Mathieu Choinière
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 7, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | |||
| CS St-Hubert | |||
| 2011–2018 | Montreal Impact | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | CF Montréal[a] | 119 | (11) |
| 2024–2025 | Grasshopper | 17 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Los Angeles FC (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2025– | Los Angeles FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Canada U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018 | Canada U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2023– | Canada | 21 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:53, 12 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 18, 2025 | |||
Mathieu Choinière (born February 7, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder, defensive midfielder or right winger for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC and the Canada national team.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Choinière was born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec and grew up in the neighbouring Saint-Alexandre, Quebec.[2] He began playing soccer with Celtix du Haut-Richelieu, before moving on to CS St-Hubert.[3] In 2011, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy and became the first player in the organization's history to play for the U13, U14, U16, U18 and U19 teams prior to joining the first team.[4]
Club career
[edit | edit source]CF Montréal
[edit | edit source]Choinière signed an MLS contract with the Montreal Impact, later renamed CF Montréal, on July 17, 2018.[5] He made his first appearance the next day against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the Canadian Championship. He made his first league appearance 3 days later against the Portland Timbers. Choinière would have his option for the 2020 season exercised by the Impact, keeping him with the club.[6] In February 2022 Choinière signed a contract extension through 2024, with an option year for 2025.[7] In June 2023, he was named to the 2023 MLS All-Star Game team after a standout first half of the season.[8][9] During the 2024 season, Choinière was once again named an MLS All-Star.[10]
Grasshoppers
[edit | edit source]On 27 August 2024, Choinière made the jump into European football, signing a three-year contract with Swiss Super League side Grasshoppers.[11] He made his debut for his new club on 21 September 2024 against Servette, and scored the first goal in an eventual 2–2 draw.[12]
Los Angeles FC
[edit | edit source]On 28 July 2025, he was loaned to Grasshoppers' parent club Los Angeles FC until the end of 2025.[13][14] On 9 December 2025, LAFC exercised their buy option to sign Choinière permanently.[15][16]
International career
[edit | edit source]Youth
[edit | edit source]Choinière has been called up to various youth camps for Canada.[17] In 2017, he was called up to a Quebec-Canada U20 team to play friendlies against Haiti U20, who were preparing for the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie.[18] In May 2018, he was called up to the Canada U21 team for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[19] He scored a goal against France in the fifth-place playoff.[20] In October 2018 Choinière was named to the Canadian Under-20 squad for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[21] He scored in Canada's second game of the tournament against Guadeloupe.[22] Choinière was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[23]
Senior
[edit | edit source]In November 2022, Choinière received his first call-up to the Canadian senior side for a friendly against Bahrain,[24] but did not feature in the match. On October 13, 2023, Choinière made his debut for Canada in a friendly against Japan,[25] coming on as a substitute for Jonathan Osorio at the 61st minute.[26]
In June 2024, Choinière was named to Canada's 26-man squad for the 2024 Copa América.[27]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Choinière is of Filipino descent.[28] His older brother David is also a soccer player.[29][30]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played November 2, 2025[31]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montreal Impact | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 17 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| CF Montréal | 2021 | 26 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | 28 | 5 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 34 | 6 | ||||
| 2024 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |||
| Total | 119 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 139 | 12 | ||
| Grasshopper | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 17 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Los Angeles FC (loan) | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 146 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 170 | 14 | ||
International
[edit | edit source]- As of match played November 18, 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Montreal Impact
Individual
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
- Soccer people from Quebec
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canadian sportspeople of Filipino descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Celtix du Haut-Richelieu players
- CF Montréal players
- Major League Soccer players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- 2024 Copa América players
- 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Grasshopper Club Zurich players
- Swiss Super League players
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland