| Marie Levasseur | |
| Fullname: | Marie Levasseur |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Stoneham, Quebec, Canada |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Montpellier |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthclubs1: | CS Haute-Saint-Charles |
| Collegeyears1: | 2015–2018 |
| College1: | Memphis Tigers |
| Collegecaps1: | 75 |
| Collegegoals1: | 24 |
| Years1: | 2015 |
| Clubs1: | Quebec Dynamo ARSQ |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | ONS Oulu |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 13 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | FC Metz |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs4: | FC Fleury 91 |
| Caps4: | 41 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Montpellier |
| Caps5: | 28 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 9 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Canada U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam3: | Canada U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam4: | Canada |
| Nationalcaps4: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 23 January 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 01:55, 10 December 2022 (UTC) |
Marie Levasseur (born May 18, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Division 1 Féminine club Montpellier HSC and for the Canada national team.
Levasseur began playing soccer at age four with CS Haute-Saint-Charles.[1] In 2009, she was part of the Eastern Canada team in the Canadian qualification tournament for the U12 Danone Nations Cup.[2] In 2014, she was named the Quebec Soccer Federation Youth Player of the Year.[3]
In 2015, she began attending the University of Memphis, where she played for the women's soccer team.[4] She scored her first collegiate goal on September 13, 2015 against the Idaho Vandals.[5] After her freshman season she was named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year, was named to the AAC All-Rookie Team and the All-ACC Second Team.[6] In 2016, she was named to the NSCAA All-Northeast Region.[4] In 2016, 2017, and 2018, she was named to both the All-AAC First Team and All-AAC Academic team all three years, while also being named to the AAC All-Tournament team in 2018.
In 2015, she played with Quebec Dynamo ARSQ in the USL W-League.[7] [8]
In 2019, she was set to attend preseason on trial with the Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL,[9] but was then offered a contract with Finnish club ONS Oulu in the top tier Naisten Liiga instead, which she signed.[10] [11] She scored her first goal in her debut on March 23 against HJK.[12] In her sole season with Oulu, she scored 13 goals in 24 league games, finishing as runner-up for the Naisten Liiga Rookie of the Year Award.[13] She was named the 2019 Soccer Quebec women's Professional Player of the Year for her performance.
In January 2020, she joined French club FC Metz in the top tier Division 1 Féminine.[14] [15] In her debut match for Metz in February, she suffered an injury and then the remainder of the season was cancelled after the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, resulting in her playing only one game that season, and Metz were relegated to the second tier for the following season.[16] She remained with the club, now in the second tier, scoring two goals in five matches, as the season was again curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]
In June 2021, Levasseur returned to the French first tier, signing with FC Fleury 91.[18] She scored her first goal for Fleury on November 20, 2021 against Guingamp.[19]
In 2013, Levasseur made her debut in the Canadian youth program, attending a camp with the Canada U17 team in October 2013, before subsequently being named to the roster for the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, where she scored 5 goals to help Canada win the silver medal and was named to the tournament Best XI, and the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where she scored four goals and was named Player of the Game against Ghana U17.[20]
In 2015, she was named to the Canada U23 team for the 2015 Pan Am Games.[21] In 2016, she was named to the Canada U20 team for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[22]
In December 2015, was then called up to the Canada senior team,[23] making her debut on December 13 in a 4-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago, recording an assist on the first goal by Christine Sinclair.[24] [25]
She has a twin sister, Catherine Levasseur, who played with her with the Memphis Tigers and ONS Oulu.[26] [27] [28]