{ "title": "Nominees announced for 2008 Canadian player awards", "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:25:19", "published_at": "2008-12-12 09:00:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/nominees-announced-for-2008-canadian-player-awards", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/QxFd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "The Canadian Soccer Association announced today the list of nominees for its 2008 player awards. Canadian media and coaches will be asked to select two players \u2013 one male and one female \u0096 for the Canadian Soccer Association\u2019s top prize, the adidas Canadian Players of the Year award. The award will c\u2026", "slug": "nominees-announced-for-2008-canadian-player-awards", "body": "

The Canadian Soccer Association announced today the list of nominees for its 2008 player awards. Canadian media and coaches will be asked to select two players – one male and one female \u0096 for the Canadian Soccer Association’s top prize, the adidas Canadian Players of the Year award. The award will celebrate Canada’s top-two soccer players in recognition of their 2008 achievements with both the national team and their respective club teams.
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\u200bIn 2008, Canada’s women’s national team made its first appearance at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament. It reached the quarter-final stage before losing to the United States in extra time. Along the way, it won the Cyprus Cup and finished second at the Peace Queen Cup. In 24 games (an Association high), Canada posted a record of 10 wins, seven draws and seven losses. Canada’s title partner is Winners while its presenting partner is Teck.
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\u200bThe men’s national team, meanwhile, posted a record of three wins, three draws and six losses. It took part in 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa\u0099 Qualifiers, but was eliminated from the Group of Death in the CONCACAF semi-final stage in November. Canada scored in nine consecutive matches, one off the men’s team record.
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\u200bVoting for the adidas Canadian Players of the Year will be split evenly by Canadian media and Canadian coaches who have taken the Canadian Soccer Association’s national course at the B and A levels (including national-team coaches).
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\u200bAlong with the adidas Canadian Player of the Year award, there are two additional awards that celebrate the top young prospects in Canadian soccer. Coaches from across the country will select four young stars from Canada’s World Cup squads. \u0096 two Canadian U-20 Players of the Year and two Canadian U-17 Players of the Year.
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\u200bThe Canadian U-20 Players of the Year award is open to players eligible for the current or upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup events. The male U-20 nominees are born 1989 or later while the female U-20 nominees are born 1988 or later. The Canadian women’s U-20 team has Winners as its title sponsor.
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\u200bThe Canadian U-17 Players of the Year award is open to players eligible for the current or upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup events. The male U-17 nominees are born 1992 or later while the female U-17 nominees are born 1991 or later. The title sponsor for both the Canadian men’s U-17 team and Canadian women’s U-17 team is BMO Financial Group.
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\u200bVoting for the Canadian Youth (U-20) Players of the Year and Canadian Junior (U-17) Players of the Year will be split evenly by Canadian national-team coaches and all other Canadian coaches who have taken the Canadian Soccer Association’s national course at the B and A levels. Coaches will be asked to consider each nominee’s success at the international and club levels, including performances at the FIFA World Cups and at the BMO National Championships.
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\u200bVoting will begin immediately and will conclude on 3 January 2009. Voters will be asked to select three players (first place, second place and third place) in each category. All six winners will be announced during the week of 5-9 January.
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\u200bAlong with the three awards, the Canadian Soccer Association will host an online vote for the two CanadaSoccer.com Fans’ Choices. Voting for the CanadaSoccer.com Fans’ Choices will begin immediately and will conclude on 9 January 2009. Online voters will be asked to select their favourite male and favourite female Canadian soccer players.
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\u200bThe Canadian Soccer Association, in partnership with its members and all its corporate partners, is dedicated to the growth and development of soccer for all Canadians at all levels. The Canadian Soccer Association is also dedicated to providing leadership and good governance for the sport. The Canadian Soccer Association’s goals include providing opportunities to all members from participation at the grassroots level to the FIFA World Cups, encouraging positive values in all aspects of the sport, and being recognised as a major player in the sport.
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\u200b2008 nominees / Les nominees 2008
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\u200badidas Canadian Players of the Year / Joueurs canadiens adidas de l’année
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\u200b>>Voting by Canadian media and Canadian coaches / Élu par les membres des medias canadiens et les entraîneurs canadien
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\u200b>>The award will celebrate Canada’s top-two soccer players in recognition of their 2008 achievements with both the senior national team and their respective club teams. / Ce prix récompense le meilleur joueur et la meilleure joueuse canadiens pour leur performance exceptionnelle en 2008, tant au sein de l’équipe nationale senior qu’auprès de leur club respectif.
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\u200bMale Nominees from the Men’s national team / Nominés de l’équipe nationale masculine senior
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\u200b– Julian de Guzman \u0096 Scarborough, ON
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\u200b– Dwayne De Rosario \u0096 Scarborough, ON
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\u200b– Rob Friend \u0096 Rosetown, SK
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\u200b– Ali Gerba \u0096 Montréal, QC
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\u200b– Atiba Hutchinson \u0096 North York, ON
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\u200b– Michael Klukowski \u0096 Oshawa, ON
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\u200b– Paul Stalteri \u0096 Etobicoke, ON
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\u200b– Tomasz Radzinski \u0096 Toronto, ON
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\u200b– Adrian Serioux \u0096 Scarborough, ON
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\u200b– other selection
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\u200bFemale Nominees from the Winners \u0096 Women’s national team \u0096 presented by Teck / Nominées de l’équipe feminine Winners, présentée par Teck
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\u200b– Candace Chapman \u0096 Ajax, ON
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\u200b– Martina Franko \u0096 Squamish, BC
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\u200b– Kara Lang \u0096 Oakville, ON
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\u200b– Diana Matheson \u0096 Oakville, ON
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\u200b– Erin McLeod \u0096 Edmonton, AB
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\u200b– Sophie Schmidt \u0096 Abbotsford, BC
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\u200b– Christine Sinclair \u0096 Burnaby, BC
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\u200b– Melissa Tancredi \u0096 Ancaster, ON
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\u200b– Rhian Wilkinson \u0096 Baie d’Urfe, QC
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\u200b– other selection
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\u200bCanadian Youth Players of the Year / Joueurs U-20 canadiens de l’année
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\u200b>>Voting by Canadian coaches / Élu par les entraîneurs canadien
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\u200bMale Nominees (born 1989 or later) from the Men’s U-20 team / Nominés masculins (né en 1989 ou après) de l’équipe masculine
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\u200b– Nana Attakora-Gyan \u0096 Orangeville, ON
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\u200b– Brandon Bonifacio \u0096 Vancouver, BC
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\u200b– Ethan Gage \u0096 Cochrane, AB
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\u200b– Marcus Haber \u0096 Vancouver, BC
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\u200b– Shaun Saiko \u0096 Edmonton, AB
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\u200b– Adam Street \u0096 Brampton, ON
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\u200b– other selection
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\u200bFemale Nominees (born 1988 or later) from the Winners \u0096 Women’s U-20 team / Nominées féminines (né en 1988 ou après) de l’équipe masculine Winners U-20
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\u200b– Allysha Chapman \u0096 Courtice, ON
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\u200b– Jonelle Filigno \u0096 Mississauga, ON
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\u200b– Erin McNulty \u0096 Winnipeg, MB
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\u200b– Jodi-Ann Robinson \u0096 Richmond, BC
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\u200b– Sophie Schmidt \u0096 Abbotsford, BC
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\u200b– Chelsea Stewart \u0096 The Pas, MB
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\u200b– other selection
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\u200bCanadian U-17 Players of the Year / Joueurs U-17 canadiens de l’année
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\u200b>>Voting by Canadian coaches / Élu par les entraîneurs canadien
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\u200bMale Nominees (born 1920 or later) from the BMO Financial Group – Men’s U-17 team / Nominés masculins (né en 1992 ou après) de l’équipe masculine BMO Financial Group U-17
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\u200b– Derrick Bassi \u0096 Delta, BC
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\u200b– Riccardo Ferreira \u0096 Mississauga, ON
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\u200b– Allando Matheson \u0096 Toronto, ON
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\u200b– Karl Ouimette \u0096 Terrebonne, QC
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\u200b– Abdoulaye Sylla \u0096 Pierrefonds, QC
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\u200b– Russell Teibert \u0096 Niagara Falls, ON
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\u200b– other selection / autre
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\u200bFemale Nominees (born 1991 or later) from the BMO Financial \u0096 Women’s U-17 team / Nominées féminines (né en 1991 ou après) de l’équipe masculine BMO Financial U-17
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\u200b– Tiffany Cameron \u0096 Mississauga, ON
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\u200b– Rachel Lamarre \u0096 Laval, QC
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\u200b– Monica Lam-Feist \u0096 Kelowna, BC
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\u200b– Bryanna McCarthy \u0096 Ajax, ON
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\u200b– Caroline Szwed \u0096 Oavkville, ON
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\u200b– Danica Wu \u0096 Edmonton, AB
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\u200b– other selection / autre

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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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