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Canada men's national under-17 soccer team

Summary

The Canada U-17 men's national soccer team (also known as Canada Under-17s or Canada U-17s) represents Canada in international soccer at this age level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.

Canada Under-17
Nickname(s)The Canucks, Les Rouges (The Reds)
AssociationCanadian Soccer Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachAndrew Olivieri
FIFA codeCAN
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Canada 3–3 Costa Rica 
(Mexico City, Mexico; May 13, 1985)
Biggest win
 Canada 10–0 Nicaragua 
(San Salvador, El Salvador; November 2, 1994)
Biggest defeat
 Canada 0-5 Brazil 
(Itu, Brazil; October 1, 2023)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1987)
Best resultGroup stage (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2023)
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1985)
Best resultRunners-up (2011)

Many of Canada's current internationals have played at one or more of these age levels early in their career, often working with the same coaches and teammates throughout their progression into the senior squad.

The team has qualified for seven out of nineteen FIFA U-17 World Cups.

The team also competes in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship.

Coaching staff edit

Current staff edit

As of September 29, 2023.[1]
Position Name Nation
Head coach Andrew Olivieri   Canada

Coaching history edit

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Fixtures and recent results edit

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2022 edit

December 15 Copa México de Naciones Sub-17 Costa Rica   1–2   Canada Mexico City, Mexico
5:00PM EST Report
  •   12' (o.g.)
  • MacKenzie  
 Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Federación Mexicana de Fútbol
Note: Conflicting reports show the result as 0–2 with both goals scored by Liam MacKenzie.[2]
December 19 Copa México de Naciones Sub-17 Mexico   3–0   Canada Mexico City, Mexico
10:30AM CST
  • S. Carrillo   19';   37'
  • J. Moxica   63'
 Report Stadium: Cancha 1 - Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Federación Mexicana de Fútbol
Referee: Luis López (Mexico)

2023 edit

February 4 Friendly Guatemala   0–0   Canada Guatemala City, Guatemala
Report Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
February 11 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Group F Canada   3–2   Trinidad and Tobago Antigua, Guatemala
17:00 EST
  • Vojvodic   27', 68';
  • Omeze   61'
 Report
  • Webb   67'
  • Sween   81'
 Stadium: Estadio Pensativo
Referee: José Fuentes (Guatemala)
February 13 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Group F Barbados   0–2   Canada Antigua, Guatemala
17:00 EST Report
  • MacKenzie   21'
  • Biello   28' (pen.)
 Stadium: Estadio Pensativo
Referee: Sanchez Bass (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
February 15 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Group F United States   1–0   Canada Antigua, Guatemala
20:00 EST
Report Stadium: Estadio Pensativo
Referee: Fernando Morón (Panama)
February 18 CONCACAF U-17 Championship R16 Canada   3–0   Haiti Antigua, Guatemala
20:00 EST
  • N’Diaye   4'
  • Ozimec   16'
  • Pop   88'
 Report Stadium: Estadio Pensativo
Referee: Víctor Cáceres (Mexico)
February 22 CONCACAF U-17 Championship QF Puerto Rico   0–3   Canada Guatemala City, Guatemala
17:00 EST Report
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
February 24 CONCACAF U-17 Championship SF Canada   0–2   United States Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 EST Report
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
Referee: Christopher Mason (Jamaica)
September 29 Friendly Brazil   3–1   Canada Sorocaba, Brazil
14:00 EST
Report
  • Ozimec   64'
 Stadium: Estádio Municipal Walter Ribeiro
October 1 Friendly Brazil   5–0   Canada Itu, Brazil
14:00 EST
Report Stadium: Estádio Novelli Júnior
November 5 Friendly Argentina   2–1   Canada Bali, Indonesia
TBD
Report
Stadium: Bali United Training Center
November 10 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group B Spain   2–0   Canada Surakarta, Indonesia
07:00 EST
Report Stadium: Manahan Stadium
Attendance: 6,613
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
November 13 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group B Uzbekistan   3–0   Canada Surakarta, Indonesia
07:00 EST
Report Stadium: Manahan Stadium
Attendance: 6,919
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
November 16 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group B Canada   1–5   Mali Surabaya, Indonesia
04:00 EST
  • Chukwu   45'
 Report
  • Diarra   14'
  • Barry   26'
  • Kanate   73'
  • Makalou   77'
  • Thiero   90+1'
 Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

Players edit

Current Canada U17 squad edit

The following 23 players were named in the final squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Indonesia from November 12 to December 2, 2023.[3]

Caps and goals as of November 16, 2023, after the match against the Mali under-17 football team.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Nathaniel Abraham (2007-04-23) April 23, 2007 (age 16) 12 0   Toronto FC Academy
16 1GK Dominic Kantorowicz (2008-04-24) April 24, 2008 (age 15) 0 0   Toronto FC Academy
18 1GK Alexander O'Brien (2006-06-17) June 17, 2006 (age 17) 3 0   Columbia University
2 2DF Theo Rigopoulos (2006-10-29) October 29, 2006 (age 17) 11 0   Toronto FC II
3 2DF Gaël de Montigny (2006-03-16) March 16, 2006 (age 18) 13 0   CF Montréal U23
5 2DF Chimere Omeze (2006-06-02) June 2, 2006 (age 17) 13 1   Syracuse University
6 2DF Lazar Stefanovic (2006-10-08) October 8, 2006 (age 17) 13 1   Toronto FC II
8 2DF Jeevan Badwal (2006-03-11) March 11, 2006 (age 18) 12 0   Whitecaps FC 2
12 2DF Aidan Fong (2006-03-28) March 28, 2006 (age 18) 11 0   Vancouver Whitecaps Academy
15 2DF Victor Fung (2007-08-13) August 13, 2007 (age 16) 5 0   Inter Miami Academy
17 2DF Étienne Godin (2006-02-01) February 1, 2006 (age 18) 6 0   CF Montréal Academy
20 2DF Lino Aklil (2006-03-16) March 16, 2006 (age 18) 4 0   HSC Montpellier U19
23 2DF Sergei KozlovskiyALT (2008-06-18) June 18, 2008 (age 15) 0 0   CF Montréal Academy
4 3MF Alessandro Biello (2006-04-07) April 7, 2006 (age 18) 9 1   CF Montréal
7 3MF Taryck Tahid (2007-04-21) April 21, 2007 (age 17) 6 1   Vancouver FC
10 3MF Philip Igbinobaro (2006-01-05) January 5, 2006 (age 18) 5 0   Toronto FC Academy
13 3MF Richard Chukwu (2008-02-25) February 25, 2008 (age 16) 13 1   Toronto FC Academy
14 3MF Tyler Londono (2006-08-29) August 29, 2006 (age 17) 5 0   Toronto FC Academy
22 3MF Liam MacKenzieALT (2007-03-15) March 15, 2007 (age 17) 8 2   Vancouver Whitecaps 2
9 4FW Antoni Klukowski (2007-04-02) April 2, 2007 (age 17) 7 0   Pogoń Szczecin II
11 4FW Kevaughn Tavernier (2006-02-24) February 24, 2006 (age 18) 5 0   Forge FC
19 4FW Erik Pop (2006-01-30) January 30, 2006 (age 18) 10 1   Karlsruher U19
21 4FW Lucas Ozimec (2006-01-18) January 18, 2006 (age 18) 12 2   Hajduk Split Academy

Recent Canada U17 call-ups edit

The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months.[4]

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jean-Christophe Belzile (2008-05-13) May 13, 2008 (age 15) 0 0   CF Montréal Academy 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup Prelim. Squad
GK Ewan Derrien-Lairet (2007-03-14) March 14, 2007 (age 17) 0 0   CF Montréal Academy October 2022 Laval U-17 Camp
GK Trystan Read (2007-05-25) May 25, 2007 (age 16) 0 0   Vancouver Whitecaps October 2022 Laval U-17 Camp
DF Simon Guardiero (2006-07-07) July 7, 2006 (age 17) 1 0   University of Akron February 2023 Guatemala U-17 Camp
DF Immanuel Mathe (2006-01-27) January 27, 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Vancouver Whitecaps 2 October 2022 Laval U-17 Camp
DF Dylan Pierre-Alexis (2006-07-04) July 4, 2006 (age 17) 0 0   CF Montréal Academy October 2022 Laval U-17 Camp
DF Allen Saye Blegay (2006-08-07) August 7, 2006 (age 17) 1 0   Simcoe County Rovers FC October 2023 Vs Brazil under-17
MF Braden Stevanovic (2006-09-03) September 3, 2006 (age 17) 2 0   University of Akron December 2022 Copa México U17
MF Luka Boiteau (2006-11-24) November 24, 2006 (age 17) 0 0   US Boulogne U19 October 2022 Laval U-17 Camp
MF Quentin Christey (2007-03-15) March 15, 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Toronto FC Academy October 2022 Laval U-17 Camp
MF Antoine N'DiayeINJ (2006-04-07) April 7, 2006 (age 18) 7 2   CF Montréal Academy 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
MF Ruben de Sá (2006-02-08) February 8, 2006 (age 18) 4 0   Famalicão U19 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
MF Andrei Dumitru (2006-10-28) October 28, 2006 (age 17) 7 0   Toronto FC II 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
FW Kyler VojvodicINJ (2006-06-05) June 5, 2006 (age 17) 9 3   Vancouver Whitecaps 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup Prelim. Squad
FW Joses Chukwu (2007-02-03) February 3, 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Toronto FC Academy October 2022 Laval U-17 Camp
FW Joaquim Coulanges (2006-11-03) November 3, 2006 (age 17) 0 0   CF Montréal Academy October 2022 Laval U-17 Camp
FW Matteo Landicho-Correia (2006-07-26) July 26, 2006 (age 17) 2 0   Cleveland State University February 2023 Guatemala U-17 Camp
FW Ibrahim Higazy (2006-01-04) January 4, 2006 (age 18) 3 0   Celta 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
  • ALT = Alternate player
  • INJ = Injured player
  • PRE = Preliminary squad

Current Canada U15 squad edit

The following 22 players have been named in the final Canada Under-15 roster for the CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship held in Curaçao and the Dominican Republic in August, 2023.[5]

Caps and goals as of August 10, 2023, after the match against the Haiti U15 Soccer Team.

Coach: Mike Vitulano

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Dominic Kantorowicz (2008-04-24) April 24, 2008 (age 15) 3 0   Toronto FC Academy
18 1GK Jean-Christophe Belzile (2008-05-13) May 13, 2008 (age 15) 1 0   CF Montréal Academy
2 2DF Sahil Deo (2008-04-07) April 7, 2008 (age 16) 4 0   Vancouver Whitecaps Academy
3 2DF William Daniels 2008 4 2   Leicester City Academy
5 2DF Daniel Panait (2008-05-13) May 13, 2008 (age 15) 4 0   CF Montréal Academy
6 2DF Sergei Kozlovskiy (2008-06-18) June 18, 2008 (age 15) 4 0   CF Montréal Academy
12 2DF Ajahni Carter (2008-08-25) August 25, 2008 (age 15) 3 0   Toronto FC Academy
15 2DF Spencer Sappleton (2008-01-15) January 15, 2008 (age 16) 0 0   Toronto FC Academy
20 2DF Stefan KaporALT (2009-04-04) April 4, 2009 (age 15) 0 0   Toronto FC Academy
22 2DF Josh NteziryayoALT (2008-11-15) November 15, 2008 (age 15) 0 0   CF Montréal Academy
4 3MF Tim Fortier (2008-12-22) December 22, 2008 (age 15) 4 0   Toronto FC Academy
8 3MF Aghilas Abdelmalek Sadek 2008 4 0   CS Longueuil
10 3MF Kevin Khan (2008-05-30) May 30, 2008 (age 15) 4 2   Feyenoord Academy
13 3MF Richard Chukwu (2008-02-25) February 25, 2008 (age 16) 4 0   Toronto FC Academy
14 3MF Dylan Judelson (2008-06-05) June 5, 2008 (age 15) 4 0   Orlando City SC Academy
17 3MF Philip Biskupski (2008-05-15) May 15, 2008 (age 15) 3 0   Toronto FC Academy
21 3MF Antone BossenberryALT (2008-08-14) August 14, 2008 (age 15) 0 0   Toronto FC Academy
7 4FW Shola Jimoh (2008-04-08) April 8, 2008 (age 16) 4 0   York United FC
9 4FW Kemari Record-Wright (2008-05-14) May 14, 2008 (age 15) 4 1   Toronto FC Academy
11 4FW André Ali-Gayapersad (2008-06-05) June 5, 2008 (age 15) 4 1   CF Damm Academy
16 4FW Grady McDonnell (2008-05-16) May 16, 2008 (age 15) 4 2   Vancouver Whitecaps Academy
19 4FW Johnny SelemaniALT (2008-02-17) February 17, 2008 (age 16) 0 0   Vancouver Whitecaps Academy
  • ALT = Alternate player
  • INJ = Injured player

Previous Canada U17 squads edit

Competitive record edit

FIFA U-17 World Cup edit

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1985 Did not qualify
  1987 Group stage 16th of 16 3 0 0 3 1 8
  1989 Group stage 16th of 16 3 0 0 3 1 9
  1991 Did not qualify
  1993 Group stage 16th of 16 3 0 0 3 0 18
  1995 Group stage 16th of 16 3 0 0 3 1 7
  1997 Did not qualify
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011 Group stage 19th of 24 3 0 2 1 2 5
  2013 Group stage 18th of 24 3 0 2 1 3 6
  2015 Did not qualify
  2017
  2019 Group stage 22nd of 24 3 0 0 3 2 7
  2023 Group stage 22nd of 24 3 0 0 3 1 10
  2025 to be determined
Total Group stage 8/20 24 0 4 20 11 70

CONCACAF U-17 Championship edit

CONCACAF U-17 Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1983 Did not enter
  1985 Third place 3rd of 8 6 2 2 2 12 12
  1987 Did not enter
  1988 Third place 3rd of 10 7 3 3 1 7 7
  1991 Group stage 6th of 12 3 1 1 1 1 1
  1992 Third place 3rd of 12 6 4 1 1 19 1
  1994 Third place 3rd of 12 6 4 0 2 16 4
  1996 Fourth place 4th of 12 6 2 1 3 7 8
   1999 Group stage 6th of 8 3 1 0 2 6 6
   2001 Group stage 4th of 8 3 1 1 1 6 5
   2003 Group stage 5th of 8 3 2 0 1 4 3
   2005 Group stage 5th of 8 3 1 0 2 5 4
   2007 Group stage 6th of 9 4 1 1 2 6 6
  2009 Group stage 7th of 8 3 0 1 2 4 7
  2011 Runners-up 2nd of 12 5 3 1 1 11 3
  2013 Third place 3rd of 12 5 2 2 1 10 7
  2015 Playoff round 5th of 12 6 3 1 2 10 9
  2017 Group stage 7th of 12 3 1 0 2 4 4
  2019 Semi-finals 4th of 16 6 3 1 2 15 10
  2023 Semi-finals 4th of 20 6 4 0 2 11 5
Total Runners-up 18/20 84 38 16 30 154 102

Honours edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup - Staff". canadasoccer.com. Canada Soccer.
  2. ^ Jimenez, Gustavo (December 15, 2022). "Gira de fogueos en México sigue dejando valiosas lecciones a la Sele Sub 17" [Blank tour in Mexico continues to teach the Sele Sub 17 valuable lessons]. Costa Rica national football team (in Spanish). Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "CANADA ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR THE FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP INDONESIA 2023™". canadasoccer.com. Canada Soccer. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Men's U-17 camp for domestic camp in Montréal". CanadaSoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Canada at the Concacaf Boys' Under-15 Championship". canadasoccer.com. Canada Soccer. August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

External links edit

  • Official website

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