André Hainault

André Hainault

Personal information
Full name	André Robert Hainault
Date of birth	June 17, 1986 (1986-06-17)
Place of birth	Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Houston Dynamo
Number	31
Youth career
	Hudson Hawks
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2005	Montreal Impact	3	(0)
2005–2008	SIAD Most	46	(1)
2008	→ Sparta Prague (loan)	2	(0)
2009–	Houston Dynamo	79	(4)
National team‡
2002–2003	Canada U17	14	(0)
2003–2005	Canada U20	18	(0)
2008	Canada U23	4	(0)
2006–	Canada	24	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 4, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 15, 2011

André Hainault (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe ɛno]; born June 17, 1986 in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.

Club career

Czech League

Hainault began his professional career with Montreal Impact in the USL First Division in 2004, and played three competitive games for the team prior to signing with small Czech side SIAD Most. Hainault played there alongside former star striker Horst Siegl and made 46 appearances for Most in the Gambrinus liga and the Czech 2. Liga. He scored a game-winning goal for them in the 88th minute of his league debut against Slovácko in February 2006. He also spent a brief time on loan with Sparta Prague before returning to North America.

Major League Soccer

Houston Dynamo announced on April 14, 2009 that it has secured Hainault's international transfer certificate from Most; he had been training with the team throughout the 2009 pre-season. Hainault was signed to a standard four-year MLS contract and made a base salary of $55,125 in 2009. He made his MLS debut for Houston on May 3, 2009, coming on as a substitute for Wade Barrett in a game against New England Revolution

Hainault turned down a call-up for two 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches due to an important match-up against Portland Timbers on October 15, 2011. It turned out to be a major factor in the game with Hainault scoring his first goal of the season and opening goal of the game from a Brad Davis cross, Houston went on to a 2-0 away win clinching a play-off spot. Later in 2011, he scored the opening (and eventual winner) goal in a 2-0 win in the Eastern Conference Final of the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs, sending the Dynamo to their first MLS Cup since 2007 . Unfortunately Houston fell to Los Angeles Galaxy on November 20, 2011 in a 1-0 final, with a goal from Landon Donovan.

International career

Hainault played all 3 of Canada's matches at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. He made his senior debut for Canada in a November 2006 friendly match against Hungary. By December 2009, he had earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has so far represented Canada in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. On March 29, 2011 Hainault scored his second international goal from a Will Johnson corner kick in friendly versus Belarus.

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 2008	Estadio Olímpico, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Honduras	1-1	1-3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	29 March 2011	İzmir Atatürk Stadium, Antalya, Turkey	Belarus	1-0	1-0	Friendly

Honors

Houston Dynamo

• Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship: 2011

See also

• List of current MLS players

External links

• Official website
• Player profile - MLSsoccer
• National Team profile - CanadaSoccer
• André Hainault at National-Football-Teams.com