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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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfB Lübeck	2015–16	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
VfR Neumünster	2016–17	Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	2
Javor Ivanjica	2016–17	Serbian SuperLiga	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2017–18		22	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
	2018–19	Serbian First League	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		28	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2019	MLS	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
	2020		13	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	14	0
	2021		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		35	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	37	1
Panetolikos (loan)	2021–22	Super League Greece	29	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	33	2
	2022–23		13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	Total		42	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	45	2
Career total			121	5	9	0	0	0	1	0	131	5

International

As of match played 10 October 2021

Canada
Year	Apps	Goals
2018	4	0
2019	8	0
2020	1	0
2021	1	0
Total	14	0

Honours

Club

VfB Lübeck

• Schleswig-Holstein Cup: 2015, 2016[8]

Individual

• CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Best XI: 2020^{[citation needed]}
• Canadian Men's Youth International Player of the Year: 2018

References

External links

• Derek Cornelius at the Canadian Soccer Association

На других языках

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- [en] Derek Cornelius

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[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.

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[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.

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[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.

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[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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