Canada men's national under-20 soccer team

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The Canada U-20 men's national soccer team (also known as Canada Under-20s or Canada U-20s) represents Canada in international soccer at this age level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.

Nickname(s)The Canucks
Les Rouges (The Reds)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachAndrew Olivieri
Quick facts Nickname(s), Association ...
Canada Under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Canucks
Les Rouges (The Reds)
AssociationCanadian Soccer Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachAndrew Olivieri
Most capsDavid Edgar (27)
Top scorerIain Hume (7)
FIFA codeCAN
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Nicaragua 1–1 Canada 
(Puebla, Mexico; February 20, 1973)
Biggest win
 Canada 9–0 Dominican Republic 
(Tegucigalpa, Honduras; November 26, 1978)
Biggest defeat
 United States 5–0 Canada 
(Sunrise, Florida, United States; December 18, 2010)
 Cameroon 5–0 Canada 
(Niamey, Niger; December 6, 2005)
 Niger 6–1 Canada 
(Niamey, Niger; December 8, 2005)[citation needed]
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1979)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2003)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances24 (first in 1973)
Best resultChampions (1986, 1996)
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It plays a large role in the development of Canadian soccer, and is considered to be the feeder team for the Canada men's national soccer team. The team has qualified for eight out of nineteen FIFA U-20 World Cups. Their best result came in 2003 where they reached the quarterfinals. The team also competes in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which they won in 1986 and 1996.

Canada's most significant accomplishments at youth level are winning the CONCACAF U-20 Championship and Francophone Games twice, reaching quarterfinals of the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and defeating Brazil U-20 2–1 in a friendly on May 19, 2006, at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta.

History

1976–1996

Canada's first under-20 soccer squad was created in 1976 as Canada's response to the newly created world youth championship. The team failed to qualify for the inaugural tournament in 1977 in Tunisia, but they qualified for the following tournament two years later in Japan. They finished last in their group with two points, but they did manage to defeat Portugal 3–1. The next time the team qualified for a World youth Championship was in 1985, in the USSR, again they came last in their group with only one point. In the 1987 WYC in Chile, Canada's under-20 soccer team put up a good effort scoring four goals, and tying Italy, however they still did not manage to get out of the group stage.[citation needed]

According to Canada Soccer's record book, many of the squads from this era were actually classified as under-19 at the time.[1]

1997–2004

In 1997, after failing to qualify for four World Youth Championships (as the event was known until 2005) in a row, Canada made it past the group stage. The team progressed to the second round after a 2–1 win against Hungary in which a young Dwayne De Rosario scored a goal. They lost the round of 16 game against Spain 2–0. After missing the tournament in 1999, Canada qualified for Argentina 2001 after winning the qualifying tournament based on home soil in Vancouver, British Columbia. At the finals, they finished last and were eliminated from a group including Brazil, Germany and Iraq.

Canada once again appeared in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in United Arab Emirates. They qualified to the round of 16 where they blanked Burkina Faso 1–0, and in a rematch against 1997 conquerors Spain, Canada lost in the quarter-finals. Iain Hume scored three goals for Canada including a direct free kick against Spain while Atiba Hutchinson was an impressive performer in midfield.

2005–present

At the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championships in the Netherlands, Canada were eliminated in the group stage after tying once and losing twice. One bright side of the tournament was Jaime Peters' and Marcel De Jong's goals.

In the build-up to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, as the tournament came to be known, Canada's defeated Brazil in the first game of a three-game series, winning 2- in front of 14 000+ at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on May 19, 2006. David Edgar and Will Johnson scored and Stephen Lumley made goal-line clearance to preserve Canada's first win over a Brazilian men's team at any level. Canada lost the remaining two matches 3–1. Despite an impressive run in friendlies leading up to the competition, Canada went winless in first round play without scoring a goal on home soil.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last twelve months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[2][3]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

February 23 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers Group D Canada  8–0  Dominica Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
16:00 (15:00 EST)
Report Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
June 21 Friendly Ecuador  Cancelled  Canada La Calera, Chile
Report
June 23 Friendly Peru  Cancelled  Canada La Calera, Chile
Report
June 23 Friendly Paraguay  1–2  Canada Santiago, Chile
Report
Stadium: Predio ANFP
July 20 Concacaf U-20 Championship Group B Honduras  2–2  Canada Irapuato, Mexico
20:06 CST (UTC−6)
  • Villatoro 55'
  • Osorto 90+4'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
July 30 Concacaf U-20 Championship QF Panama  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Canada Léon, Mexico
20:06 CST (UTC−6)
Report
Stadium: Estadio León
Referee: Hakeem Harvey (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

2025

December 18 Friendly Costa Rica  0–0  Canada Alajuela, Costa Rica
Report Stadium: FCRF-Plycem Complex
December 21 Friendly Costa Rica  0–0  Canada Alajuela, Costa Rica
4:00PM EST Report Stadium: FCRF-Plycem Complex

2026

February 26 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers Group F U.S. Virgin Islands  0–14  Canada Managua, Nicaragua
5:00PM EST Report
Stadium: Estadio Miguel Chocorrón Buitrago
February 28 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers Group F Canada  8–0  Martinique Managua, Nicaragua
8:00PM EST
Report Stadium: Estadio Miguel Chocorrón Buitrago
March 2 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers Group F Aruba  0–2  Canada Managua, Nicaragua
8:00PM EST Report
Stadium: Estadio Miguel Chocorrón Buitrago
March 4 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers Group F Canada  0–1  Nicaragua Managua, Nicaragua
8:00PM EST Report
  • Avilés 37'
Stadium: Estadio Miguel Chocorrón Buitrago
June 1 Maurice Revello Tournament Group B Canada  2–0  Venezuela Avignon, France
12:30PM EST
Report Stadium: Parc des Sports
Referee: Florian Exner (Germany)
June 6 Maurice Revello Tournament Group B Japan  1–0  Canada Avignon, France
9:00AM EST
  • Yamashita 89'
Report Stadium: Parc des Sports
Referee: Natálie Čampišová (Czech Republic)
June 11 Maurice Revello Tournament Group B Portugal  6–1  Canada Toulon, France
13:30 Rego 9', 13'

De Carvalho 12' Couto 55'

Andrade 58', 75'
Report Kozlovskiy 51' Stadium: Stade Bon Rencontre
Referee: Maika Vanderstichel (France)

Coaching history

Andrew Olivieri is the current head coach of the U20 Canadian national team
More information Name, Years ...
Name Years
Alan Ross 1973
Barrie Clarke 1979–80
Bob Bearpark 1985–94
Bruce Twamley 1994–97
Paul James 1998–2001
Stephen Hart 2002
Dale Mitchell 2002–07
Tony Fonseca 2007–10
Valerio Gazzola[4] 2010–11
Nick Dasovic 2011–13
Rob Gale 2014–18
Andrew Olivieri 2018–22
Mauro Biello 2022–23
Andrew Olivieri 2023–present
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Players

Current U20 squad

Canada Soccer has announced its 21-player squad for the 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. The tournament runs from 24 July to 9 August in Mexico. Canada was drawn into Group C alongside Honduras, Panama, and Jamaica. The team opens play against Panama on Saturday, 25 July. This will be followed by a match against Honduras on Tuesday, 29 July, and Jamaica on August 1st.[5]

Caps and goals as of June 11, 2026, after the match against Portugal.

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Nathaniel Abraham (2007-04-23) April 23, 2007 (age 19) 4 0 United States Soccer Federation University of Louisville
1GK Jonathan Ransom (2008-01-08) January 8, 2008 (age 18) 2 0 United States Soccer Federation Atlanta United 2
1GK Izan Server (2007-02-02) February 2, 2007 (age 19) 2 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Celta de Vigo

2DF Richard Chukwu (2008-02-25) February 25, 2008 (age 18) 3 0 Canadian Soccer Association Toronto FC
2DF Clovis Archange (2008-07-01) July 1, 2008 (age 18) 4 0 United States Soccer Federation Orlando City SC
2DF Sergei Kozlovskiy (2008-06-18) June 18, 2008 (age 18) 9 2 Canadian Soccer Association Atlético Ottawa
2DF Anyole Peter (2007-06-18) June 18, 2007 (age 19) 6 0 Canadian Soccer Association Whitecaps FC Academy
2DF Félix Samson (2007-10-26) October 26, 2007 (age 18) 4 0 United States Soccer Federation FC Cincinnati
2DF Max Vogele (2007-03-27) March 27, 2007 (age 19) 8 0 Swedish Football Association IFK Stocksund

3MF Antone Bossenberry (2008-08-14) August 14, 2008 (age 17) 2 1 Canadian Soccer Association Toronto FC II
3MF Zayne Bruno (2007-01-23) January 23, 2007 (age 19) 4 2 Canadian Soccer Association Forge FC
3MF Timothy Fortier (2008-12-22) December 22, 2008 (age 17) 7 0 Canadian Soccer Association Toronto FC Academy
3MF Emrick Fotsing (2007-09-27) September 27, 2007 (age 18) 2 0 Canadian Soccer Association Vancouver FC
3MF Dylan Judelson (2008-06-05) June 5, 2008 (age 18) 9 1 United States Soccer Federation Orlando City B
3MF Liam Mackenzie (2007-03-15) March 15, 2007 (age 19) 8 2 Canadian Soccer Association Vancouver Whitecaps
3MF Jesse Saputo (2007-07-09) July 9, 2007 (age 19) 3 0 Italian Football Federation Bologna FC

4FW Marius Aiyenero (2008-05-23) May 23, 2008 (age 18) 4 0 United States Soccer Federation Los Angeles FC 2
4FW Owen Graham-Roache (2008-02-08) February 8, 2008 (age 18) 7 7 Canadian Soccer Association CF Montréal
4FW Aleksandr Guboglo (2007-03-07) March 7, 2007 (age 19) 6 1 Canadian Soccer Association CF Montreal
4FW Shola Jimoh (2008-04-08) April 8, 2008 (age 18) 8 1 Canadian Soccer Association Inter Toronto FC
4FW Lucas Lima (2007-04-27) April 27, 2007 (age 19) 5 0 Portuguese Football Federation Chaves
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Recent U20 call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the U-20 team, and are still eligible to play for Canada in the current U-20 World Cup cycle if they qualify.

More information Pos., Player ...
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK James Rhodes (2007-11-05) November 5, 2007 (age 18) 3 0 United States LA Galaxy 2026 CONCACAF Championship qualif.
GK Emmanuel Marmolejo (2007-06-14) June 14, 2007 (age 19) 0 0 Canada Forge FC 2026 CONCACAF Championship qualif.

DF Kilian Michelbach (2007-09-19) September 19, 2007 (age 18) 8 0 Germany SC Freiburg II 2026 Maurice Revello Tournament
DF Sahil Deo (2008-04-07) April 7, 2008 (age 18) 8 0 Canada Whitecaps FC 2 2026 Maurice Revello Tournament
DF Josh-Duc Nteziryayo (2008-11-15) November 15, 2008 (age 17) 2 0 Canada CF Montréal v. Costa Rica, December 21, 2025
DF Omar Robbana (2007-09-13) September 13, 2007 (age 18) 1 0 United States Vermont University v. Costa Rica, December 21, 2025

MF Valter Sedin (2007-02-28) February 28, 2007 (age 19) 4 0 Sweden Hammarby IF 2026 Maurice Revello Tournament
MF Elijah Roche (2008-06-28) June 28, 2008 (age 18) 2 0 Austria SK Sturm Graz 2026 Maurice Revello Tournament
MF Aghilas Sadek (2008-07-15) July 15, 2008 (age 18) 2 1 Canada CF Montréal Academy 2026 CONCACAF Championship qualif.
MF James McGlinchey (2007-05-18) May 18, 2007 (age 19) 1 0 Canada Cavalry FC 2026 CONCACAF Championship qualif.
MF George Booth (2008-07-02) July 2, 2008 (age 18) 2 0 England Reading FC 2026 CONCACAF Championship qualif.
MF Kevin Khan (2008-05-30) May 30, 2008 (age 18) 2 0 Netherlands Feyenoord Academy 2026 CONCACAF Championship qualif.

FW Antoni Klukowski (2007-04-02) April 2, 2007 (age 19) 4 0 Poland Polonia Warsaw 2026 Maurice Revello Tournament
FW Aidan Evans (2008-11-01) November 1, 2008 (age 17) 6 5 England Fulham U18 2026 Maurice Revello Tournament
FW André Ali-Gayapersad (2008-01-05) January 5, 2008 (age 18) 2 0 Spain CF Damm Youth 2026 Maurice Revello Tournament
FW Marsel Bibishkov (2007-04-11) April 11, 2007 (age 19) 5 6 Canada Vancouver FC 2026 CONCACAF Championship qualif.
FW Joshua Nugent (2007-06-05) June 5, 2007 (age 19) 2 0 Canada Toronto FC 2026 CONCACAF Championship qualif.
FW Van Parker (2009-01-29) January 29, 2009 (age 17) 0 0 United States Real Salt Lake v. Costa Rica, December 21, 2025

  • ALT = Alternate player
  • INJ = Injured player
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
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Current U18 squad

The following 22 players were called up for the Men's U-18 National Team squad for a preparation camp in Finland from August 30 to September 8, 2025. As part of the camp, CANM18 will face Finland on 5 September and Switzerland on 7 September. The camp is a step in the lead-up to the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup™, with the qualification matches beginning in 2026.[6] Caps and goals as of September 7, 2025, after the match against Switzerland.

2025

September 5 Friendly Finland  4–1  Canada Eerikkilän urheiluopisto, Tammela Finland
Report
Stadium: Jari Litmanen Areena
September 7 Friendly Canada  1–4   Switzerland Eerikkilän urheiluopisto, Tammela Finland
Report
  • Aguilar 34'
  • Rexhaj 46'
  • Vasovic 86'
  • Rufener 90+8'
Stadium: Jari Litmanen Arena
More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Nathaniel Abraham (2007-04-23) April 23, 2007 (age 19) 1 0 United States Soccer Federation Louisville Cardinals
12 1GK Izan Server Gervais (2007-02-02) February 2, 2007 (age 19) 1 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Celta Vigo
21 1GK Emmanuel Marmolejo (2007-06-14) June 14, 2007 (age 19) 1 0 Canadian Soccer Association Forge FC

2 2DF Aleksandr Guboglo (2007-03-20) March 20, 2007 (age 19) 2 0 Canadian Soccer Association CF Montréal
3 2DF Max Vogele (2007-03-27) March 27, 2007 (age 19) 2 0 Swedish Football Association Brommopojkarna
5 2DF Kilian Michelbach (2007-09-19) September 19, 2007 (age 18) 2 0 German Football Association FC Ingolstadt 04
6 2DF Félix Samson (2007-10-26) October 26, 2007 (age 18) 2 0 Canadian Soccer Association CF Montreal
13 2DF Benjamin Nash 2007 2 0 United States Soccer Federation Penn State Nittany Lions
16 2DF Justin Raviele (2007-07-09) July 9, 2007 (age 19) 2 0 Italian Football Federation Cannara
15 2DF Luka Banovic (2007-01-26) January 26, 2007 (age 19) 1 0 Unattached

4 3MF Emrick Fotsing (2007-09-27) September 27, 2007 (age 18) 2 1 Canadian Soccer Association Vancouver FC
8 3MF George Booth (2008-07-02) July 2, 2008 (age 18) 2 0 The Football Association Reading
10 3MF Liam Mackenzie (2007-03-15) March 15, 2007 (age 19) 2 0 Canadian Soccer Association Vancouver Whitecaps
18 3MF Aodhan Sopala 2007 2 0 The Football Association Sheffield Wednesday
14 3MF Valter Sedin (2007-02-28) February 28, 2007 (age 19) 1 0 Swedish Football Association Hammarby IF
20 3MF Carter Roache (2007-09-19) September 19, 2007 (age 18) 1 0 Italian Football Federation Cremonese
22 3MF Zayne Bruno (2007-01-23) January 23, 2007 (age 19) 2 1 Canadian Soccer Association Forge FC

7 4FW Antoni Klukowski (captain) (2007-04-02) April 2, 2007 (age 19) 2 0 Polish Football Association Polonia Warsaw
9 4FW Marsel Bibishkov (2007-04-11) April 11, 2007 (age 19) 1 0 Bulgarian Football Union Septemvri Sofia
11 4FW Lucas Lima (2007-04-27) April 27, 2007 (age 19) 1 0 Portuguese Football Federation Chaves
17 4FW T.J. Tahid (2007-04-21) April 21, 2007 (age 19) 2 0 Albanian Football Federation Skënderbeu
19 4FW Joshua Nugent (2007-06-05) June 5, 2007 (age 19) 2 0 Canadian Soccer Association Toronto FC II
23 4FW Evan Brown (2007-06-09) June 9, 2007 (age 19) 2 0 German Football Association SSV Ulm
4FW Rayan ElloumiNE (2007-09-17) September 17, 2007 (age 18) 0 0 Canadian Soccer Association Vancouver Whitecaps

  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • NE = No longer eligible. Switched allegiance to another nation.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • WD = Withdrew for non-injury reason
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Previous squads

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place     Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

FIFA U-20 World Cup

More information FIFA U-20 World Cup record, Year ...
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Tunisia 1977 Did not qualify
Japan 1979 Group stage 13th of 16 3 1 0 2 3 5
Australia 1981 Did not qualify
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985 Group stage 14th of 16 3 0 1 2 0 7
Chile 1987 Group stage 12th of 16 3 0 2 1 4 5
Saudi Arabia 1989 Did not qualify
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997 Round of 16 13th of 24 4 1 1 2 3 5
Nigeria 1999 Did not qualify
Argentina 2001 Group stage 24th of 24 3 0 0 3 0 9
United Arab Emirates 2003 Quarter-finals 8th of 24 5 2 0 3 4 6
Netherlands 2005 Group stage 21st of 24 3 0 1 2 2 7
Canada 2007 Group stage 24th of 24 3 0 0 3 0 6
Egypt 2009 Did not qualify
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Indonesia 2021 Cancelled
Argentina 2023 Did not qualify
Chile 2025
AzerbaijanUzbekistan 2027 To be determined
TotalQuarter-finals8/252745181650
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CONCACAF U-20 Championship

More information CONCACAF U-20 Championship record, Year ...
CONCACAF U-20 Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Panama 1962 Did not enter
Guatemala 1964
Cuba 1970
Mexico 1973 Fourth place 4th of 6 4 0 1 3 2 6
Canada 1974 Quarter-finals 4th of 12 4 3 1 0 13 4
Puerto Rico 1976 Second round 5th of 15 6 2 1 3 14 13
Honduras 1978 Runner-up 2nd of 13 7 3 1 3 16 4
United States 1980 Semi-finals 4th of 18 5 2 3 0 6 2
Guatemala 1982 Second round 5th of 12 5 2 1 2 10 8
Trinidad and Tobago 1984 Runner-up 2nd of 16 8 4 3 1 13 4
Trinidad and Tobago 1986 Champions 1st of 10 7 6 1 0 23 2
Guatemala 1988 Group stage 6th of 10 4 1 1 2 4 4
Guatemala 1990 Group stage 5th of 12 2 1 1 0 1 0
Canada 1992 Third place 3rd of 11 5 3 1 1 12 6
Honduras 1994 Third place 3rd of 12 6 3 0 3 18 10
Mexico 1996 Champions 1st of 12 5 4 1 0 10 2
GuatemalaTrinidad and Tobago 1998 Group stage 6th of 8 3 1 0 2 4 7
CanadaTrinidad and Tobago 2001 Group stage 3rd of 8 3 2 1 0 2 0
PanamaUnited States 2003 Group stage 2nd of 8 3 2 1 0 5 2
United StatesHonduras 2005 Group stage 2nd of 8 3 3 0 0 4 1
PanamaMexico 2007 Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 2009 Group stage 5th of 8 3 1 0 2 3 3
Guatemala 2011 Quarter-finals 7th of 12 3 1 0 2 2 7
Mexico 2013 Quarter-finals 6th of 12 3 1 0 2 8 7
Jamaica 2015 Group stage 9th of 12 5 1 0 4 8 11
Costa Rica 2017 Group stage 9th of 12 3 1 0 2 2 6
United States 2018 Group stage 5 3 0 2 10 6
Honduras 2020 Cancelled
Honduras 2022 Round of 16 11th of 20 4 1 2 1 7 4
Mexico 2024 Quarter-finals 6th of 12 4 2 1 1 6 5
Mexico 2026 Qualified
Total2 Titles25/29110532136203124
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Jeux de la Francophonie

More information Jeux de la Francophonie record, Year ...
Jeux de la Francophonie record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Morocco 1989 Gold medal 1st of 10 4 3 1 0 9 3
France 1994 Group stage 5th of 9 2 1 0 1 6 5
Madagascar 1997 Gold medal 1st of 10 5 2 2 1 3 2
Canada 2001 Quarter-finals 6th of 12 4 1 1 2 4 7
Niger 2005 Group stage 12th of 12 3 0 0 3 1 13
Lebanon 2009 Fourth place 4th of 9 4 1 1 2 4 9
France 2013 Group stage 10th of 14 3 1 0 2 3 7
Ivory Coast 2017 Group stage 7th of 16 3 2 0 1 3 4
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2023 Group stage Withdrew
Total2 Titles8/928115123350
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Head-to-head record

The following table shows Canada's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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Honours

See also

References

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