Canada men's national under-23 soccer team

Canada Under-23
Nickname(s) The Canucks, Les Rouges (The Reds)
Association Canadian Soccer Association
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach Benito Floro
Top scorer Rob Friend (12)
FIFA code CAN
First colours
Second colours
First international
Canada Canada 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
(Burnaby, Canada; May 5, 1991)
Biggest win
Canada Canada 14–0 US Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands
(Saint John, Canada; September 10, 2003)
Biggest defeat
Australia Australia 5–0 Canada Canada
(Sydney, Australia; June 2, 1996)

The Canada men's national under-23 soccer team or the Canada Olympic soccer team represents Canada in international soccer at this age level and is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.[1]

Unlike UEFA member associations that use U-21 regional competitions as Olympic qualifying, as a member of CONCACAF, Canada's U-23 team competes in regional qualifying in the same year as the summer Olympics and its call-ups are traditionally only limited to players under 23 years of age.

History

2008 qualifying

Known for his vocal antics on the touchline, Nick Dasovic led Canada through Olympic qualifying in 2008, drawing Mexico 1–1 and helping to eliminate the heavily favoured Mexican side in the process. After a highly promising 5–0 win over Guatemala on a night when Mexico had to better that result against Haiti but could only win 5–1, Canada fell to the United States 3–0 in the semifinal, losing out on a spot in Beijing at the Olympics that summer. Canada recovered to defeat Guatemala in the third-place playoff, a rematch of their first round game, winning on penalties (5–3) after a scoreless draw through 120 minutes.

2012 qualifying

Tony Fonseca led Canada to an opening game 0–0 draw against El Salvador. Following this, Canada stunned the United States 2–0, contributing to their surprising early elimination on home soil. Canada disappointed in their final group stage game with a 1–1 tie versus Cuba, setting up a more difficult semi-final for them against Mexico, which they would lose 3–1.

2016 qualifying

It was announced in August 2015 that Canada head coach Benito Floro would be in charge of the Olympic team. The final squad for qualification was announced on September 18, 2015.[2]

Schedule and recent results

As of October 13, 2015[3]

      Win       Draw       Loss

2015

Players

Current squad

The following players were named to the roster for the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
Caps and goals as of October 13, 2015, after the game against the United States.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Maxime Crépeau (1994-04-11) April 11, 1994 7 0 Canada Montreal Impact
18 1GK Ricky Gomes (1993-06-19) June 19, 1993 1 0 Portugal AC Malveira
12 1GK Quillan Roberts (1994-09-13) September 13, 1994 0 0 Canada Toronto FC
2 2DF Jonathan Grant (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 6 0 Canada FC Montreal
19 2DF Skylar Thomas (1993-07-27) July 27, 1993 5 1 Canada Toronto FC II
4 2DF Jackson Farmer (1995-05-03) May 3, 1995 5 0 Canada Whitecaps FC 2
5 2DF Luca Gasparotto (1995-08-05) August 5, 1995 5 0 Scotland Greenock Morton
3 2DF Giuliano Frano (1993-05-16) May 16, 1993 2 0 United States Seattle Sounders FC 2
11 3MF Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 8 0 Canada Ottawa Fury
14 3MF Samuel Piette (1994-11-12) November 12, 1994 8 0 Spain Racing de Ferrol
6 3MF Chris Mannella (1994-06-07) June 7, 1994 7 0 Canada Toronto FC
13 3MF Michael Petrasso (1995-07-09) July 9, 1995 5 3 England Queens Park Rangers
17 3MF Hanson Boakai (1996-10-28) October 28, 1996 5 0 Canada FC Edmonton
7 3MF Mauro Eustáquio (1993-02-18) February 18, 1993 4 0 Canada Ottawa Fury
8 3MF Jay Chapman (1994-01-01) January 1, 1994 4 0 Canada Toronto FC
20 3MF Dylan Carreiro (1995-01-20) January 20, 1995 2 0 Scotland Dundee
16 4FW Molham Babouli (1993-02-01) February 1, 1993 6 2 Canada Toronto FC II
10 4FW Caleb Clarke (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 6 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
15 4FW Ben Fisk (1993-02-04) February 4, 1993 5 1 Spain Deportivo B
9 4FW Anthony Jackson-Hamel (1993-08-02) August 2, 1993 5 0 Canada Montreal Impact

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record Summer Olympics
Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Spain 1992 Did not qualify 10 4 2 4 18 16
United States 1996 7 2 3 2 9 10
Australia 2000 5 2 2 1 3 2
Greece 2004 3 0 0 3 1 5
China 2008 5 1 2 2 7 6
United Kingdom 2012 4 1 2 1 4 4
Brazil 2016 5 1 1 3 6 10
Japan 2020 To be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total – 0/7 – – – – – – 39 11 12 16 48 53

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Argentina 1995 Did not participate
Canada 1999 Fourth place 4th of 10 6 2 2 2 6 6
Dominican Republic 2003 Did not participate
Brazil 2007
Mexico 2011
Canada 2015 Group stage 7th of 8 3 0 1 2 1 6
Total Fourth place 2/6 9 2 3 4 7 12

References

  1. ↑ National Post (2012-03-28). "Canada will face Mexico for Olympic soccer berth". Retrieved 2012-03-29.
  2. ↑ "Canada M23 picks players for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers". September 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Canada Soccer". Retrieved October 2, 2015.

See also

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