Anthony Jackson-Hamel

Canadian soccer player
Anthony Jackson-Hamel
Jackson-Hamel with Montreal Impact in 2019
Personal information
Full name Anthony Jackson-Hamel[1]
Date of birth (1993-08-03) August 3, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Impact Junior ARS Quebec
2010–2014 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Montreal Impact U23 6 (4)
2015–2016 FC Montreal 20 (11)
2014–2020 Montreal Impact 79 (15)
International career‡
2013 Canada U20 1 (0)
2015 Canada U23 5 (0)
2016–2017 Canada 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 8, 2018

Anthony Jackson-Hamel (born August 3, 1993) is a former Canadian soccer player who played as a forward.

Club career

Early career

Jackson-Hamel joined the Montreal Impact Academy in the Canadian Soccer League's first division in 2010.[2] He re-joined the academy the following season.[3] In his second season in the inter-provincial league, he assisted the club in securing a playoff berth.[4] Montreal would be eliminated from the playoff tournament in the first round by Capital City.[4]

His final stint in the league with the academy occurred in the 2012 season.[5] Throughout the season, he helped Montreal secure another playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[6] Their opponents in the preliminary round of the postseason were Toronto FC's academy where Montreal successfully advanced to the next round.[7] In the second round, he contributed a goal against the York Region Shooters which secured their berth in the championship final.[8] In the playoff finals, Montreal was defeated by Toronto Croatia.[9][10]

In 2014 he played with the USL PDL club Montreal Impact U23, where he netted 4 goals in 6 appearances.[11]

Montreal Impact

He signed his first professional contract with the Montreal Impact on August 1, 2014.[12][10][13] He made his debut as a 65th-minute substitute during a 0–2 loss to Toronto FC on August 2, 2014.[14] He started his first MLS game on the 13th of September 2014 against New England Revolution.[15] Jackson-Hamel was selected to participate in the 2015 Chipotle Homegrown Game against Club América U-20 as part of the 2015 MLS All-Star Game festivities. He scored his first goal for the Impact against the New York Red Bulls in a 3–0 victory on March 13, 2016.[16]

In April 2017, there was speculation that Jackson-Hamel would be released by the Impact but managed to secure a two-year deal.[17] Amongst this speculation, Jackson-Hamel scored 3 goals in 37 minutes to start the 2017 season, including a backheel in stoppage time to defeat Atlanta United, and 2 goals against Philadelphia Union.[18] After a difficult 2018 season, where Jackson-Hamel only managed two goals and was dropped mid-season by Montreal coach Rémi Garde, the coach confirmed the club was actively shopping the striker.[19] He would help Montreal secure the 2019 Canadian Championship.[20] Throughout the 2020 season, he participated in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League by appearing in 4 matches.[21] At the end of the 2020 season, Jackson-Hamel would be released by the Impact, ending his time at the club after seven seasons.[22][23]

FC Montreal

Jackson-Hamel would also see action in the USL Championship in 2015 with Montreal's reserve team.[24] He would make his debut for the club on April 25, 2015, against the Richmond Kickers.[21] On July 12, 2015, he recorded his first two goals for Montreal against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[21]

After experiencing limited playing time with the senior team, he returned to the reserve squad the following season.[25] In his second season with the club, he recorded 9 goals in 16 appearances and he finished as the club's top goal scorer.[26][27]

International career

Jackson-Hamel was born in Canada to a Dominican father and a Quebecois mother.[28] He has represented Canada at the youth level and was a part of the team that played at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[29][30]

He received his first call-up to the Canada national team in October 2016 for a pair of friendlies in Morocco.[31] He subsequently made his debut for Canada on October 6, 2016, against Mauritania, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.[32] Jackson-Hamel scored his first goal for Canada against Bermuda on January 22, 2017.[33] He was selected to represent the senior national team in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[34]

International goals

As of match played September 2, 2017.
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 January 22, 2017 Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda  Bermuda 4–2 4–2 Friendly
2 June 13, 2017 Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada  Curaçao 2–1 2–1 Friendly
3 September 2, 2017 BMO Field, Toronto, Canada  Jamaica 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

Club

Montreal Impact

Career statistics

Club

As of match played December 15, 2020 [36]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Montreal (loan) USL 2015 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
2016 16 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 9
Total 20 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 11
Montreal Impact MLS 2014 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2015 8 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 1
2016 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
2017 21 9 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 23 10
2018 16 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 2
2019 16 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17 4
2020 7 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1[a] 0 12 0
Total 79 15 1 0 6 3 4 0 1 0 91 18
Career total 99 26 1 0 6 3 4 0 1 0 111 29
  1. ^ Knockout Round of the MLS is Back Tournament.

References

  1. ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. ^ "2010 Montreal Impact Academy roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Saison 2011 Season: Alignement Académie U21 Academy Roster" (PDF). Montreal Impact Academy. December 16, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Desaulniers, Darren (17 October 2011). "Surviving the Impact; Capital City FC advances into CSL semifinals". Ottawa Citizen. pp. B6.
  5. ^ "2012 Montreal Impact Academy roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  6. ^ Hickey, Pat (20 November 2012). "Impact committed to developing local talent". Montreal Gazette. pp. A23.
  7. ^ Hayakawa, Michael (15 October 2012). "York Shooters in CSL semifinals". Vaughan Citizen.
  8. ^ Hayakawa, Michael (22 October 2012). "York Shooters eliminated from CSL playoffs". Vaughan Citizen.
  9. ^ "Toronto Croatia wins CSL title with a 1-0 victory over Montreal Impact Academy". The Canadian Press. 27 October 2012.
  10. ^ a b "MLS : L'Impact a mis sous contrat Anthony Jackson-Hamel et prêté Santiago Gonzalez au Danubio F.C." [A 7th graduate of the Academy]. RDS.ca (in French). 1 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  11. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". pdl.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  12. ^ "Impact U23 forward Anthony Jackson-Hamel signs with first team | Montreal Impact". impactmontreal.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  13. ^ "L'attaquant Jackson-Hamel signe un contrat professionnel avec l'Impact" [Forward Jackson-Hamel signs a professional contract with the Impact]. The Canadian Press. 1 August 2014.
  14. ^ "Montreal Impact vs. Toronto FC | MLS MatchCenter". matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  15. ^ "En attendant les Red Bulls, l'Impact s'incline 2-1 face au Revolution" [While waiting for the Red Bulls, the Impact loses 2-1 against the Revolution]. The Canadian Press (in French). 13 September 2014.
  16. ^ Todd, Jack (14 March 2016). "Impact didn't need Drogba to stick it to the Red Bulls". The Montreal Gazette. pp. C8.
  17. ^ "Impact re-sign Jackson-Hamel to 2019". ESPN.com. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  18. ^ Dave Zetilin (April 22, 2017). "Impact's Jackson-Hamel steps from the shadows to play "hero of the moment"". MLSsoccer.com.
  19. ^ Landry, Nicolas (November 1, 2018). "Rémi Garde aurait aimé qu'Anthony Jackson-Hamel pense collectivement".
  20. ^ "Impact signs Anthony Jackson-Hamel to one-year deal, plus option". The Montreal Gazette. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  21. ^ a b c "Canada - A. Jackson-Hamel - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  22. ^ "The Montreal Impact exercices options for ten players". Montreal Impact. November 27, 2020.
  23. ^ "Impact 2021 preview: Rebranding and retooling for an uncertain season". Montreal Gazette. 28 December 2020.
  24. ^ Landry, Nicolas (4 September 2020). "L'Impact annonce le retour d'une équipe réserve" [The Impact announces the return of a reserve team]. RDS.ca (in French). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  25. ^ Lévesque, Dave (3 September 2016). "Jackson brûle l'USL" [Jackson burns USL]. Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  26. ^ "Montreal Impact re-sign striker Anthony Jackson-Hamel". Orlando Sentinel. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  27. ^ "FC Montreal - 2016 Regular Season - Statistics". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Anthony Jackson-Hamel | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  29. ^ "Canada names roster for CONCACAF U-20 Championship". February 6, 2014.
  30. ^ Davidson, Neil (5 February 2013). "Canada prepares for CONCACAF U-20 tournament, looking to reach FIFA championship". The Canadian Press.
  31. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Men's National Team squad for October". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  32. ^ "Canada v Mauritania match report 16-10-6". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  33. ^ Day, Gavin (January 22, 2015). "Bermuda 2, Canada 4 – International Friendly Match Recap".
  34. ^ "Bernier, Crepeau et Jackson-Hamel sont selectionnes pour la Gold Cup" [Bernier, Crepeau and Jackson-Hamel are selected for the Gold Cup]. The Canadian Press (in French). 27 June 2017.
  35. ^ "L'Impact de Montréal remporte le Championnat canadien". Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  36. ^ "Anthony Jackson-Hamel Player Profile". Retrieved 6 March 2016.

External links

  • Anthony Jackson-Hamel Fútbol en Fútbol Dominicano. Net
  • Anthony Jackson-Hamel at Major League Soccer
  • Anthony Jackson-Hamel at the Canadian Soccer Association
  • Du gazon de Limoilou à la MLS (in French)
  • À l'extérieur de la glace… avec Anthony Jackson-Hamel (in French)
  • Anthony Jackson-Hamel at Soccerway
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