Félix Brillant

Personal information
Full name	Félix Brillant Jr.
Date of birth	September 9, 1980 (1980-09-09) (age 29)
Place of birth	Brossard, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Montreal Impact
Number	21
Youth career
2000–2002	AS Cannes
2002–2003	Franklin Pierce Ravens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2003	Cape Cod Crusaders
2004	New England Revolution	19	(1)
2005–2006	Virginia Beach Mariners	33	(2)
2007	Sparta Sarpsborg	21	(11)
2008–	Montreal Impact	21	(2)
National team
1997–1999	Canada U-17	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Félix Brillant (born September 9, 1980 in Brossard, Quebec) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Montreal Impact in the USL First Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] 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.

[edit] Professional

Brillant was drafted 56th overall by the New England Revolution in the 2004 MLS Superdraft He 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.^[1]

[edit] 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^[2], and has not been called up to a national team camp since.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Cape Cod Crusaders

• USL Premier Development League Champions (1): 2003

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Montreal Impact bio