# Canada men's national under-23 soccer team

The Canada U-23 men's national soccer team (also known as Canada Olympic soccer team) represents Canada in international soccer at this age level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.
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.

### Coaching history

* Tony Fonseca (2009–2012)
* Benito Floro (2013–2015)
* John Herdman (2018)
* Mauro Biello (2022)

## Players
### Current squad

Players in bold have been capped with the senior team. ‡ – designated overage player.
The following 20 players were named to the squad for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship. 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 28) | 7 | 0 | Portland Timbers |
| 18 | 1GK | Matthew Nogueira | (1998-03-18) March 18, 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| 19 | 1GK | Sebastian Breza | (1998-03-15) March 15, 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | CF Montréal |
| 2 | 2DF | Zachary Brault-Guillard | (1998-12-30) December 30, 1998 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | FC Lugano |
| 3 | 2DF | Zorhan Bassong | (1999-05-07) May 7, 1999 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Sporting Kansas City |
| 4 | 2DF | Diyaeddine Abzi | (1998-11-23) November 23, 1998 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Unattached |
| 5 | 2DF | Derek Cornelius | (1997-11-25) November 25, 1997 (age 27) | 7 | 1 | Marseille |
| 13 | 2DF | Marcus Godinho | (1997-06-28) June 28, 1997 (age 27) | 4 | 0 | Korona Kielce |
| 16 | 2DF | Callum Montgomery | (1997-05-14) May 14, 1997 (age 27) | 2 | 0 | Cavalry FC |
| 6 | 3MF | Michael Baldisimo$^{NE}$ | (2000-04-13) April 13, 2000 (age 24) | 5 | 0 | The Town FC |
| 8 | 3MF | David Norman Jr. | (1998-05-31) May 31, 1998 (age 26) | 9 | 0 | Vancouver FC |
| 10 | 3MF | Aidan Daniels | (1998-09-06) September 6, 1998 (age 26) | 8 | 0 | Pacific FC |
| 14 | 3MF | Ryan Raposo | (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25) | 4 | 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| 17 | 3MF | Patrick Metcalfe | (1998-11-11) November 11, 1998 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | Fredrikstad |
| 20 | 3MF | Lucas Dias | (2003-01-18) January 18, 2003 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | 1º Dezembro |
| 7 | 4FW | Tajon Buchanan | (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 26) | 4 | 2 | Villareal |
| 9 | 4FW | Charles-Andreas Brym | (1998-08-08) August 8, 1998 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | Almere City |
| 11 | 4FW | Ballou Tabla | (1999-03-31) March 31, 1999 (age 25) | 4 | 0 | Atlético Ottawa |
| 12 | 4FW | Mohamed Farsi$^{NE}$ | (1999-12-16) December 16, 1999 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | Columbus Crew |
| 15 | 4FW | Theo Bair | (1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 (age 25) | 8 | 1 | Auxerre |
| 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 |||||||

### 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 27) | 0 | 0 | HFX Wanderers FC | 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying |
| FW | Kris Twardek | (1997-03-08) March 8, 1997 (age 27) | 4 | 0 | Valour FC | 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying |

### Previous squads
## Competitive record
### Summer Olympics

| Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | | Summer Olympics Qualification record | Summer Olympics Qualification record | Summer Olympics Qualification record | Summer Olympics Qualification record | Summer Olympics Qualification record | Summer Olympics Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1992 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | Played by U–20 team | Played by U–20 team | Played by U–20 team | Played by U–20 team | Played by U–20 team | Played by U–20 team |
| 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 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1999 | Fourth place | 4th of 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2007 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2011 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2015 | Group stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| Total | Fourth place | 2/7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 |

## Honours

* CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
** Runners-up: 1996