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Derek Gaudet 
Personal information Full name Derek Gaudet Date of birth May 14, 1989 Place of birth Bayside, Nova Scotia, Canada Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Playing position Striker Youth career 2001–2003 Halifax County United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2008 Halifax Dunbrack 56 (10) 2008–2009 Toronto FC 1 (0) 2009–2010 Halifax Dunbrack 11 (3) 2010 Portland Timbers 8 (0) 2011 Halifax Dunbrack 5 (2) National team‡ 2006 Canada U-17 4 (0) 2008– Canada U-20 7 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 20, 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 12, 2010Derek Gaudet (born May 14, 1989 in Bayside, Nova Scotia) is an Canadian soccer player who last played for Portland Timbers in the USSF Division-2 Professional League.
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Career
Club
Gaudet began his career with Halifax County United and signed in 2004 with Halifax Dunbrack where he played for four years.[1] Gaudet signed a contract with Toronto FC in August 2008.[2] He made his professional debut on 6 September 2008, coming on as a substitute for Diaz Kambere against Chivas USA.[3] On March 3, 2010 the Portland Timbers announced the signing of Gaudet to a contract for the 2010 season.[4]
International
Gaudet was a member of the Canadian U-17 and U-20 national teams.[5] He has also represented Nova Scotia at numerous national championships and at the 2005 Canada Games.[6] On 18 January 2010 earned his first call-up for the Canada men's national soccer team for an trainings camp in Florida.[7]
Personal
Gaudet is only the third Nova Scotia-born player to play in MLS.
Honours
- 2009: Nova Scotia Soccer League Premiership MVP
References
- ^ Nova Scotia Soccer League player page
- ^ Profile at Toronto FC
- ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=09062008_CHVTOR
- ^ "Timbers Add Three From Mini-Camp". USLsoccer.com. http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/406167.html. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
- ^ Toronto FC: News: Gaudet ready to seize opportunity
- ^ Profile at Canada Soccer
- ^ Hart adds three to Florida Camp
External links
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- Canadian people of Acadian descent
- Canadian soccer players
- Association football midfielders
- Soccer people from Nova Scotia
- People from Halifax Regional Municipality
- Toronto FC players
- Portland Timbers (USL) players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- USSF Division 2 Pro League players
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