Canada Soccer announces squads to compete in Scotland and Qatar

The Men’s National Team will face Scotland in an away Men’s International Friendly on 22 March in Edinburgh. The Men’s U-23 Team, featuring players born 1994 or later, will compete in a three-nation international tournament against Uzbekistan (25 March) and Qatar (28 March).

Canada to face Scotland away in March friendly match https://t.co/xoURAK6hBh pic.twitter.com/STxk69Rpfa
​— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) January 23, 2017

For Scotland, Canada’s 18-man squad predominantly features players from European-based clubs who will break during the March window. The squad also features three FC Edmonton players, currently wrapping up a pre-season tour in England.

Unavailable through injury were Samuel Adekugbe and Steven Vitoria, while several other players were not called with the start of the North American season. Fullback La’Vere Corbin-Ong of FSV Frankfurt is the lone debutant featured in the 18-man squad.

Among the most experienced players called into the squad are Simeon Jackson, Nik Ledgerwood, and Adam Straith, all with 40 or more international matches at the “A” level. The squad also features some youth, with eight players aged 24 or younger.

Canada Soccer introduces new Head Coach Octavio Zambrano to lead the Men’s National Team Program https://t.co/FtwQS6AQOJ pic.twitter.com/vsDYn0vZNL
​— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) March 17, 2017

Canada’s U-23 squad features a mix of players with national youth international experience alongside five program debutants. From those players with experience, five have already made international appearances with the Men’s National Team: Keven Aleman, Manuel Aparicio, Maxime Crépeau, Jordan Hamilton, and Michael Petrasso.

The five debutants are Juan Córdova (CD Unión San Felipe), Amer Didic (Swope Park Rangers), Caniggia Elva (Stuttgart II), Mark Gonzalez (Swope Park Rangers), and Jordan Schweitzer (Orlando City B).

Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team Program is currently preparing for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which runs 7 to 26 July across 13 venues in USA. Taking place every two years, the CONCACAF Gold Cup is the official national team championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Drawing large crowds and millions of television viewers from across the region, the Gold Cup is a celebration of soccer, sportsmanship, and culture.

#CANMNT schedule at 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. First match on July 7th against French Guiana. pic.twitter.com/asrdIk20jv
​— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) March 7, 2017

CANADA
​1- GK- Simon Thomas | NOR / FK Bodø/Glimt
​2- FB- Nik Ledgerwood | CAN / FC Edmonton
​3- CB- Manjrekar James | HUN / Vasas Budapest
​4- CB- Wandrille Lefèvre | CAN / Impact Montréal FC
​5- CB- Luca Gasparotto | SCO / Falkirk FC
​6- DM- Samuel Piette | ESP / CD Izarra
​7- F- David Junior Hoilett | WAL / Cardiff City FC
​8- M- Charlie Trafford | POL / Sandecja Nowy Sącz
​9- M- Marco Bustos | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
​10- F- Simeon Jackson | ENG / Walsall FC
​11- F- Marcus Haber | SCO / Dundee FC
​12- M- Fraser Aird | SCO / Falkirk FC
​13- M- Ben Fisk | CAN / FC Edmonton
​14- M- La’Vere Corbin-Ong | GER / FSV Frankfurt
​15- M- Adam Straith | CAN / FC Edmonton
​16- M- Scott Arfield | ENG / Burnley FC
​17- FB- Maxim Tissot | USA / DC United
​18- GK- Jayson Leutwiler | ENG / Shrewsbury Town FC

CANADA U-23
​1- GK- Maxime Crépeau | CAN / Impact Montréal FC
​2- FB- Kadin Chung | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
​3- CB- Amer Didic | USA / Swope Park Rangers
​4- CB- Marko Aleksic | CAN / FC Edmonton
​5- CB- Kosovar Sadiki | ENG / Stoke City U-23
​6- M- Jordan Schweitzer | USA / Orlando City B
​7- M- Manuel Aparicio | ESP / SD Ordes
​8- M- Juan Córdova | CHI / CD Unión San Felipe
​9- F- Jordan Hamilton | CAN / Toronto FC
​10- F- Michael Petrasso | ENG / Queens Park Rangers
​11- F- Keven Aleman | CRC / CD Saprissa
​12- M- Caniggia Elva | GER / Stuttgart II
​13- CM- Louis Béland-Goyette | CAN / Impact Montréal FC
​14- M- Patryk Misik | ESP / SD Ordes
​15- M- Mark-Anthony Kaye | USA / Louisville City FC
​16- M- Kwame Awuah | CAN / New York City FC
​17- F- Mark Gonzalez | USA / Swope Park Rangers
​18- GK- Marco Carducci | Unattached

CANADA A-Z
​Name | Birthyear | Age | City in which they were raised | Active start/first club
​Aird, Fraser | 1995 | 22 | Scarborough, ON, CAN | North Scarborough SC
​Aleksic, Marko | 1996 | 20 | Sherwood Park, AB, CAN | Lago Lindo Soccer Community
​Aleman, Keven | 1994 | 24 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Toronto Spanish League
​Aparicio, Manuel | 1995 | 21 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Los Invincibles
​Arfield, Scott | 1988 | 28 | Livingston, SCO |
​Awuah, Kwame | 1995 | 21 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Club Uruguay Toronto
​Béland-Goyette, Louis | 1995 | 21 | Montréal, QC, CAN | ASA Pointe-Claire
​Bustos, Marco | 1996 | 20 | Winnipeg, MB, CAN | Garden City Community Centre
​Carducci, Marco | 1996 | 20 | Calgary, AB, CAN | MSB United
​Chung, Kadin | 1998 | 18 | Coquitlam, BC, CAN | Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC
​Corbin-Ong, La’Vere | 1991 | 25 | North Vancouver, BC, CAN | Lynn Valley SA
​Córdova, Juan | 1995 | 21 | Los Anges, CHI | San Esteban Association
​Crépeau, Maxime | 1994 | 22 | Candiac, QC, CAN | LS pour enfants de Candiac
​Tissot, Maxim | 1992 | 24 | Gatineau, QC, CAN | CS Aylmer
​Didic, Amer | 1994 | 22 | Edmonton, AB, CAN | Sherwood Park SA
​Elva, Caniggia | 1996 | 20 | Calgary, AB, CAN |
​Fisk, Ben | 1993 | 24 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | Boston
​Gasparotto, Luca | 1995 | 22 | Ajax, ON, CAN | Ajax SC
​Gonzalez, Mark | 1994 | 22 | Bolton, ON, CAN | Toronto Athletico Ecuador
​Haber, Marcus | 1989 | 28 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | Dunbar SA
​Hamilton, Jordan | 1996 | 22 | Scarborough, ON, CAN | North Scarborough SC
​Hoilett, David Junior | 1990 | 26 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Mississauga SC
​Jackson, Simeon | 1987 | 29 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Clarkson
​James, Manjrekar | 1993 | 23 | North York, ON, CAN | North York Azzuri
​Kaye, Mark-Anthony | 1994 | 22 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Wexford SC
​Ledgerwood, Nik | 1985 | 32 | Lethbridge, AB, CAN | Lethbridge Cosmos
​Lefèvre, Wandrille | 1988 | 28 | Chartres, FRA & Montréal, QC, CAN | ES Pérols
​Leutwiler, Jayson | 1989 | 27 | Neuchâtel, SUI | FC Cornaux
​Misik, Patryk | 1994 | 22 | Brantford, ON, CAN | Brantford Inner-City S
​Petrasso, Michael | 1995 | 21 | Woodbridge, ON, CAN | Kleinburg SC
​Piette, Samuel | 1994 | 22 | Le Gardeur, QC, CAN | Lionceaux de le Gardeur
​Sadiki, Kosovar | 1998 | 18 | Kitchener, ON, CAN | Kitchener SC
​Schweitzer, Jordan | 1994 | 22 | Seattle, WA, USA | Silver Lake SA
​Straith, Adam | 1990 | 26 | Victoria, BC, CAN | Bays United SC
​Thomas, Simon | 1990 | 26 | Victoria, BC, CAN | Bays United SC
​Trafford, Charlie | 1992 | 24 | Calgary, AB, CAN |