{"id":67057,"date":"2026-05-30T00:57:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T00:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/67057\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T00:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T00:57:06","slug":"maxime-crepeau-world-cup-profile-canada-orlando-city-goalkeeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/67057\/","title":{"rendered":"Maxime Cr\u00e9peau: World Cup profile | Canada & Orlando City goalkeeper"},"content":{"rendered":"

The veteran goalkeeper has featured for multiple MLS clubs and now aims to backstop Canada<\/a> at the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a> on home soil.<\/p>\n

Cr\u00e9peau will compete for the starting job with fellow MLS goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair<\/a> (Inter Miami CF<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Age: 32
\nHometown: Greenfield Park, Quebec<\/p>\n

\n MLS background<\/p>\n

Originally signed as a CF Montr\u00e9al<\/a> homegrown in 2013, Cr\u00e9peau’s career took off in 2019 after he joined Vancouver Whitecaps FC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He became a prominent MLS starter in Vancouver, then moved on to LAFC<\/a> in 2022 and the Portland Timbers<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n

Spanning five clubs, Cr\u00e9peau has recorded 28 clean sheets in 149 regular-season appearances.<\/p>\n

Cr\u00e9peau also famously broke his leg in MLS Cup 2022, which caused him to miss that winter’s World Cup.<\/p>\n

With hopes of claiming Canada’s No. 1 role, Cr\u00e9peau signed with Orlando City<\/a> ahead of the 2026 MLS season.<\/p>\n

\n Awards & stats<\/p>\n

28 clean sheets in 149 MLS appearances
\n2x Canadian Championship winner (2013, ’14)
\n2021 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year finalist
\n2022 Supporters’ Shield winner
\n2022 MLS Cup champion<\/p>\n

\n International experience<\/p>\n

Caps: 30
\nClean sheets: 12<\/p>\n

The most experienced goalkeeper on Canada’s roster, Cr\u00e9peau will hope to add to that record this summer.<\/p>\n

After missing out on the 2022 World Cup with a broken leg, Cr\u00e9peau returned as the primary starter as Canada finished fourth at Copa Am\u00e9rica<\/a> 2024.<\/p>\n

Over the past year, Cr\u00e9peau has largely split time with St. Clair.<\/p>\n

\n World Cup schedule<\/p>\n

Canada\u00a0are in Group B alongside Bosnia & Herzegovina, Qatar and Switzerland.<\/p>\n

June 12:\u00a0Canada vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina, 3 pm ET | Toronto, Ontario
\nJune 18:\u00a0Canada vs. Qatar, 6 pm ET | Vancouver, British Columbia
\nJune 24:\u00a0Canada vs. Switzerland, 3 pm ET | Vancouver, British Columbia<\/p>\n

The 2026 World Cup has expanded from the usual 32 nations to 48 total. The top two teams advance from each group, and the top eight third-place finishers also make the knockout phase (Round of 32).<\/p>\n

The tournament, which is co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, spans from June 11 to July 19.<\/p>\n

\n World Cup history<\/p>\n

Canada have made two previous World Cup appearances (1986, 2022), exiting at the group stage without a point in each edition.<\/p>\n

\n How Canada qualified<\/p>\n

Canada earned automatic qualification as one of three tournament co-hosts, alongside Mexico and the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The veteran goalkeeper has featured for multiple MLS clubs and now aims to backstop Canada at the 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67058,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[17,28197,27289,27303,28202,1072,3543],"class_list":["post-67057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-canada","tag-essentials","tag-maxime-crepeau","tag-orlando-city","tag-player-profiles","tag-sendtonews","tag-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}