Maxime Crépeau


Maxime Crépeau is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC, as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Montreal Impact

Crépeau joined the Montreal Impact Academy of the Canadian Soccer League in 2010. After three seasons with the U21 squad he signed a senior contract with the Montreal Impact, becoming the team's fourth Homegrown Player on a 4-year contract. On January 5, 2015, Crépeau joined German club Fortuna Düsseldorf for a ten-day training stint before the open of Montreal's pre-season camp for the 2015 MLS season. After spending the beginning of the 2015 season with the Impact, Crépeau sat on the bench as the backup goalkeeper during the second leg of the 2015 CONCACAF Champions League Finals.
After the match, as originally planned, Crépeau was loaned to FC Montreal, the Impact's USL affiliate team, making his professional debut against the Rochester Rhinos on May 2, 2015. Crépeau would spend two seasons with FC Montreal before the club ceased operations after the 2016 season.
Prior to the 2017 season, the Impact promoted Crépeau to the #2 goalkeeper position, behind Evan Bush. In May 2017, Crépeau made his first team debut in the first leg of the 2017 Canadian Championship against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Ottawa Fury

Citing a desire for more playing time in 2018, Crépeau was loaned to the Ottawa Fury of the USL for the 2018 season. After not conceding a goal in six straight games, Crépeau was named USL Player of the Month for May 2018. While playing every game for the Fury, he would consider his time with the club as a renewal, allowing him to improve on aspects of his game. By the close of the season Crépeau had set a new USL record for the most shutouts in a single season with 15, surpassing Brandon Miller who at the time was playing for the Rochester Rhinos. Crépeau would be named to the USL's All-League First Team, and would also be named USL Goalkeeper of the year. After the 2018 season, the Fury would announce that Crépeau would not return to the Fury for the 2019 season.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

On December 9, 2018, Crépeau was traded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money and a third-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. He made his debut in the Whitecaps' season opener on March 2, 2019 against Minnesota United.

International

Youth

Crépeau represented Canada at the youth level, participating in the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and the subsequent FIFA U-17 World Cup later that same year. He then went on to represent Canada at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. In August 2015 Crépeau was named to the 2015 Pan American Games roster. On September 18, 2015 he was announced as part of the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship team.
In May 2016, Crepeau was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada. He started the second match against Guyana, posting a 5-1 victory

Senior

Crépeau received his first call up to the Canadian senior team in January 2014, as part of a training camp under coach Benito Floro. He made his debut against the United States on February 2, 2016. In June 2017 Crépeau was called up to the senior team for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He made one appearance at the tournament, replacing an injured Milan Borjan in Canada's tournament opener against French Guiana. Crépeau was named to the squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup in May 2019.

Career statistics

Updated as of July 19, 2020

International

Honours

Individual