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Ottawa Captain Maxim Tissot Set To Retire
By When Atletico Ottawa wraps up the club’s fifth-ever season, team captain Maxim Tissot will call curtains on a long playing career.
The 32-year-old announced his impending retirement today, marking the inbound end to a 12-year-career that saw him make thirteen appearances for the Canadian national team and play for North American sides like CF Montreal, Ottawa Fury, San Francisco Deltas, Forge, and Atletico Ottawa, amongst others.
This will mark the third straight season that Atletico Ottawa has seen their captain retire: Drew Beckie donned the armband before retiring in 2022, Carl Haworth in 2023, and now Maxime Tissot in 2024. He had long said he’d like to wrap up his career at TD Place.
“Soccer has been my life since I was fourteen years old. It has taken me from the parks of Aylmer to the international stage, fulfilling a dream that seemed impossible considering the soccer landscape at that time,” said the Quebecois defender in a club statement.
“Thank you to everyone who has been a part of my journey. All the teams, staff, coaches, players, supporters and of course, my family, and my fiance. Now, it’s time to focus on my growing family and give my body and mind the rest they deserve. While bittersweet, I look back on my career with joy and pride, forever connected to the beautiful game.”
The Ottleti captain has had a longstanding relationship with the nation’s capital: following his first steps into the professional ranks with CF Montreal – where he won two Canadian Championship titles – Tissot signed with Ottawa Fury for his first of two stints with them, separated by spells with DC United and the NASL-winning San Francisco Deltas squad in 2017.
Tissot arrived to the Canadian Premier League after his second stint with the Ottawa Fury saw the club fold, with the veteran full-back then signing with Forge FC. Having recovered from a serious knee injury, he told us he was as fit as he’s ever been and proceeded to win the playoff championship held in Charlottetown, PEI that year, scoring a goal in the final.
His long-expected return to Ottawa came the following season, with Tissot tallying 59 appearances since that time – just two shy short of him appearance tally with CF Montreal. The defender has been sparsely utilized this season, racking up just 474 minutes of game time, just ten of which have come since his return from injury in last month.
The Ottleti Captain will be honoured pre-match ahead of Atletico Ottawa’s final home game of the regular season on October 19. It might not be his last farewell at home given that the club has locked in a home match for the postseason.
Given that his time in the CPL has seen him lift the championship trophy once while finishing runner-up twice, the opportunity to add another winner’s medal to the cabinet could present a picture-perfect farewell.
The capital city club has seen Nathan Ingham don the armband for the latter half of the season, with the veteran goalkeeper proving to be a strong leader at the back – though the official decision on Tissot’s formal successor in captaincy remains to be determined.
Header Image Photo Credit: John Jacques
