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 FC Lugano and the Canada national team.
_(cropped).jpg) Brault-Guillard with CF Montréal in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zachary Bichotte Paul Brault-Guillard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | December 30, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Delmas, Haiti[2] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lagnieu | |||
| –2011 | Ain Sud Foot | ||
| 2011–2017 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Lyon II | 33 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Lyon | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | CF Montréal[a] | 93 | (6) |
| 2024- | FC Lugano | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Canada U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Canada | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 10, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 10, 2024 | |||
Early life
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.[4]
Club career
In February 2019, Brault-Guillard joined the Montreal Impact on loan from Olympique Lyonnais.[5] 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.[6]
Brault-Guillard transferred to Montreal permanently on January 25, 2020.[7] Upon completion of the 2021 MLS season, CF Montréal would announce that they would exercise the option on Brault-Guillard's contract for 2022.[8] 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.[9]
International career
Youth
Brault-Guillard was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[10] He was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[11]
Senior
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.[12] He was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup on May 30, 2019.[13]
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.[14]
In June 2023, Brault-Guillard was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played October 21, 2023[16]
| Club | 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) | 2019 | MLS | 13 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| CF Montréal | 2020 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 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[c] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 106 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 139 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 8 | ||
International
- As of match played June 10, 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 5, 2021 | IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States | 5 |  Aruba | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
CF Montreal
Individual
- Canadian Championship - Best Young Canadian Player Award: 2019[17]