Canada Soccer have announced their squad for a Men’s U-20 National Team camp in Costa Rica as part of the Men’s National Team Program’s preparations for the upcoming Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship in June and July. The 13-day camp runs 10 April to 22 April and will be led by Mauro Biello, the Canada Soccer’s Men’s Olympic Head Coach. The camp will feature a pair of youth international matches against Costa Rica on the mornings of 15 and 21 April.
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\u200bAs part of a wider squad in contention for this summer’s Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship, Canada Soccer have invited 25 players to the series in Costa Rica. On account of the global pandemic, this marks the first men’s youth camp in more than two years, with this group featuring players born 2003 or later. The Canada squad features players attached to clubs from eight different countries.
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\u200bThe Canada squad features: goalkeepers Max Anchor, Dino Bontis, Adisa De Rosario and Owen Goodman; centre backs Matteo Campagna, Loïc Cloutier, Jamie Knight-Lebel, and Justin Smith; fullbacks Noah Abatneh, Luc de Fougerolles, Kwasi Poku, and Eric White; mdifielders Matthew Catavolo, Jesse Costa, Maël Henry, Jay Herdman, Gabrielle Pellegrino, Max Piepgrass and Hugo Tavares; and forwards Mataeo Bunbury, Tiago Coimbra, Kamron Habibullah, Ronan Kratt, Shyon Morani and Lowell Wright.
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\u200bNot included in the series, whether through injury or unavailable for club reasons, are: Keesean Ferdinand, Kobe Franklin, Tomas Giraldo, Luca Koleosho, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Kosi Thompson, Jules-Anthony Vilsaint, and Rida Zouhir. For June and July, Canada can only take 20 players (two goalkeepers and 18 outfield players) to the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship.
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\u200bCONCACAF MEN’S UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP
\u200bCanada have been drawn into Group E for the 2022 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship, a dual qualification tournament for both the Olympic Games in 2024 and the FIFA U-20 World Cup Indonesia 2023. Canada have been drawn into the group phase alongside Cuba, St. Kitts and Nevis and USA from which the top-three teams will advance to the Concacaf Round of 16.
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\u200bThis year’s Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship runs from 18 June to 3 July 2022 in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, Honduras. From the group stage, the knockout phase will feature the Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Championship Final, with the top-four nations qualifying to the FIFA U-20 World Cup (winners from the Quarterfinals) and the top-two nations qualifying for the Olympic Games (winners from the Semifinals).
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\u200bCANADA SOCCER’S MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
\u200bCanada 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.
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\u200bCanada 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.
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\u200bCANADA
\u200bGK- Max Anchor | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy
\u200bGK- Dino Bontis | CAN / Forge FC Hamilton
\u200bGK- Adisa De Rosario | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
\u200bGK- Owen Goodman | ENG / Crystal Palace FC
\u200bCB- Matteo Campagna | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy
\u200bCB- Loïc Cloutier | CAN / Académie de CF Montréal
\u200bCB- Jamie Knight-Lebel | ENG / Bristol City FC
\u200bCB- Justin Smith | FRA / OGC Nice
\u200bFB- Noah Abatneh | ITA / ASD Savio Calcio
\u200bFB- Luc de Fougerolles | ENG / Fulham FC
\u200bFB- Kwasi Poku | CAN / Forge FC Hamilton
\u200bFB- Eric White | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy
\u200bM- Matt Catavolo | CAN / Valour FC
\u200bM- Jesse Costa | GER / VfL Wolfsburg
\u200bM- Maël Henry | CAN / Académie de CF Montréal
\u200bM- Jay Herdman | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy
\u200bM- Gabriel Pellegrino | GER / SC Freiburg
\u200bM- Maxwell Piepgrass | CAN / Cavalry FC
\u200bM- Hugo Tavares | POR / FC Paços de Ferreira
\u200bF- Mataeo Bunbury | USA / Sporting Kansas City
\u200bF- Tiago Coimbra | BRA / SE Palmeiras
\u200bF- Kamron Habibullah | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy
\u200bF- Ronan Kratt | GER / SSV Ulm 1846
\u200bF- Shyon Omrani | POR / Vitória FC
\u200bF- Lowell Wright | CAN / York United FC
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\u200bCANADA A-Z
\u200bName | Birthyear | Where they grew up | Active start/first club
\u200bAbatneh, Noah | 2004 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Ottawa St. Anthony SC
\u200bAnchor, Max | 2004 | North Burnaby, BC, CAN | Coquitlam Metro Ford SC
\u200bBontis, Dino | 2004 | Ancaster, ON, CAN | Hamilton Sparta
\u200bBunbury, Mataeo | 2005 | Prior Lake, MN, USA | Lakevill SC
\u200bCampagna, Matteo | 2004 | Surrey, BC, CAN | Surrey United SC
\u200bCatavolo, Matt | 2003 | Laval, QC, CAN | ASTMP St-Michel
\u200bCloutier, Loïc | 2004 | Montréal, QC, CAN | FC Trois Lacs
\u200bCoimbra, Tiago | 2004 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | Escolinha do Flamengo
\u200bCosta, Jesse | 2005 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Prostars FC
\u200bde Fougerolles, Luc | 2005 | London, ENG | Battersea Bedhead
\u200bDe Rosario, Adisa | 2004 | Toronto, ON, CAN |
\u200bGoodman, Owen | 2003 | Alliston, ON, CAN | South Simcoe United FC
\u200bHabibullah, Kamron | 2003 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | South Burnaby Metro SC
\u200bHenry, Maël | 2004 | Montréal, QC, CAN | CS Boucaniers Montréal
\u200bHerdman, Jay | 2004 | Surrey, BC, CAN | Hibiscus Coast
\u200bKnight-Lebel, Jamie | 2004 | Bristol, ENG | Stapleton AFC
\u200bKratt, Ronan | 2003 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa South United SC
\u200bOmrani, Shyon | 2003 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Erin Mills SC
\u200bPellegrino, Gabriel | 2004 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Woodbridge SC
\u200bPiepgrass, Maxwell | 2004 | Calgary, AB, CAN | Calgary Foothills SC
\u200bPoku, Kwasi | 2003 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton East SC
\u200bSmith, Justin | 2003 | Voisins-le-Bretonneux, Yvelines, FRA | Voisins FC
\u200bTavares, Hugo | 2003 | Santarém & Porto, POR | Associação Académica de Santarém
\u200bWhite, Eric | 2003 | Coquitlam, BC, CAN | Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC
\u200bWright, Lowell | 2003 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC