Thomas Meilleur-Giguère (born November 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional

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player who plays as a defender for

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Club career

FC Montreal

Meilleur-Giguère was a member of the

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U18 side which finished the 2014/15

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in first place in the overall standings. In February 2016, he was one of four teammates who had a training stint with

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signed Meilleur-Giguère for their 2016 season in the

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and made his professional debut for the club on March 28 in a 2–0 defeat to

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. He scored two goals in 21 matches for FC Montreal.

Ottawa Fury

In February 2017 Meilleur-Giguère signed with the Ottawa Fury, the Montreal Impact's new affiliate club. He played four matches for the club during the 2017 season. Meilleur-Giguère signed a first-team contract with Montreal Impact on November 13, 2017. However, on February 28, 2018 he was loaned back to the Ottawa Fury. On February 1, 2019, the Fury announced that Meilleur-Giguère would return on loan from the Impact for the 2019 season. Meilleur-Giguère would have his option for the 2020 season declined by the Impact, bringing an end to his time with the club after two seasons.

Pacific FC

On January 21, 2020, Meilleur-Giguère signed with

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. He made his debut on August 15 against the HFX Wanderers. In January 2022, Pacific announced they had re-signed Meilleur-Giguère to a multi-year contract.

International career

Meilleur-Giguère was called to numerous Canadian U-18 in 2014 and 2015. On March 17, 2016, he was called up to the Canada U20 squad in their two games against England. In August 2016, he was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica Meilleur-Giguère was nominated for Canada's U-20 player of the year in 2016. In February 2017, Meilleur-Giguère was named to Canada's roster for the

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Meilleur-Giguère was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the

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on February 26, 2020. He was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament in March 2021, but eventually pulled out due to an injury suffered in training.

Honours

Club

Pacific FC *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meilleur-Giguere, Thomas 1997 births Living people Men's association football defenders Canadian men's soccer players Soccer people from Quebec Sportspeople from Repentigny, Quebec FC Montreal players CF Montréal players Ottawa Fury FC players Pacific FC players USL Championship players Canadian Premier League players Canada men's youth international soccer players Homegrown Players (MLS) CS Lanaudière-Nord players