Canada men's national under-17 soccer team

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

Current staff

As of 29 September 2023[1]
PositionNameNation
Head coachAndrew Olivieri  Canada

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Fixtures and recent results

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

v  Canada
December 15 Copa México de Naciones Sub-17 Costa Rica  1–2  Canada Mexico City, Mexico
5:00PM ESTReport
  • 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]
v  Canada
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'
ReportStadium: Cancha 1 - Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Federación Mexicana de Fútbol
Referee: Luis López (Mexico)

2023

v  Trinidad and Tobago
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)
v  Canada
February 13 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Group F Barbados  0–2  Canada Antigua, Guatemala
17:00 ESTReport
Stadium: Estadio Pensativo
Referee: Sanchez Bass (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
v  Canada
February 15 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Group F United States  1–0  Canada Antigua, Guatemala
20:00 ESTReportStadium: Estadio Pensativo
Referee: Fernando Morón (Panama)
v  Haiti
February 18 CONCACAF U-17 Championship R16 Canada  3–0  Haiti Antigua, Guatemala
20:00 EST
  • N’Diaye 4'
  • Ozimec 16'
  • Pop 88'
ReportStadium: Estadio Pensativo
Referee: Víctor Cáceres (Mexico)
v  Canada
February 22 CONCACAF U-17 Championship QF Puerto Rico  0–3  Canada Guatemala City, Guatemala
17:00 ESTReport
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
v  Canada
September 29 Friendly Brazil  3–1  Canada Sorocaba, Brazil
14:00 EST
Report
  • Ozimec 64'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Walter Ribeiro
v  Canada
October 1 Friendly Brazil  5–0  Canada Itu, Brazil
14:00 EST
ReportStadium: Estádio Novelli Júnior
v  Canada
November 5 Friendly Argentina  2–1  Canada Bali, Indonesia
TBD
ReportStadium: Bali United Training Center
v  Canada
November 10 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group B Spain  2–0  Canada Surakarta, Indonesia
07:00 EST
ReportStadium: Manahan Stadium
Attendance: 6,613
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
v  Canada
November 13 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group B Uzbekistan  3–0  Canada Surakarta, Indonesia
07:00 EST
ReportStadium: Manahan Stadium
Attendance: 6,919
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
v  Mali
November 16 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group B Canada  1–5  Mali Surabaya, Indonesia
04:00 EST
  • Chukwu 45'
Report
Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

Players

Current Canada U17 squad

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.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11GKNathaniel Abraham (2007-04-23) April 23, 2007 (age 17)120 Toronto FC Academy
161GKDominic Kantorowicz (2008-04-24) April 24, 2008 (age 16)00 Toronto FC Academy
181GKAlexander O'Brien (2006-06-17) June 17, 2006 (age 17)30 Columbia University

22DFTheo Rigopoulos (2006-10-29) October 29, 2006 (age 17)110 Toronto FC II
32DFGaël de Montigny (2006-03-16) March 16, 2006 (age 18)130 CF Montréal U23
52DFChimere Omeze (2006-06-02) June 2, 2006 (age 17)131 Syracuse University
62DFLazar Stefanovic (2006-10-08) October 8, 2006 (age 17)131 Toronto FC II
82DFJeevan Badwal (2006-03-11) March 11, 2006 (age 18)120 Whitecaps FC 2
122DFAidan Fong (2006-03-28) March 28, 2006 (age 18)110 Vancouver Whitecaps Academy
152DFVictor Fung (2007-08-13) August 13, 2007 (age 16)50 Inter Miami Academy
172DFÉtienne Godin (2006-02-01) February 1, 2006 (age 18)60 CF Montréal Academy
202DFLino Aklil (2006-03-16) March 16, 2006 (age 18)40 HSC Montpellier U19
232DFSergei KozlovskiyALT (2008-06-18) June 18, 2008 (age 15)00 CF Montréal Academy

43MFAlessandro Biello (2006-04-07) April 7, 2006 (age 18)91 CF Montréal
73MFTaryck Tahid (2007-04-21) April 21, 2007 (age 17)61 Vancouver FC
103MFPhilip Igbinobaro (2006-01-05) January 5, 2006 (age 18)50 Toronto FC Academy
133MFRichard Chukwu (2008-02-25) February 25, 2008 (age 16)131 Toronto FC Academy
143MFTyler Londono (2006-08-29) August 29, 2006 (age 17)50 Toronto FC Academy
223MFLiam MacKenzieALT (2007-03-15) March 15, 2007 (age 17)82 Vancouver Whitecaps 2

94FWAntoni Klukowski (2007-04-02) April 2, 2007 (age 17)70 Pogoń Szczecin II
114FWKevaughn Tavernier (2006-02-24) February 24, 2006 (age 18)50 Forge FC
194FWErik Pop (2006-01-30) January 30, 2006 (age 18)101 Karlsruher U19
214FWLucas Ozimec (2006-01-18) January 18, 2006 (age 18)122 Hajduk Split Academy

Recent Canada U17 call-ups

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

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GKJean-Christophe Belzile (2008-05-13) May 13, 2008 (age 16)00 CF Montréal Academy2023 FIFA U17 World Cup Prelim. Squad
GKEwan Derrien-Lairet (2007-03-14) March 14, 2007 (age 17)00 CF Montréal AcademyOctober 2022 Laval U-17 Camp
GKTrystan Read (2007-05-25) May 25, 2007 (age 17)00 Vancouver WhitecapsOctober 2022 Laval U-17 Camp

DFSimon Guardiero (2006-07-07) July 7, 2006 (age 17)10 University of AkronFebruary 2023 Guatemala U-17 Camp
DFImmanuel Mathe (2006-01-27) January 27, 2006 (age 18)00 Vancouver Whitecaps 2October 2022 Laval U-17 Camp
DFDylan Pierre-Alexis (2006-07-04) July 4, 2006 (age 17)00 CF Montréal AcademyOctober 2022 Laval U-17 Camp

DFAllen Saye Blegay (2006-08-07) August 7, 2006 (age 17)10 Simcoe County Rovers FCOctober 2023 Vs Brazil under-17
MFBraden Stevanovic (2006-09-03) September 3, 2006 (age 17)20 University of AkronDecember 2022 Copa México U17
MFLuka Boiteau (2006-11-24) November 24, 2006 (age 17)00 US Boulogne U19October 2022 Laval U-17 Camp
MFQuentin Christey (2007-03-15) March 15, 2007 (age 17)00 Toronto FC AcademyOctober 2022 Laval U-17 Camp
MFAntoine N'DiayeINJ (2006-04-07) April 7, 2006 (age 18)72 CF Montréal Academy2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
MFRuben de Sá (2006-02-08) February 8, 2006 (age 18)40 Famalicão U192023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
MFAndrei Dumitru (2006-10-28) October 28, 2006 (age 17)70 Toronto FC II2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

FWKyler VojvodicINJ (2006-06-05) June 5, 2006 (age 17)93 Vancouver Whitecaps2023 FIFA U17 World Cup Prelim. Squad
FWJoses Chukwu (2007-02-03) February 3, 2007 (age 17)00 Toronto FC AcademyOctober 2022 Laval U-17 Camp
FWJoaquim Coulanges (2006-11-03) November 3, 2006 (age 17)00 CF Montréal AcademyOctober 2022 Laval U-17 Camp
FWMatteo Landicho-Correia (2006-07-26) July 26, 2006 (age 17)20 Cleveland State UniversityFebruary 2023 Guatemala U-17 Camp
FWIbrahim Higazy (2006-01-04) January 4, 2006 (age 18)30 Celta2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

  • ALT = Alternate player
  • INJ = Injured player
  • PRE = Preliminary squad

Current Canada U15 squad

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.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11GKDominic Kantorowicz (2008-04-24) April 24, 2008 (age 16)30 Toronto FC Academy
181GKJean-Christophe Belzile (2008-05-13) May 13, 2008 (age 16)10 CF Montréal Academy

22DFSahil Deo (2008-04-07) April 7, 2008 (age 16)40 Vancouver Whitecaps Academy
32DFWilliam Daniels200842 Leicester City Academy
52DFDaniel Panait (2008-05-13) May 13, 2008 (age 16)40 CF Montréal Academy
62DFSergei Kozlovskiy (2008-06-18) June 18, 2008 (age 15)40 CF Montréal Academy
122DFAjahni Carter (2008-08-25) August 25, 2008 (age 15)30 Toronto FC Academy
152DFSpencer Sappleton (2008-01-15) January 15, 2008 (age 16)00 Toronto FC Academy
202DFStefan KaporALT (2009-04-04) April 4, 2009 (age 15)00 Toronto FC Academy
222DFJosh NteziryayoALT (2008-11-15) November 15, 2008 (age 15)00 CF Montréal Academy

43MFTim Fortier (2008-12-22) December 22, 2008 (age 15)40 Toronto FC Academy
83MFAghilas Abdelmalek Sadek200840 CS Longueuil
103MFKevin Khan (2008-05-30) May 30, 2008 (age 15)42 Feyenoord Academy
133MFRichard Chukwu (2008-02-25) February 25, 2008 (age 16)40 Toronto FC Academy
143MFDylan Judelson (2008-06-05) June 5, 2008 (age 15)40 Orlando City SC Academy
173MFPhilip Biskupski (2008-05-15) May 15, 2008 (age 16)30 Toronto FC Academy
213MFAntone BossenberryALT (2008-08-14) August 14, 2008 (age 15)00 Toronto FC Academy

74FWShola Jimoh (2008-04-08) April 8, 2008 (age 16)40 York United FC
94FWKemari Record-Wright (2008-05-14) May 14, 2008 (age 16)41 Toronto FC Academy
114FWAndré Ali-Gayapersad (2008-06-05) June 5, 2008 (age 15)41 CF Damm Academy
164FWGrady McDonnell (2008-05-16) May 16, 2008 (age 16)42 Vancouver Whitecaps Academy
194FWJohnny SelemaniALT (2008-02-17) February 17, 2008 (age 16)00 Vancouver Whitecaps Academy

  • ALT = Alternate player
  • INJ = Injured player

Previous Canada U17 squads

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
1985Did not qualify
1987Group stage16th of 16300318
1989Group stage16th of 16300319
1991Did not qualify
1993Group stage16th of 163003018
1995Group stage16th of 16300317
1997Did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011Group stage19th of 24302125
2013Group stage18th of 24302136
2015Did not qualify
2017
2019Group stage22nd of 24300327
2023Group stage22nd of 243003110
2025to be determined
TotalGroup stage8/202404201170

CONCACAF U-17 Championship

CONCACAF U-17 Championship record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
1983Did not enter
1985Third place3rd of 862221212
1987Did not enter
1988Third place3rd of 10733177
1991Group stage6th of 12311111
1992Third place3rd of 126411191
1994Third place3rd of 126402164
1996Fourth place4th of 12621378
1999Group stage6th of 8310266
2001Group stage4th of 8311165
2003Group stage5th of 8320143
2005Group stage5th of 8310254
2007Group stage6th of 9411266
2009Group stage7th of 8301247
2011Runners-up2nd of 125311113
2013Third place3rd of 125221107
2015Playoff round5th of 126312109
2017Group stage7th of 12310244
2019Semi-finals4th of 1663121510
2023Semi-finals4th of 206402115
TotalRunners-up18/2084381630154102

Honours

See also

References

External links