Not to be confused with Carl's Jr..
CarlJr.
Birth nameCarl-Antoni Cloutier
Birth dateDecember 17, 1996 (age 29)
Birth placeRosemère, Quebec
TeamTeam Falcons
GamesTrackMania2: Stadium · Trackmania
Career start2010
Years 12010–2011
Team 1MythiX eSport
Years 22010–2016
Team 2Dignitas
Years 32016–2018
Team 3Team expert.Black
Years 42018–2019
Team 4Team Zerator
Years 52019–2026
Team 5Solary
Years 62026–present
Team 6Team Falcons
Highlights
  • 7× World champion
    • 3× ESWC champion (2013, 2014, 2015)
    • 4× TMGL:WC champion (2021, 2022, 2024, 2025)
  • 5× ZrT Cup champion (2015, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019)

Carl-Antoni Cloutier (born December 17, 1996), better known as CarlJr., is a Canadian professional TrackMania player who plays for Team Falcons. He is the most successful player in the game's history,[1] winning seven total world championships, three at the Electronic Sports World Cup and four at the Trackmania Grand League World Cup. He has also won the ZrT TrackMania Cup five times. He is widely considered to be the best TrackMania player of all time.[2]

Early life

Carl-Antoni Cloutier was born on December 17, 1996,[3][4] in Rosemère, Quebec.[5]

Career

Cloutier's first major placement was in the 2012 Electronic Sports World Cup, placing third in the TrackMania Nations Forever event. In the first ZrT TrackMania Cup, organized by Zerator in October 2013, he reached the semifinals. Later that month, he won the 2013 Electronic Sports World Cup, his first world championship victory, following it up with wins in the 2014 and 2015 editions.[6][7] He also won the second and third editions of the ZrT TrackMania Cup in March and December 2015, respectively.[8] In the fourth cup in 2016, he lost in the last round to JaviFlyer but won again in ZrT TrackMania Cup 2017 and ZrT TrackMania Cup 2018.[9][10] In a duo with Bren, he also won the ZrT TrackMania Cup 2019,[11] but in the ZrT TrackMania Cup 2020, he lost to Gwen.[6] He received his fourth, fifth, and sixth world championship titles at the Trackmania Grand League World Cup: 2020-2021, the Trackmania Grand League World Cup 2022,[12][13] and the Trackmania World Cup 2024, respectively.[14] In 2023, he finished in second place.[15] In 2025, Cloutier won Red Bull Faster,[16] and achieved his seventh career world championship title at the Trackmania World Cup 2025.[17]

References

  1. ^ Vancaeyseele, Thibaut (2023-09-16). "Trackmania - Ascension : GranaDy vainqueur de l'étape 2, les 8 qualifiés pour Montpellier" (in fr-FR). Eclypsia. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  2. ^ Celle, Etienne (2020-11-02). "Esport - TrackMania : Carl Jr remporte la TMGL" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  3. ^ "Carl Jr. - Carl-Antoni Cloutier - TrackMania Player Profile". escharts.com. Archived December 7, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  4. ^ Paquay, Aurélien (2025-08-13). "Le Canadien Carl-Antoni "Carl Jr." Cloutier s'adjuge la saison automnale la Trackmania Grand League" (in French). DHnet. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  5. ^ Mondou, Eric (2013-11-20). "Un jeune de Rosemère devient champion du monde". Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  6. ^ Grandjean, Bixente (2022-05-30). "L'histoire de la Zrt Trackmania Cup, le plus gros show de TM par ZeratoR" (in French). Team aAa. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  7. ^ Mondou, Eric (2024-11-11). "Il écrit une page d'histoire" (in French). L'Écho de la Rive-Nord. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  8. ^ G., Thomas (2015-03-07). "ZeratoR Cup #2 : CarlJr vainqueur !" (in French). Team aAa. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  9. ^ Arrived, Paul (2017-07-03). "ESport : CarlJr remporte la ZeratoR TrackMania Cup" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  10. ^ Arrived, Paul (2018-07-01). "Esport : CarlJr remporte sa quatrième ZeratoR TrackMania Cup" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  11. ^ Arrived, Paul (2019-06-29). "Esport : Solary remporte la ZeratoR TrackMania Cup, la prochaine édition à Bercy" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  12. ^ "Carl Jr. champion du monde" (in fr-FR). Eclypsia. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  13. ^ "CarlJr Wins The Trackmania Grand League World Cup 2022 - Trackmania" (in French). Mandatory.gg. 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  14. ^ "Trackmania World Cup 2024 schedule". esports.trackmania.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  15. ^ Parbaud, Corentin (2024-10-25). "TrackMania : CarlJr champion du monde pour la sixième fois" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  16. ^ Sacco, Dom (2025-03-04). "CarlJr wins Red Bull Faster UK Trackmania tournament at the last second, with Medic, Pac and Wirtual involved at the event". Esports News UK. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  17. ^ "Trackmania World Cup 2025". esports.trackmania.com. Retrieved 2025-11-04.