#canm20
Canada have published their 60-player Provisional List for the 2022 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship. From this list of 60 players, the final squad of 20 players for the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship will be selected no later than 10 days prior to the opening match. All players competing in the 2022 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship must be born between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2007.
CONCACAF MEN’S UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP
Canada have been drawn into Group E for the 2022 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship, a dual qualification tournament for both the Olympic Games in 2024 and the FIFA U-20 World Cup Indonesia 2023. Canada have been drawn into the group phase alongside Cuba, St. Kitts and Nevis and USA from which the top-three teams will advance to the Concacaf Round of 16.
This year’s Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship runs from 18 June to 3 July 2022 in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, Honduras. From the group stage, the knockout phase will feature the Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Championship Final, with the top-four nations qualifying to the FIFA U-20 World Cup (winners from the Quarterfinals) and the top-two nations qualifying for the Olympic Games (winners from the Semifinals).
CANADA SOCCER’S MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team are three-time Concacaf champions, previously winning the 1985 Concacaf Championship, 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup, and 2021-22 Concacaf Qualifiers. Canada most recently qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar and have previously featured at the 1976 and 1984 Olympic Games, the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Youth Teams have won two Concacaf titles: both the 1986 and 1996 Concacaf Men’s Youth Championships. Canada have qualified for 15 FIFA men’s youth tournaments: eight editions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and seven editions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Canada most recently qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019, which was the last FIFA men’s youth competition before the global pandemic.
CANADA
FB- Noah Abatneh | ITA / SS Lazio Roma
LW- Theo Afework | GER / Nuremburg
GK- Ben Alexander | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
CB- Jefferson Alphonse | CAN / Académie CF Montréal
M- Jordan Alvarez | POR / Boavista FC
M / CB- Paul Amedume | USA / North Texas SC
GK- Max Anchor | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
RW- Jean-Aniel Assi | CAN / Cavalry FC
RW- Georgi Atanassov | BUL / Arda Kardzhali
RB- Elage Bah | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
GK- Samuel Banfi | CAN / Académie CF Montréal
GK- Dino Bontis | CAN / Forge FC Hamilton
GK- Nikola Borjan | SRB / FK Crvena zvezda U-19
F- Mataeo Bunbury | USA / Sporting Kansas City II
M- Matteo Campagna | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
LB- Renaud Caron | CAN / Académie CF Montréal
M- Matthew Catavolo | CAN / Valour FC
CB- Loïc Cloutier | CAN / Académie CF Montréal
F- Tiago Coimbra | BRA / SE Palmeiras
CM- Jesse Costa | GER / VfL Wolfsburg
M / F- Antoine Coupland | CRO / HNK Rijeka
LB- Tyler Crawford | USA / Columbus Crew SC
FB- Luc de Fougerolles | ENG / Fulham FC
GK- Adisa De Rosario | CAN / Toronto FC II
M- Lucas Dias | POR / Sporting CP U-23
RB- Keesean Ferdinand | CAN / CF Montréal
RB- Kobe Franklin | CAN / Toronto FC II
M- Tomas Giraldo | CAN / CF Montréal
GK- Owen Goodman | ENG / Crystal Palace
RB- Joshua Gordon | CAN / Toronto FC II
LW- Kamron Habibullah | CAN / Pacific FC
M- Maël Henry | CAN / Académie CF Montréal
M- Jay Herdman | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
F- Mouhamadou Kane | CAN / York United FC
CB- Jamie Knight-Lebel | ENG / Bristol City FC
F- Luca Koleosho | ESP / RCD Espanyol
F- Ronan Kratt | GER / SSV Ulm 1846
W- Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty | CAN / Toronto FC
RB- Kundai Mawoko | CAN / Toronto FC II
F- Hugo Mbongue Mbongue | CAN / Toronto FC II
LW- Dieu-Merci Michel | POR / Vitoria Guimares
CB- Joshué Ndakala | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
AM- Shyon Omrani | POR / Vitória Setubal FC
CB- Adam Pearlman | CAN / Toronto FC II
M- Gabriel Pellegrino | GER / SC Freiburg
M- Max Piepgrass | CAN / Cavalry FC
M- Kwasi Poku | CAN / Forge FC Hamilton
F- Federico Rose | ARG / Vélez Sarsfield
RM- Jeronimo Sabbatasso | ITA / Empoli FC
M- Nathan-Dylan Saliba | CAN / CF Montréal
F- Alexander Sarakinis | GRE / FC Volos U-19
F- Lukas Sarakinis | ENG / Bolton Wanderrs
M- Matteo Schiavoni | CAN / Académie CF Montréal
CB- Justin Smith | FRA / OGC Nice
M- Hugo Tavares | POR / FC Paços de Ferreira
M- Kosi Thompson | CAN / Toronto FC
F / W- Jules-Anthony Vilsaint | BEL / Royal Antwerp FC
RB- Eric White | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
F- Lowell Wright | CAN / York United FC
M- Rida Zouhir | CAN / CF Montréal