Canada men's national under-23 soccer team

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Canada U-23
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Nickname(s)
  • The Canucks
  • Les Rouges (The Reds)
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 colours
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Second colours
First international
Unofficial
Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 0–1 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
(Serravalle, San Marino; 28 March 1986)
Official
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
(Burnaby, Canada; May 5, 1991)
Biggest win
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 14–0 U.S. Virgin Islands Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
(Saint John, Canada; September 10, 2003)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 5–0 Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
(Sydney, Australia; June 2, 1996)
Pan American Games
Appearances2 (first in 1999 )
Best resultFourth 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]

Contents

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]

Coaching history

Results & fixtures

2021

March 19 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Guadalajara, Mexico
13:30 Buchanan Soccerball shade.svg17', 21' Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
March 222020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg0–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Zapopan, Mexico
16:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Akron
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
March 252020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying Honduras  Flag of Honduras.svg1–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Guadalajara, Mexico
19:30 Maldonado Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Cornelius Soccerball shade.svg28'Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: César Ramos (Mexico)
March 282020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Guadalajara, Mexico
21:00 Antuna Soccerball shade.svg58'
Vásquez Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón

2025

March 18 Friendly South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svgvFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ulsan, South Korea
Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
March 23 Friendly Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svgvFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Bali, Indonesia
Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium

Players

Current squad

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.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK James Pantemis (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997 (age 27)70 Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers
181 GK Matthew Nogueira (1998-03-18) March 18, 1998 (age 26)00 Unattached
191 GK Sebastian Breza (1998-03-15) March 15, 1998 (age 26)00 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal

22 DF Zachary Brault-Guillard (1998-12-30) December 30, 1998 (age 25)40 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Lugano
32 DF Zorhan Bassong (1999-05-07) May 7, 1999 (age 25)30 Flag of the United States.svg Sporting Kansas City
42 DF Diyaeddine Abzi (1998-11-23) November 23, 1998 (age 25)10 Flag of Spain.svg Leganés
52 DF Derek Cornelius (1997-11-25) November 25, 1997 (age 26)71 Flag of France.svg Marseille
132 DF Marcus Godinho (1997-06-28) June 28, 1997 (age 27)40 Flag of Poland.svg Korona Kielce
162 DF Callum Montgomery (1997-05-14) May 14, 1997 (age 27)20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cavalry FC

63 MF Michael Baldisimo NE (2000-04-13) April 13, 2000 (age 24)50 Flag of the United States.svg The Town FC
83 MF David Norman Jr. (1998-05-31) May 31, 1998 (age 26)90 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver FC
103 MF Aidan Daniels (1998-09-06) September 6, 1998 (age 26)80 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg HFX Wanderers FC
143 MF Ryan Raposo (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25)40 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC
173 MF Patrick Metcalfe (1998-11-11) November 11, 1998 (age 25)40 Flag of Norway.svg Fredrikstad
203 MF Lucas Dias (2003-01-18) January 18, 2003 (age 21)40 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cavalry FC

74 FW Tajon Buchanan (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 25)42 Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
94 FW Charles-Andreas Brym (1998-08-08) August 8, 1998 (age 26)40 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sparta Rotterdam
114 FW Ballou Tabla (1999-03-31) March 31, 1999 (age 25)40 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Atlético Ottawa
124 FW Mohamed Farsi NE (1999-12-16) December 16, 1999 (age 24)20 Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew
154 FW Theo Bair (1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 (age 25)81 Flag of France.svg Auxerre

  • 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

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

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
DF Thomas Meilleur-Giguère (1997-11-13) November 13, 1997 (age 26)00 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pacific FC 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying

FW Kris Twardek (1997-03-08) March 8, 1997 (age 27)40 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Atletico Ottawa 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying

Previous squads

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record Summer Olympics
Qualification record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 did not qualify104241816
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 7232910
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 522132
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 300315
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 512276
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 412144
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 5113610
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 412133
Flag of France.svg 2024 Played by U–20 team
Total0/9431214175156

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Argentina.svg 1995 did not participate
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1999 Fourth place4th of 10622266
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2003 did not participate
Flag of Brazil.svg 2007
Flag of Mexico.svg 2011
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015 Group stage7th of 8301216
Flag of Peru (state).svg 2019 did not participate
TotalFourth place2/79234712

Honours

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