Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau
Canadian soccer player
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nicolas Gerald Gaetan Fleuriau Chateau (born May 21, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolas Gerald Gaetan Fleuriau Chateau[1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 21, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galway United | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| 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 | 24 | (9) |
| 2024 | → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | → VPS (loan) | 22 | (4) |
| 2026– | Galway United | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 November 2025 | |||
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]
In April 2025, he was loaned to Finnish Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura for the 2025 season.[32] On May 2, Fleuriau Chateau scored his first Veikkausliiga goal, the winning goal in a 1–0 home win over Ilves.[33]
On 26 January 2026, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United.[34]
Career statistics
- As of 1 July 2025[35]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 24 | 9 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 2025 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| VPS (loan) | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | |
| Galway United | 2026 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 49 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 16 | ||