Sport | Soccer |
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Awarded for | Best male and female Canadian soccer player |
Country | Canada |
History | |
First award | 1993 |
First winner | Alex Bunbury |
Most wins | Christine Sinclair (14) |
Most recent | Stephen Eustáquio and Jessie Fleming |
The Canada Soccer Player of the Year award celebrates Canada's top male and female soccer players in recognition of their achievements with both the national teams and their respective clubs.[1] Since 2007, voting has been conducted by Canadian coaches and media. Christine Sinclair currently holds the record for most awards, having been named Player of the Year a total of 14 times, including 11 consecutive years between 2004 and 2014.
Player of the Year winners
[edit]Canadian Youth Player of the Year
[edit]Canadian Young Player of the Year
[edit]Beginning in 2018, the Canadian Soccer Association began awarding only one youth player of the year award for each gender to a U20 player. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was awarded to a U23 player instead. Until 2017, they had awarded two awards to each gender - one for a U17 and another for a U20 player.
Year | Male | Female | Ref. |
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2023 | Ismaël Koné (2) | Jade Rose (3) | [12] |
2022 | Ismaël Koné | Simi Awujo | [13] |
2021 | Theo Corbeanu | Jade Rose (2) | [14] |
2020 | Tajon Buchanan[a] | Jade Rose | [15] |
2019 | Jayden Nelson | Olivia Smith | [16] |
2018 | Derek Cornelius | Jordyn Huitema | [17] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Canada Soccer recognizes past players of the year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 6, 2012. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018.
- ^ "Stephen Eustáquio and Jessie Fleming named Canada Soccer's 2023 Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Alphonso Davies wins 2022 Canada Soccer Player of the Year award". Canadian Soccer Association. December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Jessie Fleming wins 2022 Canada Soccer Player of the Year award". Canadian Soccer Association. December 21, 2021.
- ^ "Alphonso Davies wins 2021 Canada Soccer Player of the Year award". Canadian Soccer Association. December 15, 2021.
- ^ "Jessie Fleming wins 2021 Canada Soccer Player of the Year award". Canadian Soccer Association. December 17, 2021.
- ^ "Alphonso Davies wins 2020 Canadian Player of the Year Award presented by Allstate". Canadian Soccer Association. December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Kadeisha Buchanan wins 2020 Canadian Player of the Year Award presented by Allstate". Canadian Soccer Association. December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Canada Soccer announces Jonathan David as 2019 Canadian Player of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 11, 2019. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "Canada Soccer announces Ashley Lawrence as 2019 Canadian Player of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 12, 2019. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Canadian Player of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association.
- ^ "Ismaël Koné and Jade Rose named Canada Soccer Young Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Simi Awujo and Ismaël Koné named Canada Soccer Young Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 20, 2022.
- ^ "Theo Corbeanu and Jade Rose named Canada Soccer Youth Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Tajon Buchanan and Jade Rose named Canadian Youth International Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Jayden Nelson and Olivia Smith named Canada Soccer's Youth International Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Cornelius, Huitema named 2018 Canadian Youth International Players of the Year". Canadian Premier League. December 10, 2018.
- ^ "Twardek & Fleming named Canadian U-20 Players of the Year for Canada Soccer". Canadian Soccer Association. December 11, 2017. Archived from the original on December 17, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Canadian U-20 Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Davies & Huitema named Canadian U-17 Players of the Year for Canada Soccer". Canadian Soccer Association. December 11, 2017. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no U20 male national team matches were played, so the award was given to a U23 player