Félix Brillant

Félix Brillant

Personal information
Full name	Félix Brillant Jr.
Date of birth	(1980-09-09) September 9, 1980
Place of birth	Brossard, Quebec, Canada
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lasalle-Lakeshore United
Youth career
2000–2002	AS Cannes
2002–2003	Franklin Pierce Ravens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Cape Cod Crusaders	20	(1)
2004	New England Revolution	19	(1)
2005–2006	Virginia Beach Mariners	33	(2)
2007	Sparta Sarpsborg	21	(11)
2008–2009	Montreal Impact	21	(2)
2009	Trois-Rivières Attak
2010	Lasalle-Lakeshore United
International career
1997–1999	Canada U-17	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2009

Félix Brillant (born September 9, 1980 in Brossard, Quebec) is a Canadian soccer player, currently playing for Lasalle-Lakeshore United.

Career

Youth and Amateur

Brillant began his career in the youth system of French team AS Cannes, but never appeared for the senior side. He returned to North America in 2002, and played college soccer for at Franklin Pierce College in the NCAA Division II, where he was named All-New England Region four times.

In 2002 and 2003 he also played for Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League, with whom he won back-to-back PDL championships.

Professional

Brillant was drafted 56th overall by the New England Revolution in the 2004 MLS Superdraft and scored a goal in the 2004 season for the Revs, but was released in June 2005 without making an appearance that season.

Brillant played for the Virginia Beach Mariners in the USL First Division in 2005 and 2006, and then played midfield for Sparta Sarpsborg of the Adeccoligaen in 2007.

On July 30, 2008, Brillant signed a contract with the Montreal Impact of the United Soccer League. During the 2008 season Brillant helped the team move up in the USL First Division standings. In 11 games, including four starts, Brillant tallied five points, all on August 24, in a 3-1 win against Atlanta Silverbacks. He also took part in six of the eight games that the Impact played in the CONCACAF Champions League.

On December 2, 2008 the Montreal Impact announced the re-signing of Brillant to a two year contract. During the 2009 USL season Brillant contributed by helping the Impact clinch a playoff spot under new head coach Marc Dos Santos. He helped the Impact reach the finals where Montreal would face the Vancouver Whitecaps, this marking the first time in USL history where the final match would consist of two Canadian clubs. In the final Brillant helped the Impact win the series 6-3 on aggregate. The victory gave the Impact their third USL Championship and also the victory marked Brillant's first USL Championship. On November 30, 2009, Brillant was released by the Impact and joined to the reserve team Trois-Rivières Attak.

International

Brillant played for the Canadian national U-17 team in the late 1990s. He was on the bench for Canada’s FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Guatemala on 13 October 2004, but did not play in the game, and has not been called up to a national team camp since.

Honors

Cape Cod Crusaders

• USL Premier Development League Champions (1): 2003

External links

• Montreal Impact bio