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team". St. John's Red Storm. November 21, 2023.
  18. ^ "Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Named College Sports Communicators Second Team Academic All-American". St. John's Red Storm. December 19, 2023.
  19. ^ Lewis, Michael (December 19, 2023). "Academic Honors: For St. John's forward Fleuriau Chateau". Front Row Soccer.
  20. ^ "Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Selected by Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2024 MLS SuperDraft". St. John's Red Storm. December 19, 2023.
  21. ^ "50 players selected in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". USL League Two. December 20, 2023.
  22. ^ Lewis, Michael (December 19, 2023). "Coming Home: Whitecaps draft Canadian-born Fleuriau Chateau (St. John's)". Front Row Soccer.
  23. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps add midfield & forward depth by taking Eliot Goldthorp & Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau in MLS SuperDraft". Canadian Soccer Daily. December 20, 2023.
  24. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign Sjöberg, Goldthorp, and Fleuriau Chateau to WFC2". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 7, 2024.

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