Canada Soccer name 22 players to CANW16 camp in Poland
Canada Soccer’s Women’s U-16 National Team to play against Sweden and Poland
Canada Soccer has named 22 players to represent Canada’s Women’s U-16 National Team (CANW16) for a training camp in Poland, set to take place from 20–30 May. The group will travel to Gniewino, Poland before facing Sweden on Tuesday 26 May at 14:00 local time (8:00 ET / 5:00 PT) and Poland on Friday 29 May at 11:30 local time (5:30 ET / 2:30 PT) at Mistral Sport.
The camp is part of Canada Soccer’s continued work to increase international contact time at the youth level, providing players with experience against European opposition as part of the women’s youth national team pathway.
Technical Program Lead Danilo Veselinovic highlighted the importance of balancing immediate performance objectives with long-term player development, using international opportunities to support individualized growth and help maximize future potential within the women’s youth national team pathway.
“We are excited to announce a roster reflective of our commitment to long-term player development, incorporating bio-banding principles to support individualized growth opportunities and meaningful exposure to high-performance environments. This UEFA-initiated Development Tournament in Poland provides a valuable opportunity to assess and accelerate potential in alignment with both short- and long-term development priorities.”
– Danilo Veselinovic, Acting Director, Technical Strategic Projects
Led by Jesse Acteson, the selected squad features players born on or after 1 January 2010, including seven with previous CANW17 experience.
“This camp is an exciting opportunity for this age group to get together for the first time and grow in an international environment. Facing quality opposition in Sweden and Poland will provide valuable experience. We're excited to see the group compete and grow throughout the camp."
-Jesse Acteson, Women’s U17 Interim Technical Project Lead
Canada’s youth teams will compete at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Poland 2026™ in September, followed by the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2026™ in October.
CANW16 Roster
Position | Name | Active Club | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
GK | Jacqueline Cuthill | Vancouver Rise Academy | Calgary, AB, CAN |
GK | Megan Lemieux | CF Montréal | Montréal, QC, CAN |
DF | Christ-Mayron Brou | CF Montréal | Quebec, QC, CAN |
DF | Bo Dunn | Vancouver Rise Academy | North Vancouver, BC, CAN |
DF | Chelsea Ejiofor | NDC-CDN Ontario | Whitby, ON, CAN |
DF | Laure Langlois | CF Montréal | Montréal, QC, CAN |
DF | Grace Robson | Vancouver Rise Academy | North Vancouver, BC, CAN |
DF | Arya Wynter | NDC-CDN Ontario | Toronto, ON, CAN |
MF | Annalise Cicoria | Calgary Wild Fc | Calgary, AB, CAN |
MF | Adalyn Fairweather | Vancouver Rise Academy | Sherwood Park, AB, CAN |
MF | Madeleine Gerretsen* | Sporting CP | Toronto, ON, CAN |
MF | Maïka-Kim Guerrier | CF Montréal | Terrebonne, QC, CAN. |
MF | Isabella Lanzillotta | NDC-CDN Ontario | Mississauga, ON, CAN |
MF | Elliotte Mcintosh | Calgary Rangers Soccer Club | Calgary, AB, CAN |
MF | Brooklyn Posin | Los Angeles Surf | Pasadena, CA, USA |
MF | Maya Rudic* | SC Heerenveen | Charlottetown, PEI, CAN |
MF | Brooklyn Schwartzberg | Legends FC | San Diego, CA, USA |
FW | Bridget Asekomhe | Albion Hurricanes FC | Katy, TX, USA |
FW | Inga Freeze | Cavigal Football / Indy Premier | Crawfordsville, IN, USA |
FW | Makenna Mitchell | City SC San Diego GA white | Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
FW | Elli Koromilos | NDC-CDN Ontario | Toronto, ON, CAN |
FW | Bonnie Zha | Vancouver Rise Academy | Montreal, QC, CAN |
* Training players