Karl Ouimette
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karl William Ouimette | ||
Date of birth | June 18, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Repentigny, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2010 | Trois-Rivières Attak | ||
2010–2012 |
Montreal Impact | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009 | Trois-Rivières Attak | 22 | (1) |
2012–2014 |
Montreal Impact | 20 | (1) |
2015–2016 | New York Red Bulls II | 6 | (0) |
2015–2016 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | (0) |
2016 | → Jacksonville Armada (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2017 | San Francisco Deltas | 23 | (0) |
2018–2022 | Indy Eleven | 100 | (7) |
2022 | → Detroit City (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2023 | Atlético Ottawa | 25 | (0) |
Total | 214+ | (8+) | |
International career‡ | |||
2009 | Canada U17 | 3 | (0) |
2011 | Canada U20 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Canada | 18 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 11, 2016 |
Karl William Ouimette (born June 18, 1992) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a defender.
Club career
Early career
Ouimette played in Quebec's top amateur circuit in 2008 with the Conquerants de Laval and would receive the league's top defender award.[1]
In the following season, he secured a contract with the
In 2010, he joined Montreal Impact's academy in the league's first division.[12] Ouimette would receive the captaincy for the 2011 season.[13] He would assist the club in securing a playoff berth and they were eliminated in the quarterfinal round of the postseason by Capital City.[14] His final term with the academy occurred during the 2012 season, as he saw action with both the senior team and the academy throughout the campaign.[15] The academy side clinched a playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[16] He would also make his second championship appearance where Toronto Croatia defeated Montreal for the title.[17]
Montreal Impact
On July 5, 2012, Ouimette signed a professional contract with the
On October 19, 2013, Karl Ouimette scored his first MLS goal and game winner in a comeback 2–1 victory over the
New York Red Bulls
After an extended trial with MLS side New York Red Bulls, Ouimette was signed to a deal on March 4, 2015.[22][23] The move reunited him with former Impact coach, Jesse Marsch. Ouimette's debut for the Red Bulls first team came against the New England Revolution on May 2, 2015.
Ouimette was loaned to affiliate side
Ouimette was released by the Red Bulls at the end of the 2016 season.[26]
Jacksonville Armada (loan)
On June 24, 2016, Ouimette joined Jacksonville Armada on loan until the end of the 2016 season.[27]
San Francisco Deltas
In January 2017, Ouimette signed with San Francisco Deltas of the NASL[28] Ouimette would win the 2017 Soccer Bowl with the Deltas in their inaugural season.[29] The Deltas would cease operations three days after winning the Soccer Bowl, leaving Ouimette to look for a new club.[30]
Indy Eleven
On February 2, 2018, Ouimette signed with
Detroit City FC (loan)
On May 2, 2022, Detroit City FC announced its acquisition of Ouimette on loan from Indy Eleven for the remainder of the 2022 USL Championship season.[38]
Atlético Ottawa
On January 31, 2023, Atlético Ottawa announced Ouimette had signed a two-year contract with the club ahead of the 2023 Canadian Premier League season.[39] Ahead of the 2024 season, he announced his retirement, mutually terminating the final year of his contract and joined the club's executive staff as a Business Development Executive.[40]
International career
On November 8, 2013, Ouimette received his first call up to the Canada national team by head coach Benito Floro for two friendlies against Czech Republic on November 15 and Slovenia on November 19, 2013. He received his first cap as a substitute against Slovenia.[41] He was substituted into Canada's September 9, 2014 match against Jamaica in the 88th minute. The match was dedicated to his sister, Julie, who died a few days earlier after a 12-year battle with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.[42]
Career statistics
Club
- As of October 7, 2023[43]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs[a] | Cup[b] | Continental
|
Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Montreal Impact
|
2012 | MLS | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
2013 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
2014 | 11 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
New York Red Bulls II | 2015 | USL
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
New York Red Bulls | 2015 | MLS | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
2016 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Jacksonville Armada (loan) | 2016 | NASL | 7 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
San Francisco Deltas | 2017 | NASL | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |
Indy Eleven | 2018 | USL | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 33 | 3 | |
2019 | USL Championship | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 3 | ||
2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
2021 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 2 | |||
2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 100 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 8 | ||
Detroit City FC (loan) | 2022 | USL Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Atlético Ottawa | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 25 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | ||
Career total | 214 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 11 |
- ^ Includes the USL Cup Playoffs and Soccer Bowl Playoffs
- ^ Includes the Canadian Championship and U.S. Open Cup
International
- As of November 11, 2016[44]
Canada | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2013 | 1 | 0 |
2014 | 3 | 0 |
2015 | 10 | 0 |
2016 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 18 | 0 |
Honors
Club
- Canadian Soccer League Champion (1): 2009
- Canadian Championship (2): 2013, 2014
- 2015
References
- Montreal Gazette. pp. C3.
- ^ "Karl W. Ouimette, un joueur d'Impact" [Karl W. Ouimette, an Impact player]. www.larevue.qc.ca (in French). March 25, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Martin, Robert (March 12, 2009). "L'Attak prend le virage jeunesse" [Attak takes the youth turn]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (December 6, 2018). "Where Are They Now...CSL Players Moving Up". Canadian Soccer League.
- ^ Gauthier, Louis-Simon (September 21, 2009). "La force des jeunes" [The strength of young people]. La Presse (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on May 21, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ "L'Attak en bonne posture" [The Attak in good shape]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). September 28, 2009. p. 36.
- ^ Gauthier, Louis-Simon (October 5, 2009). "L'Attak dans le carré d'as" [Attak in the final four]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). p. 34.
- ^ Gauthier, Louis-Simon (October 19, 2009). "Victoire à saveur italienne" [Victory with an Italian flavor]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). p. 29.
- ^ Gauthier, Louis-Simon (October 26, 2009). "L'Attak champion" [The Attak Champion]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). p. 39.
- ^ "2009 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "2009 Trois-Rivières Attak stats". attakfc.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "2010 Montreal Impact Academy roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "L'Impact embauche un 2e Québécois" [The Impact hires a second Quebecer]. RDS.ca (in French). June 5, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Desaulniers, Darren (October 17, 2011). "Surviving the Impact; Capital City FC advances into CSL semifinals". Ottawa Citizen. pp. B6.
- ^ "Impact player". Windsor Star. June 6, 2012. pp. B4.
- Montreal Gazette. pp. A23.
- ^ "Toronto Croatia wins CSL title with a 1-0 victory over Montreal Impact Academy". The Canadian Press. October 27, 2012.
- ^ "Defender Karl W. Ouimette becomes first ever Academy player to sign with the pros". Montreal Impact. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- ^ "Match Center: Houston v. Montreal". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- ^ "Montreal Impact playoff pursuit saved by youngster Karl Ouimette". canadasoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ "Impact waive defender Karl W. Ouimette". February 6, 2015.
- ^ Sabetti, Nick (March 4, 2015). "Source: New York Red Bulls sign Canadian international Karl Ouimette".
- ^ "New York Red Bulls add trio to initial 2015 roster". March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Red Bulls II earn first victory in team history". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ "Dan Metzger named USL Player of the Week". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls Announce Roster Options for 2017 Season". New York Red Bulls (Press release). November 28, 2016.
- ^ "KARL OUIMETTE JOINS ARMADA FC ON LOAN FROM RED BULLS". armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ SF Deltas (January 17, 2017). "Team News: Three More Signed Players Make Eleven". Medium"date=January 18, 2017.
- ^ "San Francisco Deltas shut out New York Cosmosto win NASL title in front of home fans". NASL. November 12, 2017.
- ^ Daniel Mano (November 15, 2017). "San Francisco soccer club folds after winning title in inaugural season". The Mercury News.
- ^ "INDY ELEVEN ADDS KARL OUIMETTE AND JORDAN FARR TO ROSTER". www.indyeleven.com.
- ^ Dave Lévesque (November 7, 2018). "Une annee importante pour Karl W. Ouimette". TVA.
- ^ "Seven Veterans Confirmed for 2020 return to Indy Eleven". indyeleven.com. November 15, 2019.
- ^ "Indy Announces Return of Ouimette to Back Line". USL Championship. January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Indy Eleven Confirms Return of Five Players for 2022 Season". USL Championship. November 18, 2021.
- ^ "RECAP TBR 2: 0 IND". indyeleven.com. March 19, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ "Indy Eleven Announces Additional Player Transactions".
- ^ "Detroit City acquires veteran defender Karl Ouimette on loan from Indy". uslsoccer.com. May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ "Atlético Ottawa signs internationally capped Canadian Karl Ouimette". Atlético Ottawa. January 31, 2023.
- ^ Jacques, John (March 18, 2024). "Karl Ouimette Retires, Joins Atletico Ottawa Front Office". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Canada MNT announces roster for November friendlies". nationalpost.com. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ^ Tremblay, Olivier (September 8, 2014). "Montreal Impact's Karl W. Ouimette mourning loss of sister after long battle with cancer".
- ^ Karl Ouimette at Soccerway
- ^ Karl Ouimette at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Karl Ouimette at Major League Soccer
- Karl Ouimette at National-Football-Teams.com
- Karl Ouimette at the Canadian Soccer Association