Samuel Piette... speaks French, English, Spanish and German... both of his parents Stephan Piette and Linda Bélanger were born in Montréal, QC... he was four years old when he started playing for Lionceaux de Le Gardeur... enjoys tennis, golf, hanging out with friends and family... growing up, favourites included Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Busquets, Dani Alves, Impact Montréal FC, FC Barcelona... other favourites included Rafael Nadal, Montréal Canadiens...

represented Canada at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022... Concacaf champion (first place in 2021-22 Concacaf Final Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers)... Concacaf semifinalist (2021)... represented Canada at one CONMEBOL Copa América (fourth place at USA 2024)... represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-17 at Mexico 2011)... as a youth player in 2011, was noted by the FIFA U-17 World Cup Technical Study Group (“energetic and competitive defensive midfielder”)...

with CF Montréal, a two-time Canadian Championship winner (Voyageurs Cup in 2019 and 2021)...

part of the Canada Soccer team that met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on 15 November 2021 ahead of their FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match one day later in Edmonton (a surprise visit by the Prime Minister at a training session)...

growing up, he attended the 2008-09 Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinal match at Stade Olympique on 25 February 2009 (he was 14 years old when Impact de Montréal won 2:0 over Santos Laguna in front 55,571 fans)... attended the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 Quarter-final match at Stade Olympique on 26 June 2015 (Germany won 5-4 on kicks over France).... featured in a Canada record crowd of 54,798 spectators at Vancouver’s BC Place on 25 March 2016, the largest crowd ever for a Canadian national team event of any sport ever played in Canada (Canada lost 3-0 to Mexico in a FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match)...

said Samuel of his youth soccer in 2016, “I played because of my cousin as he was playing and I wanted to follow in his footsteps, so I grew up in the sport with him and started to take the sport more seriously through him”... wrote on Instagram and Twitter after he was named to Canada’s squad for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, “De Le Gardeur jusqu’au Qatar”...

said Scott Arfield in 2017, “he does that kind of work that nobody really sees unless you are watching him”... said coach Hernán Losada in 2023, “Samuel is a positive leader and an example to follow both on and off the field... he is a disciplined player who leads by example and communicates ery well with the who group in several languages, which allows for a good atmosphere in the locker room”...

For Country

he was 15 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2010 with coach Sean Fleming... won a silver medal with Canada at the 2011 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship (Canada qualified for Mexico 2011)... represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011... finished fourth with Canada at the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying tournament... represented Canada at the 2013 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championships in Mexico... finished fourth with Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in USA...

he was 17 years old when he made his debut for Canada (3 June 2012)... represented Canada in 2012 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Brazil 2014... represented Canada at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup... represented Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup...

represented Canada in 2015-16 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Qualifiers... represented Canada at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup...

represented Canada in 2018-19 Concacaf Nations League Qualifying... represented Canada at the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup... represented Canada in 2019 Concacaf Nations League A... he made his 50th international “A” appearance for Canada on 25 March 2021 in Orlando, FL, USA... represented Canada at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup... helped Canada finish first in 2021-22 Concacaf / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Canada qualified for Qatar 2022)... represented Canada at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022...