Gabriel Bitar

Gabriel Bitar (born August 23, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays soccer at Carleton University.

Gabriel Bitar
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Bitar
Date of birth (1998-08-23) August 23, 1998
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Ottawa Internationals
2015–2016 Ottawa Fury
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Carleton Ravens 43 (37)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Ottawa Fury FC Academy 21 (9)
2017 Ottawa South United 13 (6)
2019 Cavalry FC 1 (0)
2020– Ottawa South United 7 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 19, 2020

Club career

Ottawa Fury Academy

Bitar was part of the Ottawa Fury FC Academy and played for their Première Ligue de soccer du Québec team in 2015 and 2016.

Ottawa South United

In 2017, Bitar played for League1 Ontario side Ottawa South United, scoring six goals in thirteen appearances.[1]

Cavalry FC

Bitar was the 1st overall draft pick in the inaugural CPL–U Sports Draft, where he was picked by Cavalry FC on November 12, 2018.[2] He signed with the club on April 24, 2019.[3] He made his debut for Cavalry against Pacific FC in a Canadian Championship match on May 16.[4] In August 2019, Cavalry would announce that Bitar would return to Carleton University for the 2019 USports season.[5] He was again by Calvary in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft, this time sixth overall,[6] but he did not join them for the 2020 season.

Ottawa South United

In 2020, he returned to Ottawa South United, who moved from League1 Ontario to the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec,[7] where he previously played when he was a member of the Ottawa Fury Academy.

International career

In September 2015, Bitar participated in an identification camp for the Canadian U20 team.[8]

Career statistics
As of September 19, 2020[9]
Club statistics
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ottawa Fury FC Academy 2015[10] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 63—0063
2016[11] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 156—10166
Ottawa South United 2017[1] League1 Ontario 136—??136
Cavalry FC 2019 Canadian Premier League 1020—30
Ottawa South United 2020[12] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 74——74
Career total 421920104519

References
  1. "Gabriel Bitar". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. Carlucci, Mario (November 17, 2019). "Carleton soccer star caps winning week with historic draft selection". CBC.
  3. "Cavalry FC Signs U Sport Pick Gabriel Bitar". Cavalry FC. April 24, 2019.
  4. "Cavalry FC open the 2019 Canadian Championship with 0:2 away win over Pacific FC". Canadian Soccer Association. May 16, 2019.
  5. "Cavalry FC announces Gabriel Bitar will be returning to Carleton University". Cavalry FC. August 12, 2019.
  6. "TRACKER: All 14 picks from the 2019 CPL-U Sports Draft". Canadian Premier League. November 11, 2019.
  7. "Ottawa South United Se Joint à La PLSQ" [Ottawa South United Joins the PLSQ]. Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. January 30, 2020.
  8. "Gabriel Bitar". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  9. "G.Bitar". Soccerway.
  10. "PTS-Ligue Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  11. "Buteurs" [Scorers]. PLSQ (in French).
  12. "Calendrier et Stats" [Calendar and Stats]. PLSQ (in French). Archived from the original on September 30, 2020.
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