Antoine Coupland

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Antoine Coupland
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-12) December 12, 2003 (age 18)
Place of birth Chelsea, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Rijeka
Youth career
2014–2019 Ottawa St. Anthony
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Ottawa Fury 3 (0)
2020–2021 Atlético Ottawa 18 (2)
2022– Rijeka 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 6, 2022

Antoine Coupland (born December 12, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Croatian club HNK Rijeka.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Before turning pro, Coupland was a member of Ottawa club St. Anthony SC's Futuro Soccer Academy programme.[1] In July 2019, he was set to go on trial with English club Sheffield United,[2] but turned down the opportunity to instead sign a professional contract with his hometown team, Ottawa Fury.[3]

Ottawa Fury[]

On July 11, 2019, Coupland signed his first professional contract with Ottawa Fury FC. At the age of 15 years old, Coupland became the youngest first-team player in the club's history and one of the youngest professional players in Canada.[1] Coupland made his debut for the Fury on July 20, 2019, coming off the bench in the final minutes of the game in a 4–0 victory over Swope Park Rangers.[1] After one season with the Fury, the club would cease operations for the 2020 season, making Coupland a free agent.[4]

Atlético Ottawa[]

On March 5, 2020, Coupland signed with new Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa.[5] He made his debut on August 19 against Valour FC.[6] He played in three of the club's seven total matches during the season, which was drastically shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, playing a total of 98 minutes.[7] He re-signed with the club for the 2021 season January 25, 2021.[8] On July 11, Coupland scored his first professional goal, netting the second against Cavalry FC in a 2–0 victory.[9] In November 2021, after Ottawa's elimination from playoff contention, Coupland announced he was going on trial with clubs in Portugal.[10]

Rijeka[]

On February 6, 2022, Coupland signed with the first team of Croatian First Football League side HNK Rijeka.[11]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of November 7, 2021[12]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ottawa Fury 2019 USL Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
Atlético Ottawa 2020 Canadian Premier League 3 0 — — — 3 0
2021 15 2 — 1 0 — 16 2
Career total 21 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 2

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Meet Antoine Coupland, Ottawa's teen soccer prodigy". CBC. July 27, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Young midfielder set for 2 week trial with Sheffield United". Sport Witness. June 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Miller-Davis, Stuart (August 27, 2019). "Fury 15-year-old wunderkind shouldering lofty expectations". Ottawa Sportspages.
  4. ^ Major, Darren (November 8, 2019). "Fury owners blame 'politics' for decision to suspend operations". CBC.
  5. ^ "Atlético Ottawa adds 16-year-old local phenom Antoine Coupland". Atlético Ottawa. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  6. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (August 19, 2020). "Second-half onslaught lifts Valour FC over 10-men Atlético Ottawa". Canadian Premier League.
  7. ^ Diamandas, Ethan (October 14, 2020). "Teenage midfielder Antoine Coupland reflects on his first season with Atlético Ottawa". Ottawa Sportspages.
  8. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (January 21, 2021). "Atlético Ottawa re-signs Canadian midfielder Antoine Coupland". Canadian Premier League.
  9. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (July 11, 2021). "Match Analysis: Cavalry FC 0-2 Atlético Ottawa". Canadian Premier League.
  10. ^ Jacques, John (November 15, 2021). "Coupland Set For Trial Period Abroad: 'I'm Betting On Myself'". Northern Tribune.
  11. ^ "Antoine Coupland novi igrač HNK Rijeka: "Rijeka je odlično mjesto za moj razvoj"" [Antoine Coupland new player of HNK Rijeka: "Rijeka is a great place for my development"] (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. February 6, 2022.
  12. ^ Antoine Coupland at Soccerway

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