Armel Dagrou Jr. (born 16 March 1992) is a soccer player who plays as a forward. Born in Canada, he represented Burundi internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Armel Dagrou Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010 | Montreal Impact | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Montreal Carabins | ||
| 2013–2015 | UQAM Citadins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | FC Brossard | 15 | (6) |
| 2013–2015 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 37 | (10) |
| 2016 | AS Blainville | 14 | (5) |
| 2019 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Burundi | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2014 | |||
Dagrou was born in Montreal, Canada to a Burundian mother and an Ivorian father.[1] He lived in France, Belgium, and the Ivory Coast before settling in Gatineau when he was 16 years old.[2]
He helped the Quebec team win gold at the 2009 Canada Games.[2] In 2010, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy.[2] In 2011, he was part of the Quebec U23 team that played a friendly against French club FC Metz U19.[3]
Dagrou initially attended the University of Montreal, playing for the Carabins.[2] In 2013, he switched to the Université du Québec à Montréal.[1] In 2014, he was named a CIS first-team all-star as well as RSEQ MVP.[4][5]
In 2012, Dagrou played for FC Brossard in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[6]
In 2013, he joined new PLSQ side CS Mont-Royal Outremont.[7] He won two PLSQ titles with Mont-Royal in 2013 and 2015.[8] In 2015, Mont-Royal participated in the Inter-Provincial Cup against League1 Ontario champions Oakville Blue Devils FC, with Dagrou scoring in the first leg.[9]
In 2015, he went on trial with Swedish club IFK Luleå.[10]
In 2016, he moved to AS Blainville.[11]
In 2021, he played with Boucherville in the amateur Ligue de soccer élite du Québec, winning the men's AAA title[12] and was the league's top scorer.[13]
In 2014, he was invited to take part in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification with the Burundi national team, after he took videos to the national team coach.[1] He made his debut on 1 June 2014, against Botswana in a 1–0 defeat.[1]