Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (born January 6, 2003) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal as a forward.
Vilsaint began playing youth soccer at age four with CS Delta Laval.[1] He later played with CS St-Laurent[2] and CS Panellinios.[3] In 2020, he moved to Europe and trained with the reserve team of French club Lille.[4] In March 2021, he moved to Belgian club Antwerp, signing a 4 year contract.[5][6][7]
In 2022, Vilsaint began playing with Royal Antwerp II in the third tier Belgian National Division 1, scoring one goal in ten appearances.[8] It was reported that complications off-the-field, rather than injury, limited aspects of his game time.[9][10]
In February 2023, Vilsaint joined CF Montréal of Major League Soccer on a two-year contract with option years for 2025 and 2026.[11][12] The deal included a sell-on clause for Antwerp.[13] He made his MLS debut for his new club on May 31, against DC United.[14] Vilsaint scored his first goal for CF Montréal on September 2 against the Columbus Crew, netting the second goal in an eventual 4-2 defeat.[15]
Vilsaint is eligible to play for both Canada and Haiti.[16]
In 2019, Vilsaint was named to a preliminary squad of eligible players for the Haiti U17 side for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, but was not named to the squad for the tournament.[17]
Vilsaint was named in the a Canadian provisional squad for the 2021 Gold Cup.[18] In April 2022, he was invited to a Canada U20 camp, but did not participate.[19] In May 2022, he was named in Canada's provisional squad for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[20]
First playing as a midfielder, Vilsaint started playing mainly as a centre-forward for Lille, while still also regularly as a winger for Antwerp.[4] He is described as a player with great physical abilities, having a good pace despite his tall stature, able to play in many different attacking positions.[3]
Vilsaint has a younger brother, Jaylen-Andre Vilsaint, who is also a soccer player currently playing in Portugal for Torreense U19 team and has represented Haiti in the Under-20 team.[21]
Jules-Anthony Vilsaint at Soccerway
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