Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yann-Alexandre Fillion | ||
Date of birth | February 14, 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | HFX Wanderers | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ottawa Gloucester Hornets | |||
FC Capital United SC | |||
AS Hull | |||
2013–2015 | Montreal Impact | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | FC Montreal | 6 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Zürich | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Umeå FC (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2018 | → Nest-Sotra (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2018 | → FC Aarau (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2020 | Ekenäs IF | 15 | (0) |
2021 | AC Oulu | 21 | (0) |
2022 | IFK Mariehamn | 6 | (0) |
2023– | HFX Wanderers | 28 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023 |
Yann-Alexandre Fillion (born February 14, 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League.
Fillion was born in Ottawa, Ontario.[1] After originally playing youth soccer in Ottawa with Gloucester Hornets and Capital United,[2] he later moved to AS Hull in Quebec.[3] In January 2013, Fillion joined the Montreal Impact Academy, after completing a couple of trials.[4][5]
In March 2015, Fillion joined the Impact's second team FC Montreal in the USL for their inaugural season.[6] He made his professional debut for the club on March 28 in a 2–0 defeat to Toronto FC II.[7]
In early 2016, he went to Switzerland to trial with Swiss Super League club FC Zürich, being invited back before signing a five year contract in May 2016.[3] An injury early in his time in Switzerland, limited his integration into the first team.[3] In February 2017, Fillion was loaned to Swedish Division 1 club Umeå FC for the 2017 season,[8] departing after the season when his loan was not extended.[9] In April 2018, he was loaned to Norwegian second tier side Nest-Sotra for the 2018 season.[10] In July 2018, he was loaned to FC Aarau of the Swiss Challenge League.[11] In March 2019, he joined Toronto FC II in USL League One on loan.[12]
In December 2019, it was announced that Fillion signed with Ekenäs IF of the Ykkönen for the 2020 season on a free transfer.[13] He finished the 2020 season with the second highest Instat rating amongst goalkeepers in the league with a 220 rating.[14]
In December 2020, he joined Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu on a one year contract for the 2021 season with an option for a second year.[15][16][17] He was an important figure for the team making several key saves throughout the season.[18][19][20] He departed the club after one season.[21]
In November 2021, he signed with Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn for one season with an option for another year.[22][23][24][25]
In January 2023, he signed with the HFX Wanderers in the Canadian Premier League.[26][27] He turned down other offers in Europe, in order to join the Wanderers.[28] He was immediately named the club's starter, playing every minute of the 2023 season thus far.[29]