Erik Lefebvre
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Erik Lefebvre is a Canadian
soccer player who last played for Charlotte Eagles
in the USL Second Division
.
and played amateur soccer in Canada for the Cumberland Cobras and the Ottawa Royals as a teenager, leading the Royals to the Ontario Cup Championship in 2004.
He played college soccer
at Houghton College
, where he was an All-AMC North Division first team member and freshman of the year in 2005, as well as NAIA All-American second team and All-AMC North Division first team member in 2006.
During his collegiate years Lefebvre also played two seasons for Ottawa Fury
in the Premier Development League.
and Troyes AC
in France, Lefebvre joined Charlotte Eagles
of the USL Second Division
in 2009 as backup to first choice goalkeeper Kevin Trapp
. He made his debut in Charlotte's last game of the 2009 regular season on August 15, 2009, playing 90 minutes in a 3-0 victory over the Western Mass Pioneers
.
Lefebvre took over as Interim Director of Goalkeeping for Charlotte Soccer Academy in 2011.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
soccer player who last played for Charlotte Eagles
Charlotte Eagles
Charlotte Eagles is an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
in the USL Second Division
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
.
College and Amateur
Lefebvre attended Béatrice-Desloges High SchoolÉcole secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges
École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges or ESCBD , is a French language high school teaching grades 7-12, which also houses a community child day care centre, in the community of Orléans in the eastern part of Ottawa, Ontario...
and played amateur soccer in Canada for the Cumberland Cobras and the Ottawa Royals as a teenager, leading the Royals to the Ontario Cup Championship in 2004.
He played college soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at Houghton College
Houghton College
Houghton College is a Christian liberal arts college affiliated with the Wesleyan Church. The college is a member of both the Christian College Consortium and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities...
, where he was an All-AMC North Division first team member and freshman of the year in 2005, as well as NAIA All-American second team and All-AMC North Division first team member in 2006.
During his collegiate years Lefebvre also played two seasons for Ottawa Fury
Ottawa Fury
Ottawa Fury is a Canadian soccer team based in Ottawa, Ontario. Founded in 2005, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference....
in the Premier Development League.
Professional
Following his graduation, and after spending time training with Canadian professional side Ottawa WizardsOttawa Wizards
Ottawa Wizards was a soccer team playing in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.-History:The team won three consecutive regular season championships from 2001 to 2003, and took the Rogers Cup once in 2002 with the Turkish head coach Rasim Kara....
and Troyes AC
Troyes AC
Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne is a French association football club, based in Troyes. It was founded in 1900. The club was promoted to Ligue 1 for the 2005–06 season and their first Ligue 1 season was in 1954/55, and their second spell came in 1999/2000 Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube...
in France, Lefebvre joined Charlotte Eagles
Charlotte Eagles
Charlotte Eagles is an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
of the USL Second Division
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
in 2009 as backup to first choice goalkeeper Kevin Trapp
Kevin Trapp (soccer)
Kevin Trapp is an American soccer player, currently without a club.-Youth and College:Trapp grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, and played college soccer at James Madison University, where he was a four year starter...
. He made his debut in Charlotte's last game of the 2009 regular season on August 15, 2009, playing 90 minutes in a 3-0 victory over the Western Mass Pioneers
Western Mass Pioneers
Western Mass Pioneers is an American soccer team based in Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home games...
.
Lefebvre took over as Interim Director of Goalkeeping for Charlotte Soccer Academy in 2011.