Alex Surprenant is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 soccer player.

Youth

Surprenant began playing soccer with Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis of the LSEQ, where he was named Best Defender, and won a gold medal at the Canadian Club Championships in 2006.

Professional

Surprenant was signed by new expansion franchise Trois-Rivières Attak

Trois-Rivières Attak

Trois-Rivières Attak FC is a Canadian soccer team, taking a sabbatical year from the Canadian Soccer League. They formally served as a reserve/academy team for the USL First Division side Montreal Impact until 2010, when Montreal Impact founded their own academy...

 for the 2007 CSL season. He helped Attak to claim their first piece of silverware by claiming the Open Canada Cup

Open Canada Cup

The Open Canada Cup was a Canadian soccer competition, similar in concept to tournaments such as the English FA Cup, the Coppa Italia, and the US Open Cup. The competition was held starting with the CSL's first season in 1998 until 2007....

, and finished as runner-up in the National Division, before losing to the Serbian White Eagles

Serbian White Eagles

Serbian White Eagles Football Club is a Canadian soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League....

 in the CSL Championship Game.

Surprenant signed with the Montreal Impact

Montreal Impact

Montreal Impact was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1992, the team played in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until the 2011 season. The owner Joey Saputo now operates the MLS team Montreal ImpactThe...

 of the USL First Division

USL First Division

The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....

 in 2008. He made his debut on May 14, 2008, against the Charleston Battery

Charleston Battery

Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....

, and scored his first Impact goal on September 8, 2008, against Minnesota Thunder

Minnesota Thunder

Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby...

. Surprenant also helped the Impact claim the inaugural Canadian Championship

2008 Canadian Championship

The 2008 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament that took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2008....

, which gained Montreal entry into the qualifying round of the CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09. In the playoffs he helped the Impact make the semi-finals, where they were eliminated by eventual winners, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Surprenant signed with FC Edmonton

FC Edmonton

FC Edmonton is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....

 of the North American Soccer League on March 3, 2011. The club released Surprenant on October 12, 2011.

External links

• Montreal Impact bio