Pierre-Rudolph Mayard

Pierre-Rudolph Mayard (born February 21, 1988), commonly known as Papouche,[1][2] is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for AS Blainville in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.

Pierre-Rudolph Mayard
Mayard warming up for Montreal Impact in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-21) February 21, 1988
Place of birth Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger, Striker
Team information
Current team
 Blainville
Number 80
Youth career
2003–2004 FC Sélect Rive-Sud
2005 CSR Montréal-Concordia
2006 SC Panellinios Montréal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Trois-Rivieres Attak 16 (8)
2009–2011 Montreal Impact 20 (1)
2010 → Charleston Battery (loan) 16 (5)
2013 Vaasan Palloseura 0 (0)
2013 FC St-Léonard 11 (9)
2013 Rochester Rhinos 7 (0)
2014 Ottawa Fury 18 (1)
2015 FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière 13 (15)
2016– Blainville 88 (76)
International career‡
2005 Canada U15 4 (0)
2006–2007 Canada U17 12 (2)
2005–2006 Canada U18 8 (0)
2007 Canada U20 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 3, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 13, 2009

Club career

Early career

Mayard began his career in 2003, playing with Canadian junior team FC Sélect Rive-Sud. In 2005, he played for the CSR Montréal-Concordia U18 team, winning the silver medal at the Saputo AAA Quebec Cup. In 2006, he joined SC Panellinios Montréal in the Ligue de Soccer Elite Quebec.[3]

In 2003 Mayard also began playing with the Quebec junior select team, with whom he won the 2004 Canadian championships. In 2004, he was also named the youth player of the year in Quebec. He finished third at the Canada games and first at the Adidas cup with the U18 Quebec select team.

Trois-Rivieres Attak

In 2007, he signed with Trois-Rivieres Attak of the Canadian Soccer League.[4] In his debut season he failed to make an appearance due to an injury sustained in a preseason match. He re-signed with the Attak for the 2008 season.[5] He recorded his first goal for the club on June 21, 2008, against TFC Academy.[6] During the regular season he helped the team clinch the National Division title. In the postseason he contributed two goals in a 7–0 victory over Portugal FC.[7] He featured in the CSL Championship final against Serbian White Eagles, where the Attak were defeated in a penalty shootout.[8]

Montreal Impact

The following season on February 27, 2009, he was signed by the Montreal Impact of the USL First Division.[9] During the season he returned to Trois-Rivieres on a loan to win the CSL Championship after defeating Serbia White Eagles in a 3–2 victory in a penalty shootout.[10] Mayard was loaned to the Charleston Battery of the USL Second Division for five months, and returned to the Montreal on August 13, 2010.[11] On March 17, 2010, Mayard's contract was extended until 2011 by the Montreal Impact. He was released by Montreal on October 12, 2011.[12]

Vaasan Palloseura

In 2013, he briefly trialed with Finnish club Vaasan Palloseura, playing two matches including a 2013 Finnish League Cup match against KuPS and scoring in a match against SJK, but the club ultimately did not give him a contract for the season.[13]

Rochester Rhinos

In 2013, he signed with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL PRO, where he appeared in 7 matches[14][15]

Ottawa Fury

The following year he played with Ottawa Fury in the North American Soccer League.[16]

PLSQ

Following his stint in the NASL he played in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec with FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière where he scored 13 goals in 15 matches.

In 2016, he played with AS Blainville, where he won the Ballon D’Or.[17][18]

International career

Mayard was a member of the U17 national team in 2004 and 2005, and played for the Canadian U-20 team at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, the 2006 Chivas Cup and the 2006 Porto tournament.[19]

Personal life

Mayard is of Haitian descent, has two other brothers who also play professional soccer; Josué Mayard who represents Haiti internationally, and Elkana Mayard.

References
  1. Perez, Alexander (June 7, 2018). "Canadian Championships: Papouche Caps Off Historic Night of Soccer in Style". The Link.
  2. Milano, Pascal (June 4, 2018). "L'AS Blainville rêve d'un grand parcours" [AS Blainville dreams of a great course]. La Presse.
  3. "Attak FC". July 3, 2008. Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Attak FC". August 20, 2008. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Attak FC". August 28, 2008. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Attak FC". August 17, 2008. Archived from the original on August 17, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "October 18, 2008 CSL Semi-Final summary (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  8. Glover, Robin. "October 26, 2008 CSL Final Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Serbian White Eagles (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  9. Vallée, Patrick. "Midfielders Kevin Sakuda and Pierre-Rudolph Mayard with the Impact".
  10. Glover, Robin. "October 24, 2009 CSL Final Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Serbian White Eagles (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  11. "Di Lorenzo Is Back, Hemming Joins The Impact - OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  12. Slevison, Andrew. "Montreal Impact cut six as MLS squad takes shape - Tribal Football". Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  13. "VPS ei tarjoa sopimusta kanadalaispelaajalle" [VPS does not offer a contract to a Canadian player]. Kymppipaikka (in Finnish). January 30, 2013.
  14. Di Veronica, Jeff. "Former coach Bob Lilley 'a top candidate' if interested in returning to Rhinos, says Ercoli". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  15. "Pierre-Rudolph Mayard | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  16. Mikula, Chris. "Ottawa Fury FC of the North American Soccer League announced the signing of Chad Bush, right, and Pierre Rudolph Mayard". www.ottawacitizen.com. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  17. "Pierre-Rudolph Mayard signe avec l'AS Blainville – SportsduNord". Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  18. "Pierre Rudolph Mayard, Ballon D'or - PREMIERE LIGUE DE SOCCER DU QUEBEC". www.plsq.ca. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  19. Pierre-Rudolph Mayard at the Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
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