Simon Lefebvre

Simon Lefebvre (born 6 May 1997) is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Louisville City FC in the USL Championship.

Simon Lefebvre
Personal information
Full name Simon Lefebvre
Date of birth (1997-05-06) May 6, 1997
Place of birth Ossun, France
Height 6 ft 9 in (206 cm)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Louisville City
Youth career
2010–2016 Bordeaux
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Temple Owls 35 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Bordeaux 0 (0)
2015–2016 Bordeaux II 10 (0)
2016–2017 Forest Green Rovers 0 (0)
2016 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2 (0)
2019 Reading United 1 (0)
2020 Loudoun United 6 (0)
2021– Louisville City 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2021

Career

Bordeaux

Lefebvre joined the Bordeaux academy in 2010, where he played until 2016. Lefebvre appeared on the bench twice for the first team in August 2015, but never made a first team appearance.[1]

Forest Green Rovers

Following his release from Bordeaux and a trial with Birmingham City,[2] on 25 July 2016 Lefebvre joined National League side Forest Green Rovers on a two-year deal.[3] On 1 December 2016, he made a one-month loan to fellow National League side Bishop's Stortford.[4]

Lefebvre left Forest Green on 25 July 2017, without making a first team appearance for the club.[5]

Temple University

In 2018, Lefebvre moved to the United States to play college soccer at Temple University. In two seasons with the Owls, Lefebvre made 35 appearances and in 2019, he was named All-AAC Second Team.[1]

Reading United AC

Whilst at college, Lefebvre also spent time with USL League Two side Reading United AC, where he made a single regular season appearance for them, as well as four appearances in the play-offs.[6]

Loudoun United

On 9 January 2020, Lefebvre was drafted 21st overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United.[7] On 3 March 2020, he signed with D.C. United's USL Championship affiliate side Loudoun United.[8]

He made his debut for Loudoun on 23 August 2020, starting against Hartford Athletic, a game that ended in a 2–2 draw.[9]

Louisville City FC

Lefebvre signed with Louisville City FC on 5 January 2021.[10]

References
  1. "Simon Lefebvre - Men's Soccer". Temple University Athletics.
  2. Coney, Steven (July 26, 2016). "Forest Green Rovers sign giant ex-Bordeaux keeper Simon Lefebvre".
  3. "Simon Lefebvre: Former Bordeaux goalkeeper joins Forest Green Rovers". July 25, 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "Forest Green number two goalkeeper Simon Lefebvre loaned to Bishop's Storford". Stroud News and Journal.
  5. "Simon Lefebvre: Forest Green goalkeeper departs as three more are told they can leave". July 25, 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "Reading United AC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  7. "D.C. United Select Goalkeeper Simon Lefebvre with 21st Overall Pick in 2020 MLS SuperDraft | D.C. United".
  8. "Loudoun United have acquired goalkeeper Simon Lefebrve ahead of the 2020 season". Loudoun United FC. March 3, 2020.
  9. "Hartford Athletic vs. Loudoun United FC - August 23, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  10. "Lefebvre adds to LouCity's goalkeeper corps as latest signing". www.loucity.com. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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