Maycoll Cañizalez

Maycoll Cañizalez-Smith (born 28 December 1982) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder.

Maycoll Cañizalez
Personal information
Full name Maycoll Cañizalez-Smith
Date of birth (1982-12-28) 28 December 1982
Place of birth Quezaltepeque, El Salvador
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2001 Toronto Lynx
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Werder Bremen II 47 (2)
2004–2006 Hannover 96 II 20 (1)
2006–2007 FC Oberneuland 15 (1)
2007 Toronto FC 12 (1)
2007–2010 Bonner SC 77 (2)
2011–2012 Fortuna Köln 35 (1)
2012–2013 SV Roßbach/Verscheid 31 (3)
2013–2016 VfB Oldenburg 87 (0)
2016–2018 SSV Jeddeloh 41 (2)
Total 365 (13)
National team
1998 Canada U17 3 (0)
1999–2001 Canada U20 14 (2)
2002–2003 Canada U23 4 (1)
2003 Canada 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Cañizalez was born in Quezaltepeque, El Salvador and raised in Toronto, Ontario.[1]

He played in Germany for Werder Bremen and Hannover 96 reserve sides before signing with Toronto FC in April 2007.[2] Cañizalez became the first Canadian to score a league goal at BMO Field, getting off the mark against Columbus Crew on 22 September 2007. Toronto waived him at the end of the 2007 season.

Following his time in Toronto, Cañizales returned to Germany,[3] having successful seasons earning playing time at Bonner SC, Fortuna Köln, SV Roßbach/Verscheid and VfB Oldenburg.

International career

Cañizalez played at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina,[4] alongside Atiba Hutchinson and Mike Klukowski among others.

He made his senior debut for Canada in a January 2003 friendly match against the United States. He earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a July 2003 Gold Cup match against Cuba.

Career statistics

Club
Sources:[5][6][2]
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen II 2001–02 Regionalliga Nord 26020280
2002–03 152—152
2003–04 60—60
Total 47220492
Hannover 96 II 2004–05 Oberliga Nord 141—141
2005–06 61—61
Total 20100201
FC Oberneuland 2006–07 Oberliga Nord 151—151
Toronto FC 2007 MLS 121—121
Bonner SC 2007–08 Oberliga Nordrhein 152—152
2008–09 NRW-Liga 350—350
2009–10 Regionalliga West 270—270
Total 77200772
Fortuna Köln 2010–11 NRW-Liga 331—331
2011–12 Regionalliga West 20—20
Total 35100351
SV Roßbach/Verscheid 2012–2013 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar 31310323
VfB Oldenburg 2013–2014 Regionalliga Nord 32000320
2014–2015 30000300
2015–2016 25000250
Total 87000870
SSV Jeddeloh 2017–18 Regionalliga Nord 21200212
2018–19 20000200
Total 41200412
Career total 365143036814

International goals
Source:[2]
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 February 2003June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya Libya4–24–2Friendly match

References
  1. Miguel Campos – Canada-Soccer.com Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Maycoll Cañizalez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. Five Canadian Players Make Their International Debut Archived 28 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA
  5. "Maycoll Canizales » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. Maycoll Cañizalez at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2018.


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