Canada Soccer names roster for Women’s U-20 Championship in Trinidad-Tobago

Maya Antoine 0f Vaughan, Ontario, one of the Canadian players in the CONCACAFE U-20 Women’s Championship.

Canada Soccer has named the 20 players who will represent Canada at the CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championship in Trinidad and Tobago, which serves as the qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup France 2018 to be held later in the year.

The tournament running from  January 17 to  January 28 will see Canada, drawn into Group A, play Costa Rica, Haiti and hosts Trinidad & Tobago.

“Our main objective will be to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup to ensure this group will again experience major tournaments,” said Bev Priestman, Canada Soccer Women’s U-20 Head Coach and Women’s National EXCEL Director U15-U23.

Canada’s roster includes seven players who have made Canada Soccer Women’s National Team appearances, but critically it includes many players who have come up through Canada Soccer’s EXCEL system and some who have relocated to Regional EXCEL Centres where they play day-in and day-out with their national team-mates.

Canada Soccer Roster: CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship Trinidad & Tobago 2018 (Alphabetical with Year of Birth, Club and Hometown)

  1. Teni Akindoju, 2001, Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX / Soccer Nova Scotia REX Program / Dunbrack Soccer Club, Halifax, NS
  2. Maya Antoine, 2001, Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX / Vaughan Soccer Club (League1 Ontario), Vaughan, ON
  3. Tanya Boychuk, 2000, Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer Rex, Burnaby, BC / FC Edmonton Girls REX, Edmonton, AB
  4. Gabrielle Carle, 1998, Florida State University (NCAA), Lévis, QC
  5. Ashley Cathro, 2000, Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX, Victoria, BC
  6. Malikae Dayes, 1999, University of Maryland, Brampton, ON
  7. Jessica De Filippo, 2001, Quebec REX / Lakeshore SC, Saint-Lazare, QC
  8. Shana Flynn, 2000, Unionville-Milliken SC (League1 Ontario), Brampton, ON
  9. Rylee Foster, 1998, West Virginia University (NCAA), Cambridge, ON (GK)
  • Julia Grosso, 2000, Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX, Vancouver, BC
  • Jordyn Huitema, 2001, Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX, Chilliwack, BC
  • Nadège L’Espérance, 1999, University of Louisville (NCAA), Candiac, QC
  • Jessica Lisi, 1998, University of Memphis (NCAA), Woodbridge, ON
  • Lysianne Proulx, 1999, Syracuse University (NCAA), Boucherville, QC (GK)
  • Emma Regan, 2000, Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX, Burnaby, BC
  • Jayde Riviere, 2001, Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX / Markham Soccer Club, Pickering, ON
  • Caitlin Shaw, 2001, Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX, Coquitlam, BC
  • Sarah Stratigakis, 1999, University of Michigan (NCAA), Woodbridge, ON
  • Hannah Taylor, 1999, University of Oregon (NCAA), Edmonds, WA
  • Ariel Young, 2001, Ottawa Fury, Ottawa, ON

 

CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship Trinidad & Tobago 2018 – Canada’s Match Schedule (all times local to Trinidad and Tobago in AST).

 

  • Group Stage
    • Thursday, January 18, 2018, 16:00 Costa Rica v Canada
    • Saturday, January 20, 2018,18:30 Canada v Trinidad & Tobago
    • Monday, January 22, 2018, 16:00 Haiti v Canada
  • Friday, January 26, 2018 – Semi-finals
    • 16:00 1B v 2A
    • 18:30 1A v 2B
  • Sunday, January 28, 2018 – 3rd Place Match and Final
    • 16:00 L13 v L14
    • 18:30 W13 v W14