Canada announces squad for Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship

Canada Soccer have announced their squad for the upcoming 2022 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship, Canada’s qualification route for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Indonesia 2023 and Men’s Olympic Football Tournament 2024. Canada’s 20-player squad, coached by Mauro Biello, will compete from 18 June to 3 July for one of four Concacaf berths to the FIFA U-20 World Cup and one of two Concacaf berths to the Olympic Games.
​​
​From 20 remaining Concacaf nations, Canada are in Group E with matches against Cuba, Saint Kitts & Nevis and USA. From Group E, three nations will advance to the knockout phase. Throughout the competition, fans will find extended coverage across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube featuring the hashtag #canm20.
​​
​CANADA SOCCER’S MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
​Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team are three-time Concacaf champions, previously winning the 1985 Concacaf Championship, 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup, and 2021-22 Concacaf Qualifiers. Canada most recently qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar and have previously featured at the 1976 and 1984 Olympic Games, the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.
​​
​Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Youth Teams have won two Concacaf titles: both the 1986 and 1996 Concacaf Men’s Youth Championships. Canada have qualified for 15 FIFA men’s youth tournaments: eight editions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and seven editions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Canada most recently qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019, which was the last FIFA men’s youth competition before the global pandemic.

CANADA:
​

1- GK- Ben Alexander | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy
​2- FB- Noah Abatneh | ITA / SS Lazio Rome
​3- FB- Kwasi Poku | CAN / Forge FC Hamilton
​4- CB- Justin Smith | FRA / OGC Nice
​5- CB- Jamie Knight-Lebel | ENG / Bristol City FC
​6- CB- Matteo Campagna | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
​7- W- Jean-Aniel Assi | CAN / Cavalry FC
​8- M- Rida Zouhir | CAN / CF Montréal
​9- F- Lowell Wright | CAN / York United FC
​10- M- Matt Catavolo | CAN / Valour FC
​11- F- Kamron Habibullah | CAN / Pacific FC
​12- CB- Loïc Cloutier | CAN / Académie de CF Montréal
​13- FB- Kobe Franklin | CAN / Toronto FC II
​14- M- Gabriel Pellegrino | GER / SC Freiburg
​15- FB- Keesean Ferdinand | CAN / CF Montréal
​16- M- Maël Henry | CAN / Académie de CF Montréal
​17- M- Jesse Costa | GER / VfL Wolfsburg
​18- GK- Dino Bontis | CAN / Forge FC Hamilton
​19- F- Tiago Coimbra | BRA / SE Palmeiras
​20- F- Hugo Mbongue Mbongue | CAN / Toronto FC II

TRAINING PLAYERS:
​GK- Adisa De Rosario | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
​CB- Jefferson Alphonse | CAN / CF Montréal
​CB- Adam Pearlman | CAN / Toronto FC
​FB- Eric White | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
​M- Hugo Tavares | POR / FC Paços de Ferreira

CANADA A-Z:
​Player | Birthyear | City in which they grew up | Notable youth clubs
​

Abatneh, Noah | 2004 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Ottawa St. Anthony SC
​Alexander, Ben | 2003 | Chilliwack, BC, CAN |
​Alphonse, Jefferson | 2003 | Anjou, QC, CAN | FC Anjou
​Assi, Jean-Aniel | 2004 | Montréal, QC, CAN | ASM LaSalle
​Bontis, Dino | 2004 | Ancaster, ON, CAN | Hamilton Sparta
​Campagna, Matteo | 2004 | Surrey, BC, CAN | Surrey United SC
​Catavolo, Matt | 2003 | Laval, QC, CAN | ASTMP St-Michel
​Cloutier, Loïc | 2004 | Montréal, QC, CAN | FC Trois Lacs
​Coimbra, Tiago | 2004 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | Escolinha do Flamengo
​Costa, Jesse | 2005 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Prostars FC
​De Rosario, Adisa | 2004 | Toronto, ON, CAN |
​Ferdinand, Keesean | 2003 | Montréal, QC, CAN | Rivière-des-Prairies
​Franklin, Kobe | 2003 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Beach Community SL
​Habibullah, Kamron | 2003 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | South Burnaby Metro SC
​Henry, Maël | 2004 | Montréal, QC, CAN | CS Boucaniers Montréal
​Knight-Lebel, Jamie | 2004 | Bristol, ENG | Stapleton AFC
​Mbongue Mbongue, Hugo | 2004 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Cherry Beach Recreation Centre
​Pearlman, Adam | 2005 | Thornhill, ON, CAN | Highland Parks
​Pellegrino, Gabriel | 2004 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Woodbridge SC
​Poku, Kwasi | 2003 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton East SC
​Smith, Justin | 2003 | Voisins-le-Bretonneux, Yvelines, FRA | Voisins FC
​Tavares, Hugo | 2003 | Santarém & Porto, POR | Associação Académica de Santarém
​White, Eric | 2003 | Coquitlam, BC, CAN | Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC
​Wright, Lowell | 2003 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC
​Zouhir, Rida | 2003 | Montréal, QC, CAN |