Yann-Alexandre Fillion

Yann-Alexandre Fillion (born February 14, 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Finnish club AC Oulu.

Yann Fillion
Personal information
Full name Yann-Alexandre Fillion
Date of birth (1996-02-14) February 14, 1996
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
AC Oulu
Youth career
2013–2015 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 FC Montreal 6 (0)
2016–2019 Zürich 0 (0)
2017Umeå FC (loan) 17 (0)
2018Nest-Sotra (loan) 1 (0)
2018FC Aarau (loan) 0 (0)
2019Toronto FC II (loan) 5 (0)
2020 Ekenäs IF 15 (0)
2021– AC Oulu 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 3, 2020

Career

FC Montreal

On March 13, 2015, it was announced that Fillion would join USL club FC Montreal for their inaugural season.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on March 28 in a 2–0 defeat to Toronto FC II.[2] Fillion would spend parts of two seasons with FC Montreal before the club ceased operations after the 2016 season.

Zürich

After his time with FC Montreal, Fillion signed a 5-year contract with Swiss Super League club FC Zürich in May 2016.[3] In February 2017, it was announced that Fillion would be loaned to Swedish Division 1 club Umeå FC for the 2017 season.[4] In April 2018, Fillion was loaned to newly promoted OBOS-ligaen side Nest-Sotra for the 2018 season.[5] In July 2018, Fillion was recalled from Nest-Sotra and loaned to FC Aarau of the Swiss Challenge League.[6] On March 21, 2019, it was announced that Fillion would join USL League One club Toronto FC II on loan for their first season in the newly formed third division.

Ekenäs IF

After four years in the Zürich system, it was announced that Fillion signed with Ekenäs IF of the Ykkönen for the 2020 season on a free transfer.[7][8]

AC Oulu

After one year with Ekenäs, Fillion would transfer to fellow Ykkönen club AC Oulu on a one year contract with an option for a second year.[9]

References

  1. "FC Montreal roster unveiled". ImpactMontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. "FC Montreal loses 2-0 against Toronto FC II". ImpactMontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. "Yann-Alexandre Fillion, de Montréal à Zurich". Capitaine Soccer. February 22, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  4. "Yann Fillion lånas in från FC Zürich". Umeå FC. February 24, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  5. "Welcome Yann-Alexandre Fillion to Aagotness and Nest-Sotra!". Nest-Sotra Fotball. April 6, 2018.
  6. "Yann Fillion wechselt leihweise zum FC Aarau". FC Zurich. July 18, 2018.
  7. "Herrlaget Presenterar De Nio Första Kontrakten". Ekenäs IF. December 21, 2019.
  8. @YannFillion41 (December 27, 2019). "I will be joining Eif on a free transfer after mutually ending my contract with FCZ" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  9. "Kanadalainen maalivahti Yann Fillion AC Ouluun". AC Oulu. December 1, 2020.


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