Elkana Mayard (born May 17, 1982) is a Canadian former

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player who played as a defender.

Career

Born in

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, Mayard started his career in 2002 with Racing de Montréal-Nord, and SC Panellinios Montréal in the Ligue de Soccer Elite Quebec. In the LSEQ he was a finalist for the LSEQ Defender of the Year award for three seasons eventually winning the award in 2002. He played

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with

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for three years. During his US college seasons, he was selected on the all-star team during the tournaments at

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in 2004, Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2005, and

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in 2006. Finally, he was also selected on the second all-star team in 2005 and on the first all-star team in 2006. On March 18, 2007, the new expansion side

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of the

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announced the signing of Mayard. He made his debut on May 13, 2007, against

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. On May 18, 2007, he made history by scoring the franchise's first goal, but unfortunately the match finished in a 2–1 defeat to the

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. Throughout the regular season he helped Attak to claim their first piece of silverware by winning the

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, and finished runners-up in the National Division. During the club's playoff run Mayard scored the second goal in a 3–0 victory over the Italia Shooters in the quarterfinals. Their season came to an end when the White Eagles eliminated the Attak by a score of 2–1 in the semifinals. The following

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he re-signed with the club. He helped the Attak claim the club's first National Division title, and reached the final of the

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, where once again the Attak were defeated by the White Eagles; after a 2–2 draw, the match was decided through a penalty shoot-out, which the White Eagles won by a score of 2–1. On March 11, 2009, the Attak announced the re-signing of Mayard for the 2009 season and was appointed the team captain. On May 30, 2009, Mayard was loaned to Montreal Impact of the

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, making his debut against the

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. In January 2010 he left Trois-Rivières to join FC Chelsea Laval and FC St-Léonard in the

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Personal life

Mayard is of Haitian descent, has two brothers who also play professional soccer;

Josué Mayard Josué Mayard (born October 3, 1980) is a former Haitian international soccer player who played as a defender. Throughout his playing career, he had stints in Europe, Major League Soccer, and the USL A-League. Club career Mayard began his profe ...

who represents

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internationally, and

Pierre-Rudolph Mayard Pierre-Rudolph Mayard (born February 21, 1988), commonly known as Papouche, is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for AS Blainville in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. Club career Early career Mayard began his career in 2 ...

Honors

;Trois-Rivières Attak *

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* National Division Champions:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mayard, Elkana 1982 births Living people Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Canadian men's soccer players Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Soccer players from Montreal Trois-Rivières Attak players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players USL First Division players Canadian sportspeople of Haitian descent Haitian Quebecers Ligue1 Québec players Black Canadian men's soccer players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen