CANMNT squad announced for 2025 Concacaf Nations League Finals 

Canada Soccer has announced the selection of 23 players who will represent Canada in the 2025 Concacaf Nations League Finals. 

Canada will begin camp in Los Angeles before kickoff against Mexico on Thursday 20 March at 22:30 ET / 19:30 PT at SoFi Stadium. The team will then play in the Concacaf Nations League Final or Third Place Match on 23 March at SoFi Stadium. 

“We’re ready for another big challenge for this group heading into a competitive tournament. The depth in the squad has improved significantly leaving us some tough roster decisions. However, we know that this group of players will give us an outstanding opportunity to compete for the trophy.” 

– Jesse Marsch, MLS Canada Head Coach of the Men’s National Team 

The Nations League Finals marks the official start to the 2025 season for CANMNT. Canada Soccer have recently announced September 2025 Friendlies in Romania and Wales, as well as an October 2025 Friendly in Montréal against a to be determined opponent based on out of region FIFA World Cup 26™ qualifiers. Canada Soccer will be announcing further details for the Men’s National Team’s June, October, and November 2025 windows in the coming weeks. 

Concacaf Nations League Finals Format 

The Nations League Finals will be contested by the four winners of the League A quarter-final round. Canada defeated Suriname over two legs in the quarterfinals back in November 2024, winning 4:0 on aggregate following a dominant 3:0 win at BMO Field in Toronto. 

Canada will be joined by USA, Mexico and Panama in the semifinals. Both semi-final matches will be played as double-headers at SoFi Stadium on 20 March, with USA taking on Panama at 19:00 ET / 16:00 PT followed by Canada versus Mexico at 22:30 ET / 19:30 PT. The winners of the semifinals will take part in the Final and the losers in the Third-Place match on 23 March.

Canada placed fifth (‘23-’24), second (‘22-’23) and fifth (‘19-’20) in the three previous editions of the Concacaf Nations League. 

Broadcast Information 

The Concacaf Nations League Finals matches will air live on OneSoccer, available on the fuboTV Canada platform, as a linear channel on Telus’s Optik TV (Channel 980), as well as online at OneSoccer.ca and through the OneSoccer app. Fans will find extended coverage across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Bluesky, and YouTube featuring the hashtag #CANMNT.  

Ticket Information 

Concacaf Nations League Finals tickets are available to the public via Concacaf’s website. Tickets for each matchday include both Nations League matches on the given day.  

CANMNT Squad 

Canada’s three goalkeepers this window will be Maxime Crépeau from Portland Timbers, Tom McGill from Brighton & Hove Albion and Dayne St. Clair from Minnesota United FC. 

Defenders selected are: Moïse Bombito from OGC Nice, Derek Cornelius from Olympique de Marseille, Alphonso Davies from Bayern Munich, Alistair Johnston from Celtic FC, Jamie Knight-Lebel from Crewe Alexadra (on loan from Bristol City), Richie Laryea from Toronto FC, and Joel Waterman from CF Montréal. 

Midfielders joining the group are: Ali Ahmed from Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Tajon Buchanan from Inter Milan, Mathieu Choinière from Grasshopper Zurich, Stephen Eustáquio from FC Porto, Ismaël Koné from Stade Rennais (on loan from Olympique de Marseille), Jonathan Osorio from Toronto FC, Jacob Shaffelburg from Nashville SC and Niko Sigur from Hadjuk Split. 

The rest of the squad will feature forwards: Jonathan David from LOSC Lille, Promise David from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Daniel Jebbison from AFC Bournemouth, Cyle Larin from RCD Mallorca and Tani Oluwaseyi from Minnesota United FC. 

CANMNT A-Z  

Player | Age | City in which they grew up | Notable Canadian youth clubs     

Ahmed, Ali | 24 | Toronto, ON, CAN | North Toronto SC  

Buchanan, Tajon | 26 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC 

Bombito, Moïse | 24 | Montréal, QC, CAN | CS Saint-Laurent  

Choinière, Mathieu | 25 | St-Alexandre, QC, CAN | AS Haut-Richelieu  

Cornelius, Derek | 27 | Ajax, ON, CAN | Ajax SC 

Crépeau, Maxime | 30 | Candiac, QC, CAN | Ligue de soccer pour enfants de Candiac  

David, Jonathan | 25 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa Gloucester Dragons   

David, Promise | 23 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Vaughan Azzurri 

Davies, Alphonso | 23 | Edmonton, AB, CAN | Edmonton Inter  

Eustáquio, Stephen | 28 | Leamington, ON, CAN | Leamington MS   

Jebbison, Daniel | 21 | Oakville, ON, CAN | ANB Futbol 

Johnston, Alistair | 26 | Aurora, ON, CAN | Lakeshore SC 

Knight-Lebel, Jamie | 20 | Montréal, QC, CAN |  

Koné, Ismaël | 22 | Montréal, QC, CAN | AS Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 

Larin, Cyle | 29 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC  

Laryea, Richie | 30 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Club Uruguay Toronto   

McGill, Tom | 24 | Brighton and Hove, ENG | Brighton & Hove Albion 

Oluwaseyi, Tani | 24 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | GPS Academy  

Osorio, Jonathan | 32 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Toronto Futsal League   

Shaffelburg, Jacob | 25 | Port Williams, NS, CAN | Valley United SC  

Sigur, Niko | 21 | Burnaby, BC, CAN | Mountain United FC  

St. Clair, Dayne | 27 | Pickering, ON, CAN | Ephinay Church Soccer League  

Waterman, Joel | 29 | Surrey, BC, CAN | Surrey United SC