Jason Beaulieu
Canadian soccer player (born 1994)
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Jason Beaulieu (born 12 February 1994) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Beaulieu | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Boisbriand | |||
| 2011–2013 | Montreal Impact | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | New Mexico Lobos | 69 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | ACP Montréal-Nord | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Mont-Royal Outremont | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Albuquerque Sol FC | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Montreal Impact | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Ottawa Fury (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | HFX Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 13 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
Beaulieu was born in Montreal, Quebec, and grew up in the off-island suburb of Boisbriand.[1][2] He played youth soccer for FC Boisbriand until 2011 when he joined the Montreal Impact Academy.[3] In 2011, he played with Montreal's senior academy team in the Canadian Soccer League's first division.[4] In his debut season, he helped Montreal secure a playoff berth where they were eliminated in the first round by Capital City.[5][6]
He re-signed with the academy team the following season.[7] Beaulieu would receive the starting goalkeeper position as teammate Maxime Crépeau missed the majority of the season due to an injury.[8] He would assist the club in securing another playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[9] Their opponents in the preliminary round of the postseason were Toronto FC's academy where Montreal successfully advanced to the next round.[10] In the next round, Montreal defeated the York Region Shooters to secure a spot in the championship final.[11] Beaulieu would appear in the championship final match where the Impact was defeated by Toronto Croatia.[12][13] Throughout the 2012 campaign, he recorded 11 clean sheets and was named the club's MVP and Defensive Player of the Year.[12] He was also nominated for the league's top goalkeeper award.[14]
Club career
Early career
In 2014, Beaulieu played for Première Ligue de soccer du Québec side ACP Montréal-Nord, making four appearances.[15] In the fall of that year, he began attending the University of New Mexico, where he made a total of 69 appearances in NCAA Division I over the following four years.[2][3]
In 2015, Beaulieu played for PLSQ side CS Mont-Royal Outremont, making one appearance.[15] In the summer of 2017, he played for USL PDL side Albuquerque Sol FC, making four appearances that season.[16]
Montreal Impact
On 9 January 2018, Beaulieu returned to Montreal Impact, then playing in Major League Soccer.[17] Ahead of the 2019 season, Beaulieu was slated to go on loan to USL Championship side Ottawa Fury but suffered a knee injury requiring surgery in January 2019.[18] After missing six months while recovering from surgery, he was finally loaned to Ottawa Fury on 18 July 2019.[19][20]
Beaulieu's contract option was declined by the Impact at the end of the 2019 season.[18]
HFX Wanderers
On 5 February 2020, Beaulieu signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[2] He made his debut for HFX on August 15 against Pacific FC.[21] On 3 November 2020, the club announced that Beaulieu had retired in order to pursue a career in engineering.[22]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ACP Montréal-Nord | 2014 | PLSQ | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Mont-Royal Outremont | 2015 | PLSQ | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Albuquerque Sol FC | 2017 | USL PDL | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| HFX Wanderers | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Honours
HFX Wanderers
- Canadian Premier League Runners-up: 2020
Montreal Impact Academy
- CSL Championship Runners-up: 2012[12]