U20 World Cup: Canada names roster
Dale Mitchell has named the squad he will be taking into the U-20 World Cup in 9 days.
Not a heck of a lot of surprises with Mitchell building the team around a core of returning players from the previous FIFA U-20 World Cup: Andrea Lombardo, Asmir Begovic, David Edgar, Jaime Peters, Jonathan Beaulieu-Bourgault and Will Johnson. What is a bit surprising as you look through the list is how many pros there are in the squad. The Bundesliga, English Premier, English Championship, Scottish Premier, Eredivisie and MLS all have healthy representation in our junior squad, which is nothing but good for Canada’s football future.
Here’s the full 21 players squad:
1. Asmir Begovic/ GK / Edmonton, AB / Portsmouth FC (England)
2. Nana Attakora-Gyan/ D / Orangeville, ON / Toronto FC
3. Kent O’Connor/D / North Vancouver, BC / 1860 Munich (Germany)
4. David Edgar/D / Kitchener, ON / Newcastle United FC (England)
5. Marcus Haber/D/ Vancouver, BC / FC Groningen (Netherlands)
6. Jonathan Beaulieu-Bourgault/ M / Montreal, QC / St. Pauli FC (Germany)
7. Jaime Peters/ M / Pickering, ON / Ipswich Town FC (England)
8. Keegan Ayre/ M / Coquitlam, BC / Hibernian FC (Scotland)
9. Andrea Lombardo/ F / Toronto, ON / Toronto FC
10. Will Johnson/ M / Toronto, ON / Heerenveen (Netherlands)
11. Simeon Jackson/ M/ Mississauga, ON/ Rushden and Diamonds (England)
12. Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis/ D / Montreal, QC / Strasbourg (France)
13. Stephen Lumley/ D / Mississauga, ON / Toronto FC
14. Tosaint Ricketts/ F / Edmonton, AB / U. of Wisconsin – Green Bay (USA)
15. Cristian Nunez/ M / Montreal, QC / Toronto FC
16. Alex Elliott/ F / Vancouver, BC / University of Portland (USA)
17. Gabe Gala/ D/M / Brampton, ON / Toronto FC
18. Kennedy Owusu-Ansah/ D / Toronto, ON / Hertha Berlin (Germany)
19. Michael D’Agostino / D/M / Langley, BC / University of Kentucky (USA)
20. David Monsalve/ G / Brampton, ON / Unattached
21. Zach Kalthoff/ G / Calgary, AB / Unattached
