Canada announces squad for away camp in Bahrain ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™

Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team have announced their squad for a November camp in Bahrain that will feature an international friendly test ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. The week-long camp and Friday 11 November friendly in Bahrain represents Canada’s last get together before the Men’s National Team moves into Qatar. ​ Ahead of their opening group stage match at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ on 23 November against Belgium, Canada will also travel to Dubai for a friendly match against Japan.
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​As the camp falls just outside the official window, the Bahrain camp will predominantly feature players from out-of-season Major League Soccer. The camp provides Canada with an opportunity to acclimatise to the heat and weather conditions in the middle east while also taking part in another important international test against an opponent from outside Concacaf.
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​The away match in Bahrain will be played at the Al-Khalifa Stadium (18.30 local) less than two weeks before Canada’s opening match at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. It will also be Canada’s last international test before the full squad gets together when the official international window opens for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.
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​CANADA SQUAD
​Canadas three goalkeepers for the camp are Maxime Crépeau from Los Angeles FC, James Pantemis from CF Montréal, and Dayne St. Clair from Minnesota United FC. All three goalkeepers featured in the MLS playoffs, with notably Crépeau prepared to compete in the MLS Cup Final on Sunday 5 November.
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​Along with Pantemis, other CF Montréal players in the Canada lineup are Zachary Brault-Guillard, Mathieu Choinière, Alistair Johnston, Ismaël Koné, Kamal Miller, Samuel Piette and Joel Waterman. The eight Montréal players, who helped the club set a team record for MLS minutes by Canadians in 2022, reached the Quarter-Finals of the MLS playoffs.
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​Other Canadians in the squad are Liam Fraser from KMSK Deinze in Belgium, Raheem Edwards from Los Angeles Galaxy, Jacob Shaffelburg from Nashville SC, Lucas Cavallini from Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and Ayo Akinola, Doneil Henry, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Richie Laryea, Lukas MacNaughton, Jayden Nelson and Jonathan Osorio from Toronto FC. For MacNaughton, who completed his first season in Major League Soccer in 2022, this marks his first-ever call up to the Men’s National Team.
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​CANADA SOCCER’S MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM
​Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team are the reigning Kings of Concacaf, having finished first overall in the Concacaf Final Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers from September 2021 to March 2022. It marked the third time that Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team won a Concacaf title, having previously won the 1985 Concacaf Championship and the 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup. Canada now look forward to their second participation at the men’s FIFA World Cup™ with group matches against Belgium on 23 November, Croatia on 27 November, and Morocco on 1 December.

CANADA
​GK- Maxime Crépeau | USA / Los Angeles FC
​GK- James Pantemis | CAN / CF Montréal
​GK- Dayne St. Clair | USA / Minnesota United FC
​CB- Doneil Henry | CAN / Toronto FC
​CB- Lukas MacNaughton | CAN / Toronto FC
​CB- Kamal Miller | CAN / CF Montréal
​CB- Joel Waterman | CAN / CF Montréal
​FB- Zachary Brault-Guillard | CAN / CF Montréal
​FB- Raheem Edwards | USA / LA Galaxy
​FB- Alistair Johnston | CAN / CF Montréal
​FB- Richie Laryea | CAN / Toronto FC
​M- Mathieu Choinière | CAN / CF Montréal
​M- Liam Fraser | BEL / KMSK Deinze
​M- Mark-Anthony Kaye | CAN / Toronto FC
​M- Ismaël Koné | CAN / CF Montréal
​M- Jonathan Osorio | CAN / Toronto FC
​M- Samuel Piette | CAN / CF Montréal
​F- Ayo Akinola | CAN / Toronto FC
​F- Lucas Cavallini | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
​F- Jayden Nelson | CAN / Toronto FC
​F- Jacob Shaffelburg | USA / Nashville SC

CANADA A-Z
​Player name | Age | Where they grew up | Active start/first club
​Nom du joueur | Âge | Lieu où il a grandi | Début d’activité/premier club
​Akinola, Ayo | 22 | Brampton, ON, CAN |
​Brault-Guillard, Zachary | 23 | Montréal, QC, CAN & Lyon, FRA | Club Sportif Lagnieu
​Cavallini, Lucas | 29 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Club Uruguay Toronto
​Choinière, Mathieu | 23 | St-Alexandre, QC, CAN | AS Haut-Richelieu
​Crépeau, Maxime | 28 | Candiac, QC, CAN | Ligue de soccer pour enfants de Candiac
​Edwards, Raheem | 27 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Erin Mills SC
​Fraser, Liam | 24 | Vancouver, BC & Toronto, ON, CAN | Waterloo Ducks
​Henry, Doneil | 29 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC
​Johnston, Alistair | 24 | Aurora, ON, CAN | Lakeshore SC
​Kaye, Mark-Anthony | 27 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Wexford SC
​Koné, Ismaël | 20 | Montréal, QC, CAN | AS Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
​Laryea, Richie | 27 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Club Uruguay Toronto
​MacNaughton, Lukas | 27 | Brussels, BEL |
​Miller, Kamal | 25 | Scarborough, ON, CAN | Malvern SC
​Nelson, Jayden | 20 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC
​Osorio, Jonathan | 30 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Toronto Futsal League
​Pantemis, James | 25 | Montréal, QC, CAN | AS Pierrefonds
​Piette, Samuel | 27 | Le Gardeur, QC, CAN | Lionceaux de le Gardeur
​Shaffelburg, Jacob | 22 | Port Williams, NS, CAN |
​St. Clair, Dayne | 25 | Pickering, ON, CAN | Ephinay Church Soccer League
​Waterman, Joel | 26 | Langley, BC, CAN | Aldergrove YSA