Canada men's national under-23 soccer team

The Canada men's national under-23 soccer team or the Canada Olympic soccer team represents Canada in international soccer at this age level and is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.[1]

Canada U-23
Nickname(s)
  • The Canucks
  • Les Rouges (The Reds)
AssociationCanadian Soccer Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachMauro Biello
Top scorerRob Friend (12)
FIFA codeCAN
First colours
Second colours
First international
Canada 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago
(Burnaby, Canada; May 5, 1991)
Biggest win
Canada 14–0 U.S. Virgin Islands
(Saint John, Canada; September 10, 2003)
Biggest defeat
Australia 5–0 Canada
(Sydney, Australia; June 2, 1996)

Unlike UEFA member associations that use U-21 regional competitions as Olympic qualifying, as a member of CONCACAF, Canada's U-23 team competes in regional qualifying in the same year as the summer Olympics and its call-ups are traditionally only limited to players under 23 years of age.

History

2008 qualifying

Known for his vocal antics on the touchline, Nick Dasovic led Canada through Olympic qualifying in 2008, drawing Mexico 1–1 and helping to eliminate the heavily favoured Mexican side in the process. After a highly promising 5–0 win over Guatemala on a night when Mexico had to better that result against Haiti but could only win 5–1, Canada fell to the United States 3–0 in the semifinal, losing out on a spot in Beijing at the Olympics that summer. Canada recovered to defeat Guatemala in the third-place playoff, a rematch of their first round game, winning on penalties (5–3) after a scoreless draw through 120 minutes.

2012 qualifying

Tony Fonseca led Canada to an opening game 0–0 draw against El Salvador. Following this, Canada stunned the United States 2–0, contributing to their surprising early elimination on home soil. Canada disappointed in their final group stage game with a 1–1 tie versus Cuba, setting up a more difficult semi-final for them against Mexico, which they would lose 3–1.

2016 qualifying

It was announced in August 2015 that Canada head coach Benito Floro would be in charge of the Olympic team. The final squad for qualification was announced on September 18, 2015.[2]

Schedule and recent results

2020

March 24 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying Haiti  v  Canada Guadalajara, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Akron
March 27 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying Honduras  v  Canada Guadalajara, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco

Players

Current squad

The following 50 players were named to the provisional squad for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Sebastian Breza (1998-03-15) March 15, 1998 0 0 Bologna
1GK Thomas Hasal (1999-07-09) July 9, 1999 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1GK Matthew Nogueira (1998-03-18) March 18, 1998 0 0 Marítimo
1GK James Pantemis (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997 3 0 CF Montreal
1GK Dayne St. Clair (1997-05-09) May 9, 1997 0 0 Minnesota United

2DF Diyaeddine Abzi (1998-11-03) November 3, 1998 0 0 York United
2DF Zorhan Bassong (1999-05-07) May 7, 1999 0 0 CF Montreal
2DF Gabriel Boakye (1998-02-26) February 26, 1998 0 0 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
2DF Robert Boskovic (1998-07-01) July 1, 1998 0 0 unattached
2DF Zachary Brault-Guillard (1998-12-30) December 30, 1998 0 0 CF Montreal
2DF Kadin Chung (1998-09-05) September 5, 1998 1 0 Pacific FC
2DF Derek Cornelius (1997-11-25) November 25, 1997 4 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2DF Julian Dunn (2000-07-11) July 11, 2000 3 0 Toronto FC
2DF Marcus Godinho (1997-06-28) June 28, 1997 0 0 FSV Zwickau
2DF Daniel Kinumbe (1999-03-15) March 15, 1999 4 0 HFX Wanderers
2DF Thomas Meilleur-Giguère (1997-11-13) November 13, 1997 0 0 Pacific FC
2DF Yohan Le Bourhis (2000-03-09) March 9, 2000 0 0 Valour FC
2DF Émile Legault (2000-04-10) April 10, 2000 2 0 unattached
2DF Kamal Miller (1997-05-16) May 16, 1997 0 0 CF Montreal
2DF Terique Mohammed (2000-01-27) January 27, 2000 0 0 unattached
2DF Callum Montgomery (1997-05-14) May 14, 1997 0 0 Minnesota United
2DF Rocco Romeo (2000-03-25) March 25, 2000 0 0 HB Køge
2DF Frank Sturing (1997-05-29) May 29, 1997 0 0 Den Bosch
2DF Karifa Yao (2000-09-28) September 28, 2000 0 0 CF Montreal

3MF Clément Bayiha (1999-03-08) March 8, 1999 2 0 CF Montreal
3MF Tristan Borges (1998-08-26) August 26, 1998 0 0 OH Leuven
3MF Mathieu Choinière (1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 4 1 CF Montreal
3MF Aidan Daniels (1998-09-06) September 6, 1998 4 0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks
3MF Liam Fraser (1998-02-13) February 13, 1998 0 0 Toronto FC
3MF Patrick Metcalfe (1998-11-11) November 11, 1998 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
3MF David Norman Jr. (1998-05-31) May 31, 1998 5 0 unattached
3MF Noble Okello (2000-07-20) July 20, 2000 4 0 HB Køge
3MF Harry Paton (1998-05-23) May 23, 1998 0 0 Ross County
3MF Ryan Raposo (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
3MF Shamit Shome (1997-09-05) September 5, 1997 4 0 FC Edmonton
3MF Noah Verhoeven (1999-06-15) June 15, 1999 3 1 Pacific FC

4FW Theo Bair (1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 4 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
4FW Charles-Andreas Brym (1998-08-08) August 8, 1998 0 0 Mouscron
4FW Tajon Buchanan (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 0 0 New England Revolution
4FW Terran Campbell (1998-10-10) October 10, 1998 0 0 Pacific FC
4FW Malik Johnson (1998-04-13) April 13, 1998 0 0 Tampa Bay Rowdies
4FW Aramis Kouzine (1998-10-03) October 3, 1998 0 0 unattached
4FW Liam Millar (1999-09-27) September 27, 1999 4 0 Charlton Athletic
4FW Jayden Nelson (2002-09-26) September 26, 2002 0 0 Toronto FC
4FW Easton Ongaro (1998-06-05) June 5, 1998 0 0 FC Edmonton
4FW Jordan Perruzza (2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 0 0 Toronto FC
4FW Jacob Shaffelburg (1999-11-26) November 26, 1999 0 0 Toronto FC
4FW Ballou Tabla (1999-03-31) March 31, 1999 0 0 CF Montreal
4FW Kris Twardek (1997-03-08) March 8, 1997 4 0 Jagiellonia Białystok
4FW Dario Zanatta (1997-05-24) May 24, 1997 0 0 Ayr United

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record Summer Olympics
Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1992 Did not qualify 10 4 2 4 18 16
1996 7 2 3 2 9 10
2000 5 2 2 1 3 2
2004 3 0 0 3 1 5
2008 5 1 2 2 7 6
2012 4 1 2 1 4 4
2016 5 1 1 3 6 10
2020 To be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0/7 39 11 12 16 48 53

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
1995 Did not participate
1999 Fourth place 4th of 10 6 2 2 2 6 6
2003 Did not participate
2007
2011
2015 Group stage 7th of 8 3 0 1 2 1 6
TotalFourth place2/69234712

See also

References

  1. National Post (March 28, 2012). "Canada will face Mexico for Olympic soccer berth". Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  2. "Canada M23 picks players for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers". September 18, 2015.
  3. "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
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