Youth Born in Hawaii, Vaudreuil grew up in
Canton, Connecticut where he was a 1983 high school All American soccer player at
Canton High School. He was a member of the school's 1981 state championship soccer team. He graduated in 1984, was inducted into the school's Wall of Fame in 2006 and was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007. In 1984, Vaudreuil entered
Princeton University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1984 to 1987 He graduated in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in East Asian History.
Professional Vaudreuil began his professional career in 1989 with the
Washington Stars in the
American Soccer League. That fall, he signed with the
Baltimore Blast of the
Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1990, the Blast went to the MISL championship series where they fell to the
San Diego Sockers. On October 18, 1991, Vaudreuil signed with the expansion
Harrisburg Heat in the
National Professional Soccer League. He spent one season in Harrisburg. In September 1992, the
Cleveland Crunch selected Vaudreuil in the NPSL Expansion Draft then traded him to the
Milwaukee Wave in exchange for
Tim Barto,
Mark Kerlin and
Bill Andracki on October 19, 1992. During this season, he moved from midfield to defense, a position he remained in for the rest of his career. He would play three indoor seasons in Milwaukee before moving to the
Baltimore Spirit in 1995. However, he also continued to sporadically play outdoor soccer. On June 5, 1993, he signed with the
Tampa Bay Rowdies of the
American Professional Soccer League. The team went to the playoff semifinals then folded at the end of the season. Then in 1995, he joined the
Houston Force, an expansion team in the
USISL. The team played only one game, a 3–0 loss to the
Los Angeles Salsa, then folded seven days later. He then moved to the
New York Centaurs of the
A-League for the rest of the season. In 1994, he played for
Puebla F.C. when it won a Mexican indoor championship. In the fall of 1995, Vaudreuil moved to the
Baltimore Spirit for the 1995–1996 NPSL season. On February 4, 1996,
Los Angeles Galaxy selected Vaudreuil in the second round (seventeenth overall) of the
1996 MLS Supplemental Draft. The Galaxy waived him on March 26, 1996. He then signed with the
Hampton Roads Mariners in the USISL. On May 16, 1996, the Mariners sent him on loan to
D.C. United of
Major League Soccer. He transferred to United on June 28. He spent two seasons in D.C., winning two MLS championships and one Open Cup. On November 6, 1997, the
Miami Fusion selected him with the first pick of the
1997 MLS Expansion Draft. On August 14, 1998, Miami traded Vaudreuil to the
Colorado Rapids in exchange for
Tyrone Marshall and
Jason Boyce. He played two season in Colorado before becoming a free agent at the end of the 2000 season. On February 23, 2001, he moved back to the
Baltimore Blast. In the spring of 2001, Vaudreuil joined the
Connecticut Wolves in the
USL First Division. On July 3, 2001, the
Chicago Fire signed Vaudreuil as a discovery player. He spent two seasons in Chicago, after going on loan to the
Milwaukee Rampage for one game in 2001. ==Coaching career==