Thibaut Jacquel (born 13 March 1997) is a French

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who plays as a

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for

US Thionville Lusitanos Union Sportive Thionville Lusitanos is a football club based in Thionville, France. As of the 2023–24 season, it competes in the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of the French football league system. History The football club was bor ...

Playing career

Youth, College & Amateur

Jacquel was part of the

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academy until he was released by the club at 19-years old. He went on to spend a season with

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side FC Trémery, scoring 5 goals in 30 appearances. In 2018, Jacquel made the move to the United States to play

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Campbell University Campbell University is a private Christian university in Buies Creek, North Carolina, United States. Campbell's main campus in Buies Creek is home to its College of Arts & Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Divinity School, Scho ...

. In two seasons at Campbell, Jacquel made 41 appearances, scoring 22 goals and tallying 13 assists. In 2018, Jacquel achieved an honourable mention as an All-Conference selection and led the

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in assists. In 2019, he was named 3rd-team All-America, 2nd-team All-South Region by United Soccer Coaches, was chosen to Best XI 3rd team by Top Drawer Soccer and No. 32 among the nation’s Top 100 upperclassmen. Jacquel led the nation in goals, and was Big South Attacking Player of the Year, 1st-team All-Conference, Big South All-Tournament team. The 2020 season at Campbell was cancelled due to the

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. While at college, Jacquel also played in the

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with

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in 2019, where he scored 7 goals and tallied 1 assist in 12 regular season appearances.

Professional

On 21 January 2021, Jacquel was selected 75th overall in the

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. On 29 March 2021, he signed with Dallas'

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affiliate side

North Texas SC North Texas Soccer Club is a professional soccer club that competes in MLS Next Pro, the third division of American soccer. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. North Texas SC currently ...

. Jacquel made his debut on 24 April 2021, starting in a 4–2 win over

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and scoring two goals. In January 2022, Jacquel signed with

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champions

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References

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