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Canada U-23

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

The Canada U-23 men's national 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

2021

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were named to the squad for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[3] Caps and goals as of March 28, 2021, after the game against Mexico.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	James Pantemis	(1997-02-21) February 21, 1997 (age 25)	7	0	CF Montréal
18	1GK	Matthew Nogueira	(1998-03-18) March 18, 1998 (age 24)	0	0	York United
19	1GK	Sebastian Breza	(1998-03-15) March 15, 1998 (age 24)	0	0	CF Montréal
2	2DF	Zachary Brault-Guillard	(1998-12-30) December 30, 1998 (age 23)	4	0	CF Montréal
3	2DF	Zorhan Bassong	(1999-05-07) May 7, 1999 (age 23)	3	0	CF Montréal
4	2DF	Diyaeddine Abzi	(1998-11-23) November 23, 1998 (age 23)	1	0	Pau FC
5	2DF	Derek Cornelius	(1997-11-25) November 25, 1997 (age 24)	7	1	Panetolikos F.C.
13	2DF	Marcus Godinho	(1997-06-28) June 28, 1997 (age 25)	4	0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
16	2DF	Callum Montgomery	(1997-05-14) May 14, 1997 (age 25)	2	0	Minnesota United FC
6	3MF	Michael Baldisimo	(2000-04-13) April 13, 2000 (age 22)	5	0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
8	3MF	David Norman Jr.	(1998-05-31) May 31, 1998 (age 24)	9	0	Cavalry FC
10	3MF	Aidan Daniels	(1998-09-06) September 6, 1998 (age 24)	8	0	HFX Wanderers FC
14	3MF	Ryan Raposo	(1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 23)	4	0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
17	3MF	Patrick Metcalfe	(1998-11-11) November 11, 1998 (age 23)	4	0	Stabæk
20	3MF	Lucas Dias	(2003-01-18) January 18, 2003 (age 19)	4	0	Sporting CP B
7	4FW	Tajon Buchanan	(1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 23)	4	2	Club Brugge
9	4FW	Charles-Andreas Brym	(1998-08-08) August 8, 1998 (age 24)	4	0	FC Eindhoven
11	4FW	Ballou Tabla	(1999-03-31) March 31, 1999 (age 23)	4	0	Atlético Ottawa
12	4FW	Mohamed Farsi	(1999-12-16) December 16, 1999 (age 22)	2	0	Columbus Crew
15	4FW	Theo Bair	(1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 (age 23)	8	1	St Johnstone

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and are still eligible at U23 level.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Thomas Meilleur-Giguère	(1997-11-13) November 13, 1997 (age 24)	0	0	Pacific FC	2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
FW	Kris Twardek	(1997-03-08) March 8, 1997 (age 25)	4	0	Bohemian	2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

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
1992	Did not qualify									10	4	2	4	18	16
1996										7	2	3	2	9	10
2000										5	2	2	1	3	2
2004										3	0	0	3	1	5
2008										5	1	2	2	7	6
2012										4	1	2	1	4	4
2016										5	1	1	3	6	10
2020										4	1	2	1	3	3
2024
Total	–	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–	43	12	14	17	51	56

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1995	Did not participate
1999	Fourth place	4th of 10	6	2	2	2	6	6
2003	Did not participate
2007
2011
2015	Group stage	7th of 8	3	0	1	2	1	6
2019	Did not participate
Total	Fourth place	2/7	9	2	3	4	7	12

Honours

• CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
  • Second place: 1996

See also

• Canada men's national under-17 soccer team
• Canada men's national under-20 soccer team
• Canada men's national soccer team
• Soccer in Canada

References

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