{ "title": "Alphonso Davies\u00a0wins 2022 Canada Soccer Player of the Year", "modified_at": "2026-04-21 17:39:07", "published_at": "2022-12-22 18:00:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/alphonso-davies-wins-2022-canada-soccer-player-of-the-year", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/qqDd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "Alphonso Davies from Canada Soccer\u2019s Men\u2019s National Team has been named the Canada Soccer Player of the Year for the fourth time in five seasons. Davies won the 2022 award after the Men\u2019s National Team returned to the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 36 years and he scored the program\u2019s first-ev\u2026", "slug": "alphonso-davies-wins-2022-canada-soccer-player-of-the-year", "body": "

Alphonso Davies from Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team has been named the Canada Soccer Player of the Year for the fourth time in five seasons. Davies won the 2022 award after the Men’s National Team returned to the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 36 years and he scored the program’s first-ever goal on the world’s biggest stage. He helped his professional club FC Bayern win both the 2021-22 Bundesliga and 2022 DFL Supercup in Germany while also becoming the all-time Canadian leader in UEFA Champions League appearances.

Davies was the lone Canadian attacker to play every minute at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and he scored the opening goal of Canada’s second group match against the eventual bronze medal winners Croatia. It was the most-watched soccer match in Canadian television history with 4.4 million average viewers across TSN, CTV and RDS.

Across the calendar year, the 22-year old Canadian from Edmonton, Alberta finished tied for second on Canada with three goals in seven international matches and he earned Canada’s Player of the Match honours in both a Concacaf Nations League win against Curaçao and the FIFA World Cup loss to Croatia. He earned Canada Soccer Player of the Month honours in April, June and November.

At the club level from January through December, Davies made 27 appearances for FC Bayern across the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, notably helping his club win the 2021-22 Bundesliga title by eight points and lead the 2022-23 campaign by four points through the December break. He helped FC Bayern reach the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals in 2021-22 and then reach the knockout phase with a perfect 6-0-0 record in the 2022-23 group phase. Across the past five seasons, he has featured in a Canadian record 26 UEFA Champions League matches.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Canada Soccer Player Awards, with co-winners Jessie Fleming (Women’s National Team) and Alphonso Davies (Men’s National Team) selected the Canada Soccer Players of the Year in a vote shared by Canadian media and coaches. Alongside the 2022 Canada Soccer Players of the Year, Simi Awujo and Ismaël Koné were named the Young Players of the Year, Daniel Chamale was named the Futsal Player of the Year, and Samuel Charron was named the Para Soccer Player of the Year.

Davies is now in his sixth international season with Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team, having made his international “A” debut for Canada on 13 June 2017. He has scored 13 career goals in 33 international “A” matches and he is the Men’s National Team’s all-time leader with 16 career assists. He follows Charmaine Hooper, Christine Sinclair and Dwayne De Rosario as just the fourth player to win the Canada Soccer Player of the Year award four times.

2022 Canada Soccer Player Awards
\u200bCanada Soccer Para Player of the Year – Samuel Charron
\u200bCanada Soccer Futsal Player of the Year – Daniel Chamale
\u200bAllstate Good Hands Award – Milan Borjan
\u200bCanada Soccer Young Players of the Year – Simi Awujo and Ismaël Koné
\u200bCanada Soccer Players of the Year – Jessie Fleming and Alphonso Davies

Past Player of the Year Winner
\u200b2022 Alphonso Davies & Jessie Fleming
\u200b2021 Alphonso Davies & Jessie Fleming
\u200b2020 Alphonso Davies & Kadeisha Buchanan
\u200b2019 Jonathan David & Ashley Lawrence
\u200b2018 Alphonso Davies & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2017 Atiba Hutchinson & Kadeisha Buchanan
\u200b2016 Atiba Hutchinson & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2015 Atiba Hutchinson & Kadeisha Buchanan
\u200b2014 Atiba Hutchinson & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2013 Will Johnson & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2012 Atiba Hutchinson & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2011 Dwayne De Rosario & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2010 Atiba Hutchinson & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2009 Simeon Jackson & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2008 Julian de Guzman & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2007 Dwayne De Rosario & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2006 Dwayne De Rosario & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2005 Dwayne De Rosario & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2004 Paul Stalteri & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2003 Pat Onstad & Charmaine Hooper
\u200b2002 Jason deVos & Charmaine Hooper
\u200b2001 Paul Stalteri & Andrea Neil
\u200b2000 Craig Forrest & Christine Sinclair
\u200b1999 Jim Brennan & Geraldine Donnelly
\u200b1998 Tomasz Radzinski & Silvana Burtini
\u200b1997 Mark Watson & Janine Helland
\u200b1996 Paul Peschisolido & Geraldine Donnelly
\u200b1995 Alex Bunbury & Charmaine Hooper
\u200b1994 Craig Forrest & Charmaine Hooper
\u200b1993 Alex Bunbury

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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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