Nickname(s) |
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Association | Canadian Soccer Association | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Head coach | Mauro Biello | ||
Top scorer | Rob Friend (12) | ||
FIFA code | CAN | ||
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First international | |||
Unofficial San Marino 0–1 Canada (Serravalle, San Marino; 28 March 1986) Official 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) | |||
Pan American Games | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1999 ) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (1999) |
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]
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.
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.
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.
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]
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 222020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying | Haiti | 0–0 | Canada | Zapopan, Mexico |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Akron Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) |
March 252020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying | Honduras | 1–1 | Canada | Guadalajara, Mexico |
19:30 | Maldonado 30' | Report | Cornelius 28' | Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: César Ramos (Mexico) |
March 282020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying | Mexico | 2–0 | Canada | Guadalajara, Mexico |
21:00 | Antuna 58' Vásquez 65' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón |
March 18 Friendly | South Korea | v | Canada | Ulsan, South Korea |
Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium |
March 23 Friendly | Indonesia | v | Canada | Bali, Indonesia |
Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium |
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 |
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1 | GK | James Pantemis ‡ | February 21, 1997 | 7 | 0 | Portland Timbers |
18 | GK | Matthew Nogueira | March 18, 1998 | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
19 | GK | Sebastian Breza | March 15, 1998 | 0 | 0 | CF Montréal |
2 | DF | Zachary Brault-Guillard | December 30, 1998 | 4 | 0 | FC Lugano |
3 | DF | Zorhan Bassong | May 7, 1999 | 3 | 0 | Sporting Kansas City |
4 | DF | Diyaeddine Abzi | November 23, 1998 | 1 | 0 | Leganés |
5 | DF | Derek Cornelius | November 25, 1997 | 7 | 1 | Marseille |
13 | DF | Marcus Godinho | June 28, 1997 | 4 | 0 | Korona Kielce |
16 | DF | Callum Montgomery | May 14, 1997 | 2 | 0 | Cavalry FC |
6 | MF | Michael Baldisimo NE | April 13, 2000 | 5 | 0 | The Town FC |
8 | MF | David Norman Jr. | May 31, 1998 | 9 | 0 | Vancouver FC |
10 | MF | Aidan Daniels | September 6, 1998 | 8 | 0 | HFX Wanderers FC |
14 | MF | Ryan Raposo | March 5, 1999 | 4 | 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
17 | MF | Patrick Metcalfe | November 11, 1998 | 4 | 0 | Fredrikstad |
20 | MF | Lucas Dias | January 18, 2003 | 4 | 0 | Cavalry FC |
7 | FW | Tajon Buchanan | February 8, 1999 | 4 | 2 | Inter Milan |
9 | FW | Charles-Andreas Brym | August 8, 1998 | 4 | 0 | Sparta Rotterdam |
11 | FW | Ballou Tabla | March 31, 1999 | 4 | 0 | Atlético Ottawa |
12 | FW | Mohamed Farsi NE | December 16, 1999 | 2 | 0 | Columbus Crew |
15 | FW | Theo Bair | August 27, 1999 | 8 | 1 | Auxerre |
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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 |
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DF | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | November 13, 1997 | 0 | 0 | Pacific FC | 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying |
FW | Kris Twardek | March 8, 1997 | 4 | 0 | Atletico Ottawa | 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying |
Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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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 record | |||||||||
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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 |
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