Professional
Levesque was selected 23rd overall in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes. Much of his rookie season was lost when he injured his ACL during a preseason game with the United States Under-23 national team. However, he did play three games with the Earthquakes and another nine on loan with the Seattle Sounders.
He continued to play on loan with the Sounders in 2004 and 2005. In 2004, he scored 8 goals and 4 assists in 27 games as the team reached the A-League championship. He scored four goals for the Sounders in the 2005 USL First Division USL-1 playoffs. His three goals led Seattle past the Portland Timbers and his stoppage time goal was the winner as Seattle beat the Montreal Impact 2-1. Seattle went on to win the 2005 Championship. The Earthquakes placed Levesque on waivers on November 16, 2005 after he played only one game that season with their first team.
In February 2006, Levesque signed a year-long deal to return to Seattle Sounders. He scored two goals and three assists during the regular season and led the team in minutes played. In 2007, he was named second team All-League. At the end of the season, he served as a guest player in two exhibition games with USL-1 teams, the Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers, against MLS teams.
After a lengthy trial for most of early 2009, Levesque was signed by the expansion MLS franchise Seattle Sounders FC in March 2009. He has been used primarily as a reserve player, occasionally used as a substitute or starting games of lesser importance. He scored a goal against the Portland Timbers in the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, as well as the winning goal against D.C. United in the Open Cup Final. He also scored the winning goal in the 89th minute against D.C. United a year later in 2010 MLS league play. In June 2011, Levesque scored 2 goals in the Sounders' 4-2 win against the New York Red Bulls. On July 16, 2011 he scored another goal against the Colorado Rapids.
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