On October 30, the Montreal Impact U23 team held its end of season banquet at Stade Saputo.
Coaches, players and staff took a look back on their first and only season in PDL, in which the team went 7-5-2 and finished fourth in their division, with a presentation of a few of the year’s highlights, punctuated by their annual end of season awards ceremony.
Here is the list of winners:
Most used player: Nazim Belguendouz
Breakthrough player of the year: Fréderic Lajoie-Gravelle
Top competitor: Chakib Hocine
Best defensive player: Janouk Charbonneau
Top scorer: Fréderic Lajoie-Gravelle
Top passer: Victor Ndiaye
‘Star Ac’ Award for best performance: Kévin Lafond
‘DD d’or’ Award for worst performance ‘Star Ac’: Chakib Hocine and Nazim Belguendouz
Former Academy midfielder Louis-Béland Goyette was presented with a framed jersey, as all Academy players are after signing a pro contract.
Chris-Michel Rumuri and Francesco Augustin, part of the Academy since 2009, were each given a frame with a team photo signed by their former teammates and staff U23. They both leave the Academy due to injury.
Statistical performance throughout entire 2014 calendar year:
Number of Games: (40)
Wins: 24 (60%)
Losses: 9 (22.5%)
Draws: 7 (17.5%)
Goals for: 84 (2,1 goals/game)
Goals against: 43 (1.07 goals/game)
Goals:
#1 Frédéric Lajoie-Gravelle (16)
#2 Nazim Bengueldouz (11)
#3 Charles Joly (10)
Assists:
#1 Victor N’Diaye (14)
#2 Philippe Lincourt-Joseph (Tito) (10)
#3 Frédéric Lajoie-Gravelle (8)
The U23s are currently on vacation until November 23, when they return to begin preparing for the club’s first season in USL-Pro, with its very own team FC Montreal.
