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Derek Austin Cornelius (born 25 November 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Panetolikos, on loan from Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Derek Cornelius
Cornelius in 2019
Personal information
Full name Derek Austin Cornelius[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Panetolikos
(on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
Number 13
Youth career
Ajax SC
2009–2011 Spartacus SC
2011–2013 Unionville-Milliken SC
2014–2015 VfB Lübeck
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 VfB Lübeck 1 (0)
2016 VfR Neumünster 17 (2)
2017–2018 Javor Ivanjica 28 (0)
2019– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 35 (1)
2021–Panetolikos (loan) 42 (2)
National team
2018–2021 Canada U23 7 (1)
2018– Canada 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2021

Early life


Cornelius was born in Ajax, Ontario to a Barbadian father and a Jamaican mother.[2] Cornelius started playing when he was selected for the 1996 House League All-Star team.[3] Then he got selected by Ajax Thunder under-8 at six years old.[3] Next season he was the Unionville Milliken Challenge Cup Champions Most Valuable Player.[3] Next year he moved to North York Spartacus and reached 2nd Place in the Indoor League. Next season at U11 he won the C.O.V.I. Championship and was proclaimed the Most Valuable Player.[3]

In 2012, he played in the Oviedo Cup with PFC CSKA Moscow in Spain, then he played in the Milk Cup by CSKA Moscow in Northern Ireland where he led the team scoring four goals in the tournament. He ended that year by being invited to the CSKA Moscow Reserve Camp and by playing in the U21 Provincial and Men's Regional leagues, scoring 22 goals in 30 games.[3]

In 2013, he was selected for Canadian national under-17 team for camp in Florida and Costa Rica, and later selected for CONCACAF World Cup U17 Qualifier pre-camp in Florida. He was also selected for Canadian National U16 Team for Torneo delle Nazioni tournament in Italy. That same year he was invited to Hungary for trials with Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC and Győri ETO FC in March.[3]


Club career


In January 2014, he moved to Germany. He began training with VfB Lübeck U19 team.[4] He spent two seasons with the main team,[5] but was unable to play due to FIFA rules for underaged players. He became eligible to play effective on 1 January 2016.[6][7] With VfB Lübeck he won the Schleswig-Holstein Cup two years in a row and made an appearance in the 2015–16 Regionalliga Nord.[8]

In summer 2016 he moved to VfR Neumünster playing with them the first half of the season.[5]


Javor Ivanjica


During the winterbreak of the 2016–17 season, Cornelius was signed by Serbian SuperLiga side FK Javor Ivanjica after successful trials. He made his league debut on 29 April 2017, in an away game against FK Radnički Niš.[8] Javor head coach Srđan Vasiljević converted Cornelius from a forward into a centre-back.[9]


Vancouver Whitecaps


On 18 January 2019, Cornelius returned to his native Canada and signed with MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[10] He made his debut for the Whitecaps on 2 March in their 2019 MLS season opener against Minnesota United.[11] Cornelius scored his first goal for the club on 18 May against Sporting Kansas City.[12]


Loan to Panetolikos

In July 2021 the Whitecaps announced Cornelius had been loaned to Panetolikos of the Super League Greece until December 2022.[13]


International career


Cornelius was part of the Canadian U17 camp in February 2013.[14] He was called up to a U23 camp on 8 January 2018.[15] In May 2018, Cornelius was named to Canada's under-21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament[16] and would earn rave reviews for his performance at the tournament.[17] In 2018, he was named the Canada Soccer Youth International Player of the Year.[18]

On 12 March 2018, Cornelius received his first call up to the Canadian senior side for a friendly against New Zealand to be played on 24 March 2018.[19] He would make his debut for Canada on 9 September 2018, starting and playing the entire match in an 8–0 victory over the U.S. Virgin Islands.[20][21] On 30 May 2019, Cornelius was named to the 23-man squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[22]

He was named to the Canadian U-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on 10 March 2021.[23]

In November 2022, Cornelius was named to Canada's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[24]


Career statistics



Club


As of match played 13 November 2022[25]
Club Season League Cup League Playoffs Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfB Lübeck 2015–16 Regionalliga Nord 1000000010
VfR Neumünster 2016–17 Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein 172000000172
Javor Ivanjica 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 3000000030
2017–18 220300000250
2018–19 Serbian First League 3000000030
Total 280300000310
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019 MLS 171100000181
2020 13000001[lower-alpha 1]0140
2021 5000000050
Total 351100010371
Panetolikos (loan) 2021–22 Super League Greece 292400000332
2022–23 130100000140
Total 422500000452
Career total 12159000101315
  1. Knockout Round of the MLS is Back Tournament.

International


As of match played 10 October 2021
Canada
YearAppsGoals
201840
201980
202010
202110
Total140

Honours



Club


VfB Lübeck


Individual



References


  1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Retrieved 20 May 2019 via Bernews.
  2. Derek Cornelius at the Canadian Soccer Association
  3. Experience And Accomplishments Archived 8 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine at derek-cornelius.com, Retrieved 5 November 2017
  4. Profile at derek-cornelius.com, Retrieved 5 November 2017
  5. Derek Cornelius at thefinalball.com
  6. Das lange Tauziehen um Derek Cornelius: Er will doch nur spielen at sportbuzzer.de
  7. Derek Cornelius at dfb.de
  8. Derek Cornelius at Soccerway
  9. Vujcic, Djuradj (4 August 2017). "Canadian Derek Cornelius on professional debut in Serbia". RedNation Online. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  10. "Whitecaps FC acquire Canadian international centre back Derek Cornelius from Serbian club FK Javor Ivanjica | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  11. Dailey, Mark (2 March 2019). "9 players make Whitecaps debut in MLS season opener".
  12. "GOAL: Derek Cornelius volleys home the equalizer". 18 May 2019.
  13. "Whitecaps FC sign centre back Derek Cornelius to contract extension, loan him to Greek Super League side Panetolikos through 2022". 12 July 2021.
  14. Canada M17 announces roster for February camp at Canada Soccer, 31 January 2013
  15. "Canada Soccer's Men's National Team Program announces U-23 camp squad". 8 January 2018.
  16. Alicia Rodriguez (19 May 2018). "Canada national team roster for prestigious Toulon Tournament released". Major League Soccer.
  17. Peter Galindo (8 June 2018). "Four things we learned about Canada at Toulon Tournament". Sportsnet.
  18. "Cornelius, Huitema named 2018 Canadian Youth International Players of the Year". Canadian Premier League. 10 December 2018.
  19. Boehm, Charles (12 March 2018). "Canada call up 10 MLSers for Herdman's first camp, New Zealand friendly".
  20. "Canada cruises to record win in Concacaf Nations League opener". 9 September 2018.
  21. Derek Cornelius at National-Football-Teams.com
  22. "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup". 30 May 2019.
  23. "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". 10 March 2021.
  24. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (13 November 2022). "Canada announces 26-man squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar". Canadian Premier League.
  25. "Derek Cornelius Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2020.



На других языках


- [en] Derek Cornelius

[es] Derek Cornelius

Derek Cornelius (Ajax, 25 de noviembre de 1997) es un futbolista canadiense que juega en la demarcación de defensa para el Panetolikos de la Superliga de Grecia.

[fr] Derek Cornelius

Derek Austin Cornelius, né le 25 novembre 1997 à Ajax en Ontario, est un joueur international canadien de soccer, qui évolue au poste de défenseur central aux Whitecaps de Vancouver en MLS.

[it] Derek Cornelius

Derek Austin Cornelius (Ajax, 25 novembre 1997) è un calciatore canadese, difensore del Panaitōlikos in prestito dal Vancouver Whitecaps e della nazionale canadese.

[ru] Корнильюс, Дерек

Де́рек О́стин Корни́льюс (англ. Derek Austin Cornelius; 25 ноября 1997, Эйджакс, Онтарио, Канада) — канадский футболист, центральный защитник клуба «Панетоликос» и сборной Канады.



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