| Zachary Brault-Guillard | |
| Fullname: | Zachary Bichotte Paul Brault-Guillard |
| Height: | 1.71 m[1] |
| Birth Date: | 30 December 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Delmas, Haiti |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Lugano |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lagnieu |
| Youthyears2: | –2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Ain Sud Foot |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Lyon |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Lyon II |
| Caps1: | 33 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Lyon |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Montreal Impact (loan) |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs4: | CF Montréal |
| Caps4: | 93 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Lugano |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Canada U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam3: | Canada |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | August 3, 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | July 10, 2024 |
Zachary Bichotte Paul Brault-Guillard (born December 30, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club Lugano and the Canada national team.
Brault-Guillard was born in Haiti and raised in Montreal after being adopted by a Quebecois and French couple. Brault-Guillard was raised in Montreal until the age of seven before relocating to France. As a youth, he spent time with Lagnieu and Ain Sud, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, before entering the Olympique Lyonnais academy with the under-13 team.[2]
In February 2019, Brault-Guillard joined the Montreal Impact on loan from Olympique Lyonnais.[3] He made his debut on March 2 in Montreal's season opener against the San Jose Earthquakes, as a substitute for Ignacio Piatti in the 85th minute.[4]
Brault-Guillard transferred to Montreal permanently on January 25, 2020.[5] Upon completion of the 2021 MLS season, CF Montréal would announce that they would exercise the option on Brault-Guillard's contract for 2022.[6] Upon completion of the 2023 Season, CF Montréal would announce that they would not pick up Brault-Guillard's contract for 2024, ending his time with the club.[7]
Brault-Guillard was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[8] He was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[9]
Brault-Guillard made his international debut for Canada on October 16, 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute for Liam Millar in the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match against Dominica. The match finished as a 5–0 home win for Canada.[10] He was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup on May 30, 2019.[11]
On June 2, 2021, Brault-Guillard scored his first goal for Canada, netting the fourth goal in a 7-0 victory over Aruba in a World Cup qualifying match.[12]
In June 2023, Brault-Guillard was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[13]
| Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lyon II | 2015–16 | CFA | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| Montreal Impact (loan) | MLS | 13 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| CF Montréal | 2020 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1[15] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 30 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
| 2023 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 1[16] | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 106 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 7 | |||
| Lugano | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 142 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 8 | |||
| Canada | 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 5, 2021 | IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States | 5 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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