CF Montreal announced Friday that midfielder Samuel Piette has signed a new three-year contract for 2023, 2024 and 2025, with an option year in 2026.
Piette, 27, has played the past six seasons in Montreal, appearing in 143 games in MLS, including 127 starts. During this period, he registered two goals and 10 assists in the regular season.
This season, Piette has played 26 games and 1486 minutes, posting a pass completion percentage of 90%, a high for him in MLS.
Outside MLS, the Quebecer helped CF Montreal win their fourth and fifth Canadian Soccer Championship titles in 2019 and 2021.
“We are very happy with this extension with Samuel, a player from here, Quebec and Canada, declared the vice-president and chief sports officer of CF Montreal, Olivier Renard, in a press release. Already an important part of our Club for more than five years, he will help us to continue our project in the years to come. Samuel will continue to play a big role as a player with us and in the national team, but also off the pitch. »
Before joining CF Montreal, Piette had played a total of 46 games in the Spanish third division between 2015 and 2017, including 32 with CD Izarra, in 2016-17. He joined Deportivo La Coruña in 2014 and played on loan with Racing de Ferrol during the 2015-16 season. He previously played in Germany, in 2013 and 2014, with the club Fortuna Düsseldorf, playing two games in the 2. Bundesliga and 31 games with the club’s youth team.
Originally from Repentigny, Piette played his amateur soccer in Quebec with the Repentigny soccer club and FC Boisbriand, before joining FC Metz in France, from 2009 to 2012.
“I’m very happy to continue my career at home, here in Montreal,” said Piette. It’s an honor and a great pride for me to put on the CF Montreal jersey and represent my city on the field, but also outside it. I want to continue to inspire young people everywhere in Quebec. »
On the international scene, Piette has played 64 games with the Canadian national team since making his debut in 2012, at the age of 17. He notably appeared in four of the 14 games in Concacaf’s final “octagonal” qualifying round for the 2022 World Cup, helping Canada qualify for the tournament for the first time in 36 years.