Mégane Sauvé

Mégane Sauvé
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-06) April 6, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Youth career
FC St-Hyacinthe
2016–2017 Lakeshore SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Montreal Carabins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 AS Blainville 41+ (20+)
2023–2024 Valadares Gaia 21 (1)
2024– Sporting CP 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 9, 2024

Mégane Sauvé (born April 6, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Portuguese club Sporting CP in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.

Early life

Sauvé played youth soccer with FC St-Hyacinthe until 2015, then joined Lakeshore SC.[2]

University career

In 2017, she began attending the Université de Montréal, where she played for the women's soccer team. In her first season, she won the national title and was named to the U Sports All-Rookie team and the RSEQ Second Team All-Star.[3][4] In 2018, 2019, and 2021, she was named an RSEQ First Team All-Star and a U Sports First Team All-Star.[5] In 2022, she won another national title was named the school's Athlete of the Year, an RSEQ First Team All-Star, a U Sports First Team All-Star, U SPORTS Championship All-Star Team and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, and was named the RSEQ Athlète par excellence.[6]

Club career

In 2018, Sauvé began playing with AS Blainville in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec. In 2018, she won the Ballon d'argent as the league's second best player.[7] In 2021, she helped them win the league and cup double and was named the best player of the league cup.[8] In 2022, she won the Ballon d'or as the league's league player.[9] In 2023, she won the Ballon d'argent as the league's second best player.

In August 2023, she signed with Valadares Gaia in the Portuguese Campeonato Nacional Feminino.[10] On April 13, 2024, she scored in a 1–0 victory over Albergaria, earning player of the match honours.[11] During the season, she scored one goal and added one assist in 30 matches, across all competitions.[12][13]

In July 2024, she signed with Sporting CP on a two-year contract.[14][15] There had been interest from French clubs, however, she chose Sporting for the opportunity to play in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[16]

Career statistics

As of June 30, 2024
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AS Blainville 2018[17] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 11 6 — — — 11 6
2019[17] 7 6 — — — 7 6
2020[17] 3 1 — — 1 0 4 1
2021[17] 9 3 — 2 2 — 11 5
2022[17] 11 4 — 2 1 2 1 15 6
2023 Ligue1 Québec ? ? — 0 0 — ? ?
Total 41+ 20+ — 4 3 3 1 48+ 24+
Valadares Gaia 2023–24[18] Campeonato Nacional Feminino 21 1 3 0 6 0 — 30 1
Career total 62+ 21+ 3 0 10 3 3 1 78+ 25+

Honours

AS Blainville

References

  1. ^ "Mégane Sauvé". sporting.pt. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Malo, Philippe (November 6, 2020). "Mégane Sauvé, la détermination d'une étoile" [Mégane Sauvé, the determination of a star]. Bulletin Sportif (in French).
  3. ^ "Une année couronnée de succès pour la Maskoutaine Mégane Sauvé" [A successful year for Maskoutaine Mégane Sauvé]. Le Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe (in French). December 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Prévost Durand, Maxime (November 9, 2017). "Soccer universitaire : Mégane Sauvé honorée" [University soccer: Mégane Sauvé honored]. Le Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe (in French).
  5. ^ "Mégane Sauvé Montreal Carabins profile". Montreal Carabins (in French).
  6. ^ "Gala Méritas Carabins : Sauvé, Aber et Farinaccio sont nommés les Athlètes de l'année" [Carabins Merit Gala: Sauvé, Aber and Farinaccio named Athletes Of The Year]. Montreal Carabins (in French). April 5, 2023.
  7. ^ Prévost Durand, Maxime (November 29, 2018). "Des Maskoutains honorés" [Maskoutains honored]. Le Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe (in French).
  8. ^ "Une saison fructueuse pour Mégane Sauvé" [A successful season for Mégane Sauvé]. Le Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe (in French). September 2, 2021.
  9. ^ Prévost Durand, Maxime (August 17, 2023). "Soccer : une opportunité rêvée pour Mégane Sauvé" [Soccer: a dream opportunity for Mégane Sauvé]. Le Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe (in French).
  10. ^ Tremblay, Olivier (August 22, 2023). "Mégane Sauvé au Portugal pour jouer au soccer, apprendre et enseigner" [Mégane Sauvé in Portugal to play soccer, learn and teach]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French).
  11. ^ "Valadares Gaia vence Albergaria" [Valadares Gaia beats Albergaria]. Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese). April 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "Oficial: Mégane Sauvé reforça futebol feminino do Sporting" [Mégane Sauvé joins Sporting women's football team]. TVI (in Portuguese). July 6, 2024.
  13. ^ Pedrosa Marques, Eduardo (June 20, 2024). "Sporting: Mégane Sauvé vai vestir de verde e branco na próxima temporada" [Sporting: Mégane Sauvé will wear green and white next season]. A Bola (in Portuguese).
  14. ^ Vasconcelos, Gonçalo (July 6, 2024). "Mégane Sauvé reforça o Sporting" [Megane Sauvé strengthens at Sporting]. Record (in Portuguese).
  15. ^ Raposo, Nuno (July 6, 2024). "Mégane Sauvé é do Sporting" [Mégane Sauvé is Sporting's]. A Bola (in Portuguese).
  16. ^ "La Maskoutaine Mégane Sauvé signe avec le Sporting CP au Portugal" [Maskoutaine Mégane Sauvé signs with Sporting CP in Portugal]. Le Clairon de Saint-Hyacinthe et région (in French). July 30, 2024.
  17. ^ a b c d e "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
  18. ^ "Mégane Sauvé Stats". Playmaker Stats.