Jason Beaulieu (born 12 February 1994) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a

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Early life

Beaulieu was born in

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, and grew up in the off-island suburb of

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. He played youth soccer for FC Boisbriand until 2011 when he joined the

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. In 2011, he played with Montreal's senior academy team in the

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's first division. In his debut season, he helped Montreal secure a playoff berth where they were eliminated in the first round by

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. He re-signed with the academy team the following season. Beaulieu would receive the starting goalkeeper position as teammate Maxime Crépeau missed the majority of the season due to an injury. He would assist the club in securing another playoff berth by finishing second in the division. Their opponents in the preliminary round of the postseason were Toronto FC's academy where Montreal successfully advanced to the next round. In the next round, Montreal defeated the

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to secure a spot in the championship final. Beaulieu would appear in the championship final match where the Impact was defeated by

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. Throughout the 2012 campaign, he recorded 11 clean sheets and was named the club's MVP and Defensive Player of the Year. He was also nominated for the league's top goalkeeper award.

Club career

Early career

In 2014, Beaulieu played for

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side ACP Montréal-Nord, making four appearances. In the fall of that year, he began attending the

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, where he made a total of 69 appearances in

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over the following four years. In 2015, Beaulieu played for PLSQ side

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, making one appearance. In the summer of 2017, he played for

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side Albuquerque Sol FC, making four appearances that season.

Montreal Impact

On 9 January 2018, Beaulieu returned to Montreal Impact, then playing in

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. Ahead of the 2019 season, Beaulieu was slated to go on loan to

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side Ottawa Fury but suffered a knee injury requiring surgery in January 2019. After missing six months while recovering from surgery, he was finally loaned to Ottawa Fury on 18 July 2019. Beaulieu's contract option was declined by the Impact at the end of the 2019 season.

HFX Wanderers

On 5 February 2020, Beaulieu signed with

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side HFX Wanderers. He made his debut for HFX on August 15 against

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. On 3 November 2020, the club announced that Beaulieu had retired in order to pursue a career in engineering.

Career statistics

Honours

HFX Wanderers *

Runners-up:

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Montreal Impact Academy *

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Runners-up:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beaulieu, Jason 1994 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Canadian men's soccer players Soccer players from Montreal People from Boisbriand Sportspeople from Laurentides Homegrown Players (MLS) Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States CF Montréal U23 players CF Montréal players New Mexico Lobos men's soccer players Albuquerque Sol FC players Ottawa Fury FC players HFX Wanderers FC players Ligue1 Québec players USL League Two players Canadian Premier League players ACP Montréal-Nord players CS Mont-Royal Outremont players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen