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Canada men's national under-23 soccer team

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The Canada U-23 men's national soccer team (also known as Canada Olympic soccer team) represents Canada in international soccer at this age level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.[1]

Canada U-23
Shirt badge/Association crest
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
Unofficial
 San Marino 0–1 Canada 
(Serravalle, San Marino; 28 March 1986)
Official
Canada Canada 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
(Burnaby, Canada; May 5, 1991)
Biggest win
Canada Canada 14–0 U.S. Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands
(Saint John, Canada; September 10, 2003)
Biggest defeat
Australia Australia 5–0 Canada Canada
(Sydney, Australia; June 2, 1996)
Pan American Games
Appearances2 (first in 1999)
Best resultFourth place (1999)

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 edit

2008 qualifying edit

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 edit

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 edit

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]

Coaching history edit

Results & fixtures edit

2021 edit

March 19 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying Canada   2–0   El Salvador Guadalajara, Mexico
13:30 Buchanan   17', 21' Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
March 22 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying Haiti   0–0   Canada Zapopan, Mexico
16:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Akron
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
March 25 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying Honduras   1–1   Canada Guadalajara, Mexico
19:30 Maldonado   30' Report Cornelius   28' Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: César Ramos (Mexico)
March 28 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying Mexico   2–0   Canada Guadalajara, Mexico
21:00 Antuna   58'
Vásquez   65'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón

Players edit

Current squad edit

Players in bold have been capped with the senior team.
‡ – designated overage player.

The following 20 players were named to the squad for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[3] Caps and goals as of March 28, 2021, after the game against Mexico.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK James Pantemis ‡ (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997 (age 27) 7 0   Portland Timbers
18 1GK Matthew Nogueira (1998-03-18) March 18, 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Unattached
19 1GK Sebastian Breza (1998-03-15) March 15, 1998 (age 26) 0 0   CF Montréal
2 2DF Zachary Brault-Guillard (1998-12-30) December 30, 1998 (age 25) 4 0 Unattached
3 2DF Zorhan Bassong (1999-05-07) May 7, 1999 (age 24) 3 0   Sporting Kansas City
4 2DF Diyaeddine Abzi (1998-11-23) November 23, 1998 (age 25) 1 0   Leganés
5 2DF Derek Cornelius (1997-11-25) November 25, 1997 (age 26) 7 1   Malmö FF
13 2DF Marcus Godinho (1997-06-28) June 28, 1997 (age 26) 4 0   Korona Kielce
16 2DF Callum Montgomery (1997-05-14) May 14, 1997 (age 26) 2 0   Cavalry FC
6 3MF Michael BaldisimoNE (2000-04-13) April 13, 2000 (age 24) 5 0   San Jose Earthquakes
8 3MF David Norman Jr. (1998-05-31) May 31, 1998 (age 25) 9 0   Vancouver FC
10 3MF Aidan Daniels (1998-09-06) September 6, 1998 (age 25) 8 0   HFX Wanderers FC
14 3MF Ryan Raposo (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25) 4 0   Vancouver Whitecaps FC
17 3MF Patrick Metcalfe (1998-11-11) November 11, 1998 (age 25) 4 0   Fredrikstad
20 3MF Lucas Dias (2003-01-18) January 18, 2003 (age 21) 4 0   Cavalry FC
7 4FW Tajon Buchanan (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 25) 4 2   Inter Milan
9 4FW Charles-Andreas Brym (1998-08-08) August 8, 1998 (age 25) 4 0   Sparta Rotterdam
11 4FW Ballou Tabla (1999-03-31) March 31, 1999 (age 25) 4 0   Atlético Ottawa
12 4FW Mohamed Farsi (1999-12-16) December 16, 1999 (age 24) 2 0   Columbus Crew
15 4FW Theo Bair (1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 (age 24) 8 1   Motherwell
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • NE = No longer eligible. Switched allegiance to another nation.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • WD = Withdrew for non-injury reason

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and are still eligible at U23 level.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Thomas Meilleur-Giguère (1997-11-13) November 13, 1997 (age 26) 0 0   Pacific FC 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying
FW Kris Twardek (1997-03-08) March 8, 1997 (age 27) 4 0   Atletico Ottawa 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying

Previous squads edit

Competitive record edit

Summer Olympics edit

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 4 1 2 1 3 3
  2024 Played by U–20 team
Total – 0/9 – – – – – – 43 12 14 17 51 56

Pan American Games edit

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
  2019 did not participate
Total Fourth place 2/7 9 2 3 4 7 12

Honours edit

See also edit

References edit

  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. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "Canada Soccer announces squad for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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