Fabrice Lassonde

Fabrice Lassonde (born 18 February 1989) is a Canadian former soccer player who last played as a midfielder for FC Edmonton.

Early life

Lassonde is a native of Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Canada, and played for Canadian sides Granby Cosmos, Lac Saint-Louis Lakers, and Trois-Rivières Attak as a youth player.

Club career

Lassonde was regarded as a Canadian prospect. He signed for German 2. Bundesliga side Ingolstadt, but suffered an injury after almost being promoted to the first team of the club. After that, he trained with German sides KSV Hessen Kassel and SVN Zweibrücken. After that, he signed for NASL side FC Edmonton. Altogether, he made 8 appearances in the professional NASL.

College career

Lassonde played for the team of the Université Laval, where he was expected to perform well immediately but was hindered by an injury; after recovering, he was regarded as one of the team's most important players, helping them win the league. However, he was later suspended due to breaching rules. He studied sports intervention during his university career. After that, he played for the Quebec official soccer team alongside Canadian soccer player Alex Surprenant.

Style of play

Lassonde mainly operated as an attacking midfielder.

Managerial career

After retiring from professional football, Lassonde worked as a manager.

Personal life

Lassonde can speak German, English, and French.