Daniel Chamale named Canada Soccer Futsal Player of the Year

Daniel Chamale from Toronto, Ontario has been named the 2022 Canada Soccer Futsal Player of the Year. The 29-year old defender is one of the most important players with Canada Soccer’s Futsal National Team as the program builds towards the next FIFA Futsal World Cup.

“Daniel is a cornerstone to the Futal National Team as we kick off a new cycle towards the next FIFA Futsal World Cup,” said Kyt Selaidopoulos, Canada Soccer’s Futsal National Team Head Coach. “He has been a very important piece to our program as we continue to grow futsal in this country. He has been one of our most influential players since the last qualification cycle.”

Chamale has been part of the Canadian program since 2012 when he debuted at the Concacaf Futsal Championship as a teenager. He has since represented Canada at the 2016 and 2021 Concacaf Futsal Championships. At the club level, he won the 2015 Futsal Canadian Championship with Futsal Club Toronto before turning pro with Milwaukee Wave after the 2016 Concacaf Futsal Championship.

Chamale is the sixth winner of the Canada Soccer Futsal Player of the Year award. Previous winners were Nazim Belguendouz in 2017, Jacob Orellana in 2018, Luis Rocha in 2019, Mohamed Farsi in 2020, and Joshua Lemos in 2021.