Men’s nominees for the 2020 Canada Soccer Player Awards

Tesho Akindele | #CANMNT | USA / Orlando City SC

Tesho Akindele helped Orlando
​City SC finish as runners up in the MLS is Back Tournament, notably scoring the
​winning goal in the Round of 16. In his second season in Orlando, he helped the
​team progress into December in the 2020 MLS playoffs. From January through
​November 2020, he featured in 22 matches and scored four goals across all
​competitions.

Scott Arfield | #CANMNT | SCO / Rangers FC

Scott Arfield featured for
​Glasgow Rangers FC in the Scottish Premiership and UEFA Europa League in 2020.
​He helped the team finish second in the league standings in 2019-20 and run out
​in first place from the first four months of the 2020-21 season. From January
​through November 2020, he scored 10 goals and six assists in 32 matches across
​all competitions. He also won Canada Soccer Player of the Month honours in
​October.

Milan Borjan | #CANMNT | SRB / Red Star Belgrade

Milan Borjan won his third
​Serbian SuperLiga title with Red Star Belgade in 2019-20, also his sixth
​consecutive league title in Europe since 2014-15. The team won the league by 14
​points in 2019-20 and have run out in first place after the first four months
​of the 2020-21 season. He also featured in UEFA Champions League Qualifying and
​UEFA Europa League action. From January through November 2020, Borjan posted 16
​clean sheets in 33 matches across all competitions.

Jonathan David | #CANMNT | BEL / KAA Gent & FRA / Lille OSC

Jonathan David made the move to
​Lille OSC in 2020 where he became the first Canadian player to score in
​France’s Ligue 1. He finished the 2019-20 as the joint top scorer in Belgium
​and was named the KAA Gent Player of the Year. He then joined Lille OSC on a
​record transfer deal for a Canadian player of more than €30 million. He won
​Canada Soccer Player of the Month honours in February. From January through
​November 2020, he scored 11 goals and three assists in all competitions.

Alphonso Davies | #CANMNT | GER / FC Bayern München

Alphonso Davies won five trophies
​with FC Bayern München and was part of the club’s 23-match win streak across
​all competitions from 16 February to 24 September. He won 2019-20 Bundesliga
​Rookie of the Season honours and set a record as the fastest player in league
​history (36.5 km/h). He was Bayern’s Player of the Month in May and Canada
​Soccer’s Player of the Month three times. He is the first Canadian player to
​win the men’s UEFA Champions League title.

Stephen Eustáquio | #CANMNT | POR / FC Paços de Ferreira

Stephen Eustáquio has returned
​from injury in 2020 and has starred with FC Paços de Ferreira in the Portuguese
​Primeira Liga. The Canadian midfielder helped newly-promoted FC Paços de
​Ferreira finish 13th in the league standings in 2019-20. From January through
​November 2020, Eustáquio featured in 23 matches in all competitions and scored
​in back-to-back Primeira Liga matches for the first time in his career.

Junior Hoilett | #CANMNT | WAL / Cardiff City FC

Junior Hoilett helped Cardiff
​City FC finish fifth in England’s Championship and reach the playoff semi-final
​at the end of the 2019-20 season. From January through November 2020, Hoilett
​scored five goals and one assist in 37 matches across all competitions.

Atiba Hutchinson | #CANMNT | TUR / Beşiktaş JK

Atiba Hutchinson continues to star with Beşiktaş JK in Turkey and
​has now featured in UEFA club competitions for 15 consecutive seasons through
​2020-21, also wearing the captain’s armband for UEFA Champions League
​Qualifying in August. In 2019-20, Beşiktaş finished third in the league
​standings for the second year in a row. From January through November 2020,
​Hutchinson featured in 25 matches and scored four goals and six assists in all
​competitions.

Mark-Anthony Kaye | #CANMNT | USA / Los Angeles FC

Mark-Anthony Kaye has worn the
​captain’s armband in 2020 as Los Angeles FC reach the playoffs for the third
​year in a row in Major League Soccer. He also helped the team reach the
​Quarter-finals in Concacaf Champions League, with the last three rounds to be
​played in December. From January through November 2020, he featured in 21
​matches across all competitions and scored three goals and four assists.

Cyle Larin | #CANMNT | TUR / Beşiktaş JK

Cyle Larin split the year
​between SV Zulte Waregem in Belgium and Beşiktaş JK in Turkey. In August and
​September, he returned to continental competition for the first time in two
​years, featuring in both UEFA Champions League Qualifying and UEFA Europa League
​Qualifying and scoring one goal. From January through November 2020, he scored
​six goals and three assists in 19 matches across all competitions.

Richie Laryea | #CANMNT | CAN / Toronto FC

Richie Laryea finished second among all Canadian players in MLS
​minutes as Toronto FC finished second in the league standings and made the
​playoffs for the second year in a row. From January through November 2020,
​Laryea scored four goals and four assists and featured in 22 matches across all
​competitions. He won Canada Soccer Player of the Month honours in September.

Jonathan Osorio | #CANMNT | CAN / Toronto FC

Jonathan Osorio wore the captain’s armband in 2020 for both Canada
​and Toronto FC, helping his club finish second in the league standings and
​reach the MLS playoffs for the second year in a row. He became the fourth
​Canadian to make more than 200 MLS appearances and feature in more than 15,000
​minutes over the course of his MLS career. From January through November 2020,
​Osorio featured in 19 matches and scored a goal and three assists across all
​competitions.

Samuel Piette | #CANMNT | CAN / Impact de Montréal

Samuel Piette wore the
​captain’s armband in 2020 for both Canada and the Impact de Montréal, helping
​his club reach the MLS playoffs for the first time in four years. He led all
​Canadian players in MLS minutes for the second time in three year. He also
​helped the team reach the Quarter-finals in Concacaf Champions League, with the
​last three rounds to be played in December. From January through November 2020,
​Piette featured in 26 matches across all competitions, scored his first MLS
​goal on 13 September, and played in his 100th match for the Impact on 27
​October.