Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau

Canadian soccer player

Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Gerald Gaetan Fleuriau Chateau[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-21) May 21, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number 52
Youth career
2011–2015 Capital United SC
2016–2020 West Ottawa SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 St. John's Red Storm 31 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Manhattan SC
2024 Whitecaps FC 2 21 (8)
2024 → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) 2 (0)
2024– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 13, 2024

Nicolas Gerald Gaetan Fleuriau Chateau (born May 21, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.

Early life

Fleuriau Chateau played youth soccer with Capital United and West Ottawa SC.[2]

College career

In 2020, he committed to St. John's University to play for the men's soccer team.[3] On April 10, 2021, he made his collegiate debut against the Georgetown Hoyas.[4] During a spring game in 2022, he tore his ACL, causing him to miss the entire 2022 season.[5] On August 28, 2023, he scored his first collegiate goals, netting a brace in a 2-2 draw with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.[6][7] He then scored the only goal in their home opener in the next match against the Monmouth Hawks,[8] subsequently earned his first conference weekly honour for his three-goal week, being named to the Big East Conference Weekly Honor Roll.[9] He earned another Weekly Honor Roll in October[10] and also scored another two braces that season against the Columbia Lions[11][12] and the Creighton Bluejays, the latter of which earned him Big East Offensive Player of the Week honours.[13][14] At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Big East First Team,[15][16] All-East Region Second Team,[17] the Academic All-District Team,[18] and a Second Team Academic All-American.[19][20] He finished the 2023 season with 14 goals.[21]

Club career

In 2023, he played with Manhattan SC in USL League Two.[22]

At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, he was selected in the third round (74th overall) by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[23][24] In March 2024, he signed with the second team, Whitecaps FC 2, in MLS Next Pro.[25] During the 2024 season, he signed short-term loans with the first team on four occasions.[26][27][28][29] He made his Major League Soccer debut on July 6, 2024 against CF Montréal.[30]

In September 2024, he signed a contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC through the 2025 season, with options for 2026 and 2027.[31]

References

  1. ^ "Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau". St. John's University Athletics. January 1, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Whitecaps FC select Eliot Goldthorp and Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau in 2024 MLS SuperDraft". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "OPSM Next Generation Series Top: "Just a kid from Ottawa," Nicolas Fleuriau-Chateau". OPSM. March 15, 2020.
  4. ^ O'Connell, Andrew (April 10, 2021). "St. John's Falls to No. 2 Georgetown, 1-0, in Season Finale". St. John's Red Storm.
  5. ^ Hakansson, Emilie (October 11, 2023). "Life After the Storm: Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Pushes for an Impressive Comeback Season". The Torch.
  6. ^ "Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Nets Two in St. John's 2-2 Draw with Rutgers". St. John's Red Storm. August 28, 2023.
  7. ^ Lewis, Michael (August 29, 2023). "Drawn Together: Fleuriau Chateau's brace gives St. John's men a 2-2 tie at Rutgers". Front Row Soccer.
  8. ^ Lewis, Michael (September 2, 2023). "Fleuriau Chateau rules at home: Powers St. John's men in opener, 1-0". Front Row Soccer.
  9. ^ "Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll". St. John's Red Storm. September 5, 2023.
  10. ^ "Thomas Lamaille Picks Up Second BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, Fleuriau Chateau to Honor Roll". St. John's Red Storm. October 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "Fleuriau Chateau's Brace Lifts St. John's Over Columbia, 2-1". St. John's Red Storm. October 3, 2023.
  12. ^ Lewis, Michael (October 4, 2023). "Brace for it: Fleuriau Chateau's 2 goals power St. John's men over Columbia". Front Row Soccer.
  13. ^ "Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Secures BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week". St. John's Red Storm. October 31, 2023.
  14. ^ Lewis, Michael (October 31, 2023). "Big East Honors: Fleuriau Chateau named offensive player of the week". Front Row Soccer.
  15. ^ "Three Johnnies Earn Postseason All-BIG EAST Honors". St. John's Red Storm. November 7, 2023.
  16. ^ Lewis, Michael (November 7, 2023). "Three Honors:St. John's Fleuriau Chateau named to Big East 1st team, Ba to the 2nd, McLachlan to the 3rd". Front Row Soccer.
  17. ^ "Fleuriau Chateau and Ba Earn United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Honors". St. John's Red Storm. December 4, 2023.
  18. ^ "Fleuriau Chateau Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team". St. John's Red Storm. November 21, 2023.
  19. ^ "Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Named College Sports Communicators Second Team Academic All-American". St. John's Red Storm. December 19, 2023.
  20. ^ Lewis, Michael (December 19, 2023). "Academic Honors: For St. John's forward Fleuriau Chateau". Front Row Soccer.
  21. ^ "Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Selected by Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2024 MLS SuperDraft". St. John's Red Storm. December 19, 2023.
  22. ^ "50 players selected in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". USL League Two. December 20, 2023.
  23. ^ Lewis, Michael (December 19, 2023). "Coming Home: Whitecaps draft Canadian-born Fleuriau Chateau (St. John's)". Front Row Soccer.
  24. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps add midfield & forward depth by taking Eliot Goldthorp & Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau in MLS SuperDraft". Canadian Soccer Daily. December 20, 2023.
  25. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign Sjöberg, Goldthorp, and Fleuriau Chateau to WFC2". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 7, 2024.
  26. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 forward Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau to MLS short-term agreement". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. June 28, 2024.
  27. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 forward Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau to second MLS short-term agreement". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 2, 2024.
  28. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 forward Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau to third MLS short-term agreement". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 5, 2024.
  29. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 midfielder Jeevan Badwal and forward Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau to fourth MLS short-term agreements". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. September 6, 2024.
  30. ^ Wilkins, Caleb (July 6, 2024). "Post Match: One major problem for the Whitecaps against CF Montreal". The Third Sub.
  31. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign MLS NEXT Pro forward Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau to an MLS contract through 2025". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. September 13, 2024.
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