{ "title": "Junior Hoilett sets national assists record", "modified_at": "2026-05-04 14:36:51", "published_at": "2021-07-13 01:30:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/junior-hoilett-sets-national-assists-record", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/brEd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "Junior Hoilett set Canada Soccer\u2019s Men\u2019s National Team all-time record for assists at the international \u201cA\u201d level. With his two assists in Canada\u2019s 4:1 win over Martinique at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup, Hoilett surpassed Dwayne De Rosario for the all-time record.", "slug": "junior-hoilett-sets-national-assists-record", "body": "

“It is a great honour to represent the country and set a record for this country for assists,” said Hoilett. “With the team we have here, it makes it easy for me to get those assists because we have great finishers and a great all-around team. It is a honour playing with this group of brothers and I can’t wait for the next game.”

Hoilett from Brampton, Ontario has recorded 14 assists for Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team since making his international “A” debut on 13 October 2015 in a 1:1 draw with Ghana. He co-led Canada with three assists in 2016 and co-led Canada with four assists in 2019. Through five matches in 2021, he has four assists including the two he recorded in the 4:1 win on 11 July.

Along with setting Canada’s all-time record in all international “A” matches, Hoilett also set the Canada record for all-time assists at the Concacaf Gold Cup (four), with two in 2019 and already two more in 2021.

In the 11 July record-setting match, Hoilett tied Dwayne De Rosario’s record with an assist on Cyle Larin’s 1-1 goal, which incidentally gave Larin a joint-record for most Men’s National Team international “A” goals in a year (eight). Hoilett later set the record with an assist on Stephen Eustáquio’s 3-1 goal.

#CANMNT Assists King ? Junior Hoilett ? https://t.co/SnzXNf9vLJ pic.twitter.com/3pGxDOdGqq — Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) July 12, 2021
Honored to reach this milestone and achievement for my country … Thanks to my teammates for making this possible \u200b ?? #keeppushing pic.twitter.com/3JbW66gZOH — Junior Hoilett (@jnrhoilett) July 12, 2021
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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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