{ "title": "Jonathan David and Evelyne Viens named Canada Soccer\u2019s Players of the Month for April 2021", "modified_at": "2026-05-04 14:40:24", "published_at": "2021-05-04 19:01:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/jonathan-david-and-evelyne-viens-named-canada-soccers-players-of-the-month-for-april-2021", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/JrEd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "Jonathan David and Evelyne Viens have been named Canada Soccer\u2019s Players of the Month for April 2021. David from Ottawa, Ontario has kept Lille OSC at the top of France\u2019s Ligue 1 standings, notably scoring the 1:0 winner over second-place Paris Saint-Germain. Viens from L\u2019Ancienne-Lorette, Qu\u00e9bec sc\u2026", "slug": "jonathan-david-and-evelyne-viens-named-canada-soccers-players-of-the-month-for-april-2021", "body": "

Jonathan David and Evelyne Viens have been named Canada
\u200bSoccer’s Players of the Month for April 2021. David from Ottawa, Ontario has
\u200bkept Lille OSC at the top of France’s Ligue 1 standings, notably scoring the
\u200b1:0 winner over second-place Paris Saint-Germain. Viens from
\u200bL’Ancienne-Lorette, Québec scored her first two international goals in
\u200bback-to-back Canada wins before opening the new 2021 season in the National
\u200bWomen’s Soccer League.

David made headlines after he scored Lille OSC’s decisive 1:0 winner against the three-time defending Ligue 1 winners and 2019-20 UEFA Champions League runners up Paris Saint-Germain FC on 3 April. After he was taken down with a forceful challenge, David continued and went on to score the away goal in the 20thminute. He was then subbed out in the 35thminute with a torn ankle ligament injury sustained in the first-half tackle.

After missing the next match through injury, David returned
\u200bas a sub for the 1:1 home draw against Montpellier and then scored the
\u200bequalizer in a come-from-behind 3:2 away victory against Olympique Lyonnais.
\u200bDavid’s goal on 25 April was his 11thof the Ligue 1 season, a joint
\u200brecord for a Canadian goalscorer in a top-5 men’s European league (equal with
\u200bTomasz Radzinski who scored 11 with Everton during the 2002-03 English Premier
\u200bLeague season).

While David continues to chase his title in France,
\u200bgoalkeeper Milan Borjan won his fourth-consecutive Serbian SuperLiga title with
\u200bRed Star Belgrade (FK Crvena zvezda). Borjan has now won titles in seven
\u200bconsecutive European seasons, following a trio of Bulgaria A championships with
\u200bPFC Ludogrets. Both Borjan and Scott Arfield (Rangers FC in Scotland on 7
\u200bMarch) are the first two Canadians to win league titles in Europe while David
\u200b(Lille OSC), Atiba Hutchinson and Cyle Larin (both with Be\u015fikta\u015f JK in Turkey),
\u200band Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern in Germany) are also at the top of their leagues
\u200blate in the 2020-21 season.

Viens, who made her international “A” debut in February, scored her first two goals for Canada during the month of April on the FIFA Women’s International Match Calendar. In a 3:0 away win over Wales on 9 April, she scored thesecond  goal from inside the six-yard box on a cross from Janine Beckie. Four days later in a 2:0 win over England, she scored the opening goal from inside the 18-yard box less than three minutes after the match had kicked off.

After her international matches, Viens joined NJ/NY Gotham
\u200bFC kicked off her NWSL season by scoring the added-time winner in a 4:3
\u200bChallenge Cup victory over North Carolina Courage. Viens rejoined NJ/NY Gotham
\u200bFC (previously known as Sky Blue FC) after scoring 11 goals in 14 matches on
\u200bloan with Paris FC in France. The NWSL Challenge Cup continues through to the
\u200bFinal on 8 May.

Also in the month of April, Jessie Fleming (Chelsea FC), Jordyn Huitema and Ashley Lawrence (both of Paris Saint-Germain FC) reaching the semifinals in UEFA Women’s Champions League, with ultimately Chelsea FC reaching the Final after the second leg on 2 May. They were three of six Canadians that featured in the quarterfinals after Kadeisha Buchanan, Stephanie Labbé (both in April) and Janine Beckie (in late March) were eliminated from 2020-21 UEFA Women’s Champions League.

Along with Viens, other Canada goalscorers during the month
\u200bof April on the FIFA Women’s International Match Calendar were Deanne Rose,
\u200bFleming and Nichelle Prince. Labbé posted back-to-back clean sheets while
\u200bBeckie made her 75thinternational appearance at the international
\u200b“A” level.

Looking ahead to this summer, Canada Soccer’s Men’s National
\u200bTeam is preparing for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and the Concacaf Gold Cup while
\u200bCanada Soccer’s Women’s National Team in preparing for the Olympic Games in
\u200bTokyo, Japan. Fans will find extended coverage across Canada Soccer’s digital
\u200bchannels on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube featuring the hashtags
\u200b#CANMNT and #CANWNT.

PLAYERS of the MONTH:
\u200bApril 2021 – Jonathan David & Evelyne Viens
\u200bMarch 2021 – Cyle Larin & Jessie Fleming
\u200bFebruary 2021 – Alphonso Davies & Shelina Zadorsky
\u200bJanuary 2021 – Cyle Larin & Ashley Lawrence

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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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