Charles Auguste

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Charles Auguste
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
CS St-Hubert
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Collège Ahuntsic Indiens
2019–2022 Creighton Bluejays 63 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 CS St-Hubert 42 (3)
2021–2022 Chicago FC United 17 (1)
2023 Houston Dynamo 0 (0)
2023Houston Dynamo 2 (loan) 20 (1)
International career
2017 Haiti U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 18, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 March 2023

Charles Auguste (born 25 November 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Canada, he is a former youth international for Haiti.

Early life[edit]

Auguste played youth soccer with CS St-Hubert.[1]

College career[edit]

In 2017 and 2018, he attended Collège Ahuntsic. He was a two-time RSEQ All-Star and was named to the Championship All-Star team in 2018 after helping them to a silver medal at the 2018 CCAA National Championship.[1]

In 2019, he committed to Creighton University to play for the men's soccer team.[1] OnSeptember 6, 2019, he recorded his first collegiate point with an assist against the Akron Zips and recorded his first goal on September 9, scoring a header off of a corner kick against the Columbia Lions.[2] In March 2021, he was named the Big East Conference Offensive Player of the Week.[3] At the end of his sophomore season, he was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team.[4] In September 2021, he was once again named the Big East Offensive Player of the Week.[5] At the end of his junior season, he was named to the All-Big East Third Team.[6] In October 2022, he was again named the Big East Offensive Player of the Week[7] and was named to the All-Big East First Team at the end of the season.[8]

Club career[edit]

From 2017 to 2019, he played with CS St-Hubert in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[1]

In 2021 and 2022, he played with Chicago FC United in USL League Two.[9][10]

Auguste made himself eligible for the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, but was declared ineligible.[11][12] He was signed off waivers by the Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo, signing a professional contract.[13] He made his debut on May 10, 2023, in a US Open Cup match against Sporting Kansas City.[14]

International career[edit]

Born in Canada, Auguste is of Haitian descent. He was called up to the Haiti U20s for a training camp in July 2017,[15] where he made one appearance.[16]

Playing style[edit]

Auguste is a versatile midfielder, with quick feet and a good pass. He is a team leader, and strong in offense as well as defense.[17]

Career statistics[edit]

As of October 8, 2022[18]
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CS St-Hubert 2017[19] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 11 0 2 0 13 0
2018[19] 19 0 2 1 21 1
2019[19] 12 3 0 0 12 3
Total 42 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 46 4
Chicago FC United 2021[9] USL League Two 6 0 0 0 6 0
2022[10] 11 1 2 0 0 0 13 1
Total 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
Houston Dynamo FC 2023 Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Houston Dynamo 2 2023 MLS Next Pro 20 1 1 0 21 1
Career total 79 5 3 0 1 0 4 1 87 6

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Robinson, Anthony (26 July 2019). "Men's Soccer Inks Three Players In Preparation For Fall Season". Creighton Bluejays.
  2. ^ "Charles Auguste Creighton profile". Creighton Bluejays.
  3. ^ Robinson, Anthony (29 March 2021). "Charles Auguste and Nathan Schnur Snag BIG EAST Weekly Awards". Creighton Bluejays.
  4. ^ Robinson, Anthony (14 April 2021). "Diego Gutierrez Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, Five Bluejays Listed On All-Big East Teams". Creighton Bluejays.
  5. ^ Robinson, Anthony (6 September 2021). "Paul Kruse and Charles Auguste Earn BIG EAST Weekly Awards Following Shutout of No. 1 Indiana". Creighton Bluejays.
  6. ^ Sisk, Glen (8 November 2021). "Diego Gutierrez Repeats as BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year". Creighton Bluejays.
  7. ^ Sisk, Glen (31 October 2022). "Castro and Auguste Claim BIG EAST Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week". Creighton Bluejays.
  8. ^ Fritsch, Max (9 November 2022). "McGuire Claims BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year as Seven Bluejays Earn Postseason Honors".
  9. ^ a b "Charles Auguste 2021 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
  10. ^ a b "Charles Auguste 2022 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
  11. ^ Landry, Nicolas (4 February 2023). "MLS : le baptême mémorable de Charles Auguste" [MLS: the memorable baptism of Charles Auguste]. RDS (in French).
  12. ^ "Charles Auguste et Moïse Lumpungu Bombito, deux anciens des Aigles, repêchés par la Major League Soccer (MLS) !" [Charles Auguste and Moïse Lumpungu Bombito, two former Eagles, drafted by Major League Soccer (MLS)!]. Collège Ahuntsic (in French). 22 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Houston Dynamo FC acquire $375,000 in GAM at 2023 MLS SuperDraft and sign midfielder Charles Auguste via first come, first-served basis". Houston Dynamo FC. 21 December 2022.
  14. ^ Araiza, Victor (11 May 2023). "Thor's strike enough for 10-man Houston Dynamo to down SKC in Open Cup". The Striker.
  15. ^ "iciHaiti - Football U-20 : The Grenadiers in Montreal - iciHaiti.com : All the news in brief 7/7". IciHaiti.com.
  16. ^ "FC 919 : Entrevue avec Charles Auguste - BPM Sports". BPM Sports.
  17. ^ Jacques, John (9 January 2022). "Who Are The Canadians In The MLS SuperDraft?".
  18. ^ Charles Auguste at Soccerway
  19. ^ a b c "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.

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