| Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Repentigny, Quebec, Canada |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Pacific FC |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Youthclubs1: | L'Assomption |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Montreal Impact |
| Years1: | 2016 |
| Clubs1: | FC Montreal |
| Caps1: | 21 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | Ottawa Fury |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Montreal Impact |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Ottawa Fury (loan) |
| Caps4: | 57 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2020– |
| Clubs5: | Pacific FC |
| Caps5: | 71 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | October 7, 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | July 24, 2017 |
Thomas Meilleur-Giguère (born November 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Pacific FC.
Meilleur-Giguère was a member of the Montreal Impact Academy U18 side which finished the 2014/15 U.S. Soccer Development Academy in first place in the overall standings. In February 2016, he was one of four teammates who had a training stint with Bologna F.C. 1909 of Serie A.[1] FC Montreal signed Meilleur-Giguère for their 2016 season in the USL[2] and made his professional debut for the club on March 28 in a 2–0 defeat to Toronto FC II.[3] He scored two goals in 21 matches for FC Montreal.[4]
In February 2017 Meilleur-Giguère signed with the Ottawa Fury, the Montreal Impact's new affiliate club.[5] He played four matches for the club during the 2017 season.[4] Meilleur-Giguère signed a first-team contract with Montreal Impact on November 13, 2017.[6] However, on February 28, 2018 he was loaned back to the Ottawa Fury.[7] On February 1, 2019, the Fury announced that Meilleur-Giguère would return on loan from the Impact for the 2019 season.[8] Meilleur-Giguère would have his option for the 2020 season declined by the Impact, bringing an end to his time with the club after two seasons.[9]
On January 21, 2020, Meilleur-Giguère signed with Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC.[10] He made his debut on August 15 against the HFX Wanderers.[11] In January 2022, Pacific announced they had re-signed Meilleur-Giguère to a multi-year contract.[12]
Meilleur-Giguère was called to numerous Canadian U-18 in 2014 and 2015.[13] On March 17, 2016, he was called up to the Canada U20 squad in their two games against England.[14] In August 2016, he was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica[15] Meilleur-Giguère was nominated for Canada's U-20 player of the year in 2016.[16] In February 2017, Meilleur-Giguère was named to Canada's roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship[17] Meilleur-Giguère was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[18] He was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament in March 2021, but eventually pulled out due to an injury suffered in training.[19]
Pacific FC
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic cup[20] | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Montreal | 2016 | USL | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| Ottawa Fury | 2017 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Ottawa Fury (loan) | 2018 | 27 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | USL Championship | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| Total | 61 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 2 | |||
| Pacific FC | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 153 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 178 | 9 | |||