Anthony Jackson-Hamel (born August 3, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who most recently played as a forward for the Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.
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Jackson-Hamel with Montreal Impact in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Anthony Jackson-Hamel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-08-03) August 3, 1993 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Impact Junior ARS Quebec | |||
| 2010–2014 | Montreal Impact | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Montreal Impact U23 | 6 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Montreal | 20 | (11) |
| 2014–2020 | Montreal Impact | 79 | (15) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Canada U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016– | Canada | 9 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 8, 2017 | |||
Jackson-Hamel began playing in 2010 with the Montreal Impact Academy in the Canadian Soccer League.[2] In 2014 he played with the USL PDL club Montreal Impact U23, where he netted 4 goals in 6 appearances.[3]
He signed his first professional contract with the Montreal Impact on August 1, 2014.[4] He made his debut as a 65th-minute substitute during a 0–2 loss to Toronto FC on August 2, 2014.[5] He started his first MLS game on the 13th of September 2014 against New England Revolution. Jackson-Hamel was selected to participate at the 2015 Chipotle Homegrown Game against Club América U-20 as part of the 2015 MLS All-Star Game festivities. He scored his first goal for the Impact against the New York Red Bulls in a 3–0 victory on March 13, 2016.
In April 2017, there was speculation that Jackson-Hamel would be released by the Impact. Amongst this speculation, Jackson-Hamel scored 3 goals in 37 minutes to start the 2017 season, including a backheel in stoppage time to defeat Atlanta United, and 2 goals against Philadelphia Union.[6] After a difficult 2018 season, where Jackson-Hamel only managed two goals and was dropped mid-season by Montreal coach Rémi Garde, the coach confirmed the club were actively shopping the striker.[7] At the end of the 2020 season, Jackson-Hamel would be released by the Impact, ending his time at the club after seven seasons.[8]
Jackson-Hamel was born in Canada to a Dominican father and Quebecois mother.[9] He has represented Canada at youth level and was a part of the team that played at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[10]
He received his first call-up to the Canadian national team in October 2016 for a pair of friendlies in Morocco.[11] He subsequently made his debut for Canada on October 6, 2016 against Mauritania, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.[12] Jackson-Hamel scored his first goal for Canada against Bermuda on January 22, 2017.[13]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | January 22, 2017 | Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda | 4–2 | 4–2 | Friendly | |
| 2 | June 13, 2017 | Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 3 | September 2, 2017 | BMO Field, Toronto, Canada | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Montreal (loan) | USL | 2015 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | ||
| Total | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | ||
| Montreal Impact | MLS | 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | ||
| 2018 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 79 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 29 | ||
Canada squad – 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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