American soccer player
Anthony Legendre (born October 28, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a left-back who plays for Ottawa South United in Ligue1 Québec .
Early life
Legendre was born in Jacksonville, Florida and grew up in Miami and Jacksonville , where he played soccer at the local YMCA .[ 1] At age twelve, he and his family emigrated to Canada , where they settled in Ottawa and Legendre began playing for local club Ottawa Royals.[ 1] At age 15, Legendre joined the Ottawa Fury Academy .[ 1]
College career
In 2016 and 2017, Legendre attended Algonquin College , where he played for the men's soccer team.[ 2] [ 3] He was named the team's Rookie of the Year that season[ 4] and was named to the OCAA East Division All-Star Team.[ 5]
Club career
In 2015, he played with the Ottawa Fury FC Academy in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec . In 2016, he joined FC Gatineau .[ 6]
In March 2018, Legendre signed with the Hamilton Wanderers in the New Zealand first tier ISPS Handa Premiership .[ 7]
In July 2018, Legendre joined NPL Tasmania side South Hobart .[ 8] He participated in their 2019 pre-season, before departing the club.[ 9]
In February 2019, Legendre signed with the Tulsa Roughnecks in the USL Championship .[ 4]
In 2021, he played with the South Bend Lions in USL League Two .[ 10]
In August 2021, he signed with Stumptown AC the National Independent Soccer Association .[ 11]
In 2023, he played with AS Blainville in Ligue1 Quebec . In 2024, he played with Ottawa South United .[ 12]
Personal life
Legendre operates a YouTube Channel in which he describes his training and gives an inside look at the life of a professional/semi-professional soccer player.
References
^ a b c "Trialed in 5 Different Countries to Become a Pro – Anthony Legendre's Path to Pro" . PodTail . Against All Odds Podcast. February 24, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
^ "Anthony Legendre 2016 Algonquin stats" . Ontario Colleges Athletic Association .
^ "Anthony Legendre 2017 Algonquin stats" . Ontario Colleges Athletic Association .
^ a b "Tulsa Roughnecks announce two signings" . Tulsa Roughnecks . February 21, 2019.
^ "Nunes headlines OCAA men's soccer awards" . Ontario Colleges Athletic Association . October 27, 2016.
^ Plante, Jean-François (May 5, 2016). "Le FC Gatineau vise à nouveau le sommet" [FC Gatineau aims for the top again]. Le Droit (in French).
^ "Player Announcement" . Hamilton Wanderers AFC . Facebook . March 25, 2018.
^ "Anthony Legendre 2018 NPL Stats" . National Premier Leagues .
^ Pless, Walter (January 12, 2019). "South Hobart give good account of themselves against Pascoe Vale" . Walter Pless on Association Football .
^ "Anthony Legendre 2021 USL2 Stats" . USL League Two .
^ @StumptownAC (August 3, 2021). "Welcome to the team Anthony Legendre" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ Tunney, Joseph (August 24, 2024). "Soccer program takes aim at new goal — increasing Indigenous participation" . CBC News .
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