OTTAWA – Ottawa Fury FC made another pair of additions from the Montreal Impact on Friday as defenders Thomas Meilleur-Giguère and Aron Mkungilwa joined the club for the 2017 USL season. The signings are pending league and federation approval.

Meilleur-Giguère – who is currently with the Canada U20 National Team at the CONCACAF U20 Championship in Costa Rica – previously led the Impact U18 Academy to a first-place finish in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy in 2014-15 before making his professional debut with FC Montreal in 2016, where he featured in 21 USL contests.

The 6-foot defender participated in training sessions with Bologna F.C. 1909 in Serie A. While playing numerous times for the Canadian U-18 squad in 2014 and 2015, Meilleur-Giguère was nominated for Canada's U20 player of the year in 2016, playing six games for his country.

"Thomas is one of the most highly rated young players in Canada at this moment and time," said Fury FC GM and Head Coach Paul Dalglish. "He was a finalist for Canada's U20 player of the year award in 2016 and we're excited to have him. He will add depth to our center back position and we hope he continues his development with us."