Yacine Ait-Slimane

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Yacine Ait-Slimane
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-30) May 30, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2001–2004 FC Ecublens
2004–2007 AS Saint-Lambert
2007–2012 Longueuil
2012–2015 Montreal Impact
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Concordia Stingers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Montreal Impact U23 11 (1)
2015–2016 FC Montreal 30 (1)
International career
Canada U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yacine Ait-Slimane (born May 30, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who played as a forward.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Ait-Slimane began playing football as a 5-year-old with FC Ecublenbs Vaud in Switzerland, before returning to Canada with AS Saint-Lambert for 3 years.[1] He then played with Longueuil's academy in 2007.[1] In 2009, while playing with Longueuil he was named the league's best player and top goal scorer.[1]

He joined the Montreal Impact's academy team in the Canadian Soccer League's first division in 2012.[2] He would help Montreal secure another playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[3] In the first round of the playoffs, they defeated Toronto FC's academy.[4] Ait-Slimane would contribute a goal in the semifinal round against the York Region Shooters and helped advance Montreal to the championship final.[5][6] In the championship title match, the team was defeated by Toronto Croatia.[7] After the conclusion of the season, he was nominated for the league's rookie of the year.[8]

In 2013, when Montreal left the CSL circuit he resumed playing with the academy side in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.[9] He would also feature with Montreal Impact's reserve team in the MLS Reserve League.[10] His final run with the academy was during the 2014 season when the team competed in the American-based USL Premier Development League.[11]

FC Montreal[edit]

On March 13, 2015, it was announced that Ait-Slimane would join FC Montreal, a USL affiliate club of the Montreal Impact for their inaugural season.[12][13][14] He made his professional debut for the club on March 28 in a 2–0 defeat to Toronto FC II.[15] He would record his first goal for the club on August 9, 2015, against Saint Louis.[16] In his debut season, he played in 11 matches and scored 1 goal.[16]

Ait-Slimane would re-sign with Montreal the following season.[17] The club would fail to qualify for the postseason.[18] In total, he played in 19 matches.[16]

Concordia[edit]

After two seasons with Montreal, he began playing at the college level with the Concordia Stingers.[19][20] In his third season, he was named to the first all-star team.[21] The following season, he was named the athlete of the week in September.[22] His final season with Concordia was in the 2021-2022 season.[23]

International career[edit]

Born in Canada, Ait-Slimane is of Algerian descent.[1] He was initially selected for the Canada under-18 national team camp in 2012.[24] He was called up once again to the under-18 national team camp in 2012.[25][26] He received his third invitation to the national youth team camp in 2013.[27]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Ilyes et Yacine Aït Slimane, des jumeaux qui brillent au Canada !" [Ilyes and Yacine Aït Slimane, twins who shine in Canada!]. www.algerie360.com (in French). 7 February 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "2012 Montreal Impact Academy roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. ^ Hickey, Pat (20 November 2012). "Impact committed to developing local talent". Montreal Gazette. pp. A23.
  4. ^ Hayakawa, Michael (15 October 2012). "York Shooters in CSL semifinals". Vaughan Citizen.
  5. ^ Hayakawa, Michael (22 October 2012). "York Shooters eliminated from CSL playoffs". Vaughan Citizen.
  6. ^ "Impact still have something to play for". The Montreal Gazette. 25 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Toronto Croatia wins CSL title with a 1-0 victory over Montreal Impact Academy". The Canadian Press. 27 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Upcoming CSL Awards Night for the Winners........CSL releases list of individuals nominated". Canadian Soccer League. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. ^ "2013 Montreal Impact Academy roster". ussda.demosphere.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Yacine Ait-Slimane | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  11. ^ "2014 Montreal Impact U23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  12. ^ "FC Montreal roster unveiled". ImpactMontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  13. ^ "L'Impact de Montréal a annoncé vendredi l'effectif de la toute première édition du FC Montréal" [FC Montreal unveils its squad]. RDS.ca (in French). 13 March 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Le Courrier du Sud | Deux Brossardois espèrent un jour passer avec le grand club" [Two Brossard residents hope to one day join the big club]. Le Courrier du Sud (in French). 11 October 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  15. ^ "FC Montreal loses 2-0 against Toronto FC II". ImpactMontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  16. ^ a b c "Canada - Y. Ait-Slimane - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Soccer : Le FC Montréal dévoile son effectif 2016" [FC Montreal unveils its 2016 squad]. RDS.ca (in French). 1 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Le FC Montréal s'incline 3-1 contre Harrisburg à son dernier match de la saison" [FC Montreal loses its last match of the season]. RDS.ca (in French). 24 September 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Stingers Soccer Falls Against League Leading Université de Montréal Carabins | Sports". thelinknewspaper.ca. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  20. ^ Boisse, Meagan (10 August 2017). "Your Stingers season kickoff - Concordia University". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Dominating soccer season leads to six all-star honours". stingers.ca. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Brayton, Ait Slimane - Athletes of the Week". stingers.ca. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  23. ^ "Stingers.ca | Yacine Ait Slimane". stingers.ca. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  24. ^ "Académie : 3 joueurs avec le Canada" [Academy: 3 players with Canada]. RDS.ca (in French). 15 November 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  25. ^ "The Impact beats the Fiorentina reserve team by a score of 4-1". The Canadian Press. 13 November 2012.
  26. ^ "Impact beat italian reserve squad". The Montreal Gazette. 14 November 2012.
  27. ^ "Three Impact academics at the national team training camp". The Canadian Press. 8 October 2013.

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