Patrick Leduc (born December 26, 1977, in Saint-Lambert, Quebec) is a Canadian

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player who formerly played for Montreal Impact in the

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Career

Youth and amateur

Before turning pro Leduc played amateur soccer with FC Sélect Rive-Sud in the Ligue de Soccer Elite Quebec. He also played for U15 and U17 Quebec select teams winning two silver medals, and later played for Twin Cities Tornado in the

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in 1998 and 1999.

Professional

Leduc was signed by Montreal Impact of the

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in 2000, but in his first two seasons was a bit-player, featuring in only a handful of games. Leduc finally broke into the first team in 2002, and spent over 1,000 minutes on the field for the first time of his career with the Impact, picking up his first assists in a 3–1 win against the

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on June 9. He also helped claim the

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. In his fourth season with the club he scored his first goal, in an August 3 game against the Riverhounds. His second goal was the winner in 2–0 victory over

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, which clinched first place in Eastern Conference. He was one of 11 Impact players to finish the season with over 1,500 minutes played. In 2004 Leduc was one of five Impact players to play more than 2,000 minutes during the season, he scored three goals, and added more four assists. He was part of the starting eleven for the championship game, which the Impact won 2–0 against the Seattle Sounders, claiming the championship for the second time in club history, and for the third consecutive year helped claim the Voyageurs Cup. In 2005 Leduc helped the Impact to a 15-game undefeated streak, setting a new league record, while helping the team clinch the regular season title. During the 2006 season he scored a goal against the

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in a 4–0 victory, and later played his 150th career game with the Impact on August 31 against

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, becoming only the 7th player in club history to do so. Later in the season he reached the 10,000 career minutes played mark with Montreal - only the 8th person in club history. On January 5, 2009, the Montreal Impact announced the re-signing of Leduc to a two-year contract for the 2009 season. Leduc announced his retirement on March 29, 2011.

International

Leduc was invited to a Canada national soccer team training camp for the first time in In January 2005, and played his first game on July 2, 2005, against

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. He was selected to represent Canada at the

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, and was in the starting 11 for the first two games against

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and the

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, although both games resulted in a loss and Canada were knocked out of the tournament. On January 22, 2006, he was selected for the international friendly against the United States in

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, but was an unused substitute in a 0–0 tie.

Post-retirement

Leduc is now a color commentator/analyst for broadcaster RDS, covering the Montreal Impact and international soccer.

Honors

Montreal impact

Championship (2):

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

Commissioners Cup (2):

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

Champions (7): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Career stats

Last update: September 5, 2010 1) Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (American Based Clubs) – Nutrilite Canadian Cup (Canadian Based Clubs)
2) Concacaf Champions League

References

External links

Montreal Impact bio
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archive
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leduc, Patrick 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint-Lambert, Quebec Francophone Quebec people Men's association football midfielders Soccer people from Quebec Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Twin Cities Phoenix players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players USL First Division players USL League Two players USSF Division 2 Professional League players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Player-coaches FC Sélect Rive-Sud players