Luc de Fougerolles
 De Fougerolles with Canada in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luc Rollet de Fougerolles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Real Salt Lake (on loan from Fulham) | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2023 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Dender EH (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Real Salt Lake (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Canada | 21 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:29, 8 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 October 2026 | |||
Luc Rollet de Fougerolles (French pronunciation: [lyk d(ə) fuʒʁɔl]; born 12 October 2005) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake, on loan from Premier League club Fulham. Born in England, he represents the Canada national team, with whom he played at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Early life
[edit]De Fougerolles began playing football as a 5 year old with BHFC Battersea.[2] He moved to the Fulham Academy at the age of 8, and worked his way through their youth categories.[3]
Club career
[edit]Fulham
[edit]On 6 April 2023, he signed a professional contract with Fulham.[4] On 20 June 2023, he was named "Scholar of the Year" by Fulham.[5] He was called up to Fulham's senior team for their preseason in the summer of 2023.[6] He made his senior and professional debut with Fulham in a 3–1 EFL Cup win over Ipswich Town on 1 November 2023.[7]
On 11 July 2025, de Fougerolles signed a contract extension with Fulham, keeping him at the club until 2029.[8]
Loan to Dender EH
[edit]On 30 July 2025, it was announced that de Fougerolles had joined Belgian Pro League club Dender EH on a season-long loan.[9][10] He made his debut for Dender on 2 August 2025, starting the match against Standard Liège and playing 76 minutes.[11] He was a regular starter during his loan spell, making 30 appearances across all competitions as Dender finished bottom of the league and were relegated at the end of the season.[12][13]
Loan to Real Salt Lake
[edit]On 2 September 2026, it was announced that de Fougerolles had joined Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake on a season-long loan.[14][15]
International career
[edit]
De Fougerolles was born in England to a Quebecois Canadian father and an Iranian-born English mother, and therefore holds dual British and Canadian citizenship.[2]
In October 2023, de Fougerolles accepted a call-up to the senior Canada side ahead of a friendly against Japan in Niigata.[16] He made his debut for Canada as a late substitute against Trinidad and Tobago in their 2024 Copa América qualifying play-off on 23 March 2024.[17] In June 2024, de Fougerolles was named to Canada's squad for the 2024 Copa América[18] and was named to the starting XI for the 3rd place game against Uruguay.[19]
In July 2025, de Fougerolles was called up to represent Canada at the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[20] At the end of the year, he was named the Canada Soccer Young Player of the Year for 2025.[21] In May 2026, de Fougerolles was named to Canada's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[22]
At the World Cup, de Fougerolles started Canada's opening match of the tournament, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto on 12 June 2026.[23] He also featured in Canada's 6–0 group stage win over Qatar.[24] He returned to the starting lineup for the round of 16 match against Morocco on 4 July 2026, a 3–0 defeat that ended Canada's run at the tournament, the deepest in the nation's history at a men's World Cup.[25]
Playing style
[edit]De Fougerolles is a versatile player who can be deployed as full-back, centre-back or midfielder. He demonstrates proficiency in one-on-one defending, a technical first touch, and explosive movement, which allows him to contribute to ball progression from the back. He is also noted for his composure during build-up play and his mental resilience.[26]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 27 August 2026[27]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Dender EH (loan) | 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Real Salt Lake (loan) | 2026 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Belgian Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Belgian Pro League relegation play-offs
International
[edit]- As of match played 6 October 2026[28]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Individual
References
[edit]- ↑ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 16 September 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Luc de Fougerolles".
- ↑ Vézina, Justin (16 July 2023). "Luc de Fougerolles: Montréalais de seconde génération, espoir de premier plan" [Second-generation Montrealer, leading prospect]. La Presse (in French).
- ↑ Crawford, Dan (6 April 2023). "De Fougerolles signs professional deal". HammyEnd.com.
- ↑ Georgiou, Ethan (20 June 2023). "De Fougerolles Wins Scholar Of The Year Award". Fulham FC.
- ↑ Crawford, Dan (2 August 2023). "de Fougerolles delighted with Summer Series showing". HammyEnd.com.
- ↑ "Live Commentary - Ipswich vs Fulham | 01.11.2023". Sky Sports.
- ↑ "New contract for Luc". Fulham FC. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "F.C.V. Dender loan for De Fougerolles". Fulham FC. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ Dunlop, Brendan (30 July 2025). "CanMNT defender Luc de Fougerolles joins Belgium's FCV Dender EH on loan from Fulham". Canadian Soccer Daily. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "Live Commentary - S Liege vs Dender | 2 August 2025". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "Luc de Fougerolles profile". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Pro League 2025/2026 Relegation: Fixtures & All Results". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ mlssoccer (5 September 2026). "Real Salt Lake sign Canadian defender Luc de Fougerolles | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
- ↑ rsl (5 September 2026). "Real Salt Lake Acquires 20-Year-Old Canadian World Cup Defender Luc de Fougerolles From Fulham FC | Real Salt Lake". rsl. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
- ↑ "Biello names CanMNT squad: Highlights from press conference ahead of 'audition' friendly vs. Japan". Canadian Premier League. 5 October 2023.
- ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (23 March 2024). "RECAP: CanMNT qualify for 2024 Copa América with close win vs. Trinidad & Tobago". Canadian Premier League.
- ↑ "CANMNT ANNOUNCE 2024 COPA AMÉRICA ROSTER". Canadian Soccer Association. 15 June 2024.
- ↑ FC, Fulham (15 July 2024). "Copa América: Luc Makes Tournament Debut". Fulham FC. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (5 July 2025). "CanMNT name full-strength squad for 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup".
- ↑ "Olivia Chisholm and Luc De Fougerolles named Canada Soccer's 2025 Young Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. 17 December 2025.
- ↑ Jacques, John (29 May 2026). "Here's The Canada World Cup Roster". Northern Tribune.
- ↑ "Luc de Fougerolles: Canada's breakout centre-back at the World Cup 2026". Squawka. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Why Fulham can no longer ignore Luc de Fougerolles". Fulhamish. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Canada's FIFA World Cup journey ends with Round of 16 loss to Morocco". Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website. 4 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ Ristic, Raine (17 August 2023). "Who is Luc De Fougerolles? Meet the Canadian youngster turning heads at Fulham this summer". OneSoccer.
- ↑ "Luc de Fougerolles profile". Soccerway.
- ↑ Luc de Fougerolles at Canada Soccer
- ↑ "Olivia Chisholm and Luc De Fougerolles named Canada Soccer's 2025 Young Players of the Year - Canada Soccer". Retrieved 17 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- Luc de Fougerolles at Soccerway
- Luc de Fougerolles at Canada Soccer
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- 2005 births
- Footballers from London
- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- English people of French-Canadian descent
- Canadian people of English descent
- Canadian people of Iranian descent
- English people of Iranian descent
- Men's association football full-backs
- English men's footballers
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- 2024 Copa América players
- 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players
- Fulham F.C. players
- FCV Dender EH players
- Real Salt Lake players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States