Nominees announced for 2013 Canada Soccer player awards

2 December 2013

The Canadian Soccer Association has announced the list of nominees for its 2013 Canada Soccer player awards. Canadian media and coaches will be asked to select two players - one male and one female – for the Canadian Soccer Association’s top prize, the BMO Canadian Players of the Year award. The award will celebrate Canada’s top-two soccer players in recognition of their 2013 achievements with both the national team and their respective club teams.

Voting for the 2013 BMO Canadian Players of the Year will be split evenly by Canadian media and Canadian coaches from across the country.

Along with the Canadian Players of the Year award, there are two additional awards that celebrate the top young prospects in Canadian soccer. Coaches from across the country will select four young stars from Canada’s World Cup squads – two Canadian U-20 Players of the Year and two Canadian U-17 Players of the Year.

The Canadian U-20 Players of the Year award is open to players eligible for the recent or upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup events. The male U-20 nominees are born 1993 or later while the female U-20 nominees are born 1994 or later.

The Canadian U-17 Players of the Year award is open to players eligible for the recent or upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup events. The male U-17 nominees are born 1996 or later while the female U-17 nominees are born 1997 or later.

Voting for the Canadian U-20 Players of the Year and Canadian U-17 Players of the Year awards will be split evenly by Canadian national staff coaches and all other Canadian coaches.

Voting will begin immediately and will conclude on Saturday 7 December 2013. Voters will be asked to select three players (first place, second place and third place) in each category. All six winners will be announced during the week of 9-13 December 2013.

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The 2013 Canada Soccer player award nominees / les nominations Canada Soccer 2013

BMO Canadian Players of the Year / Joueurs canadiens de l’année BMO
>>Voting by Canadian media and Canadian coaches / Élus par les médias
>>canadiens et les entraîneurs canadiens The award will celebrate Canada’s top-two soccer players in recognition of their 2013 achievements with both the national team and their respective club teams. / Ce prix récompense les deux meilleurs joueurs canadiens pour leurs performances exceptionnelles respectives en 2013, tant au sein de l’équipe nationale qu’auprès de leurs clubs respectifs.

Canada #canMNT
- Patrice Bernier | CAN / Impact Montréal | Brossard, QC
- Julian de Guzman | GRE / Xanthi | Scarborough, ON
- Marcus Haber | ENG / Notts County | Vancouver, BC
- Atiba Hutchinson | TUR / Beşiktaş JK | Brampton, ON
- Will Johnson | USA / Portland Timbers | Toronto, ON
- Nik Ledgerwood | SWE / Hammarby Fotboll | Lethbridge, AB
- Jonathan Osorio | CAN / Toronto FC | Brampton, ON
- Tosaint Ricketts | TUR / Bucaspor Kulübü | Edmonton, AB
- Russell Teibert | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Niagara Falls, ON
- other selection/ autre

Canada #canWNT
- Kadeisha Buchanan | USA / West Virginia University | Mississauga, ON
- Karina LeBlanc | USA / Portland Thorns | Maple Ridge, BC
- Adriana Leon | USA / Chicago Red Stars | Maple, ON
- Diana Matheson | USA / Washington Spirit | Oakville, ON
- Erin McLeod | USA / Chicago Red Stars | Edmonton, AB & Calgary, AB
- Sophie Schmidt | USA / Sky Blue FC | Abbotsford, BC
- Desiree Scott | USA / FC Kansas City | Winnipeg, MB
- Lauren Sesselmann | USA / FC Kansas City | Stephenville, NL
- Christine Sinclair | USA / Portland Thorns FC | Burnaby, BC
- other selection/ autre

Canadian U-20 Players of the Year / Joueurs U20 canadiens de l’année
>>Voting by Canadian coaches / Élus par les entraîneurs canadiens

Canada #canm20 (born 1993 or later /nés en 1993 ou après)
- Samuel Adekugbe | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Calgary, AB
- Keven Aleman | ESP / Real Valladolid | Brampton, ON
- Dylan Carreiro | ENG / Queens Park Rangers | Winnipeg, MB
- Caleb Clarke | GER / FC Augsburg II (on loan from CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC) | Richmond, BC
- Doneil Henry | CAN / Toronto FC | Brampton, ON
- Michael Petrasso | ENG / Queens Park Rangers | Woodbridge, ON
- Samuel Piette | GER / Fortuna Düsseldorf | Le Gardeur, QC
- other selection/ autre

Canada #canw20 (born 1994 or later / nées en 1994 ou après)
- Kadeisha Buchanan | USA / West Virginia University | Mississauga, ON
- Ashley Lawrence | USA / West Virginia University | Caledon East, ON
- Kinley McNicoll | USA / University of Wisconsin | Oakville, ON
- Nichelle Prince | USA / Ohio State University | Ajax, ON
- Rebecca Quinn | USA / Duke University | Toronto, ON
- Kailen Sheridan | USA / Clemson University | Whitby, ON
- other selection/ autre

Canadian U-17 Players of the Year / Joueurs U17 canadiens de l’année
>>Voting by Canadian coaches / Élus par les entraîneurs canadiens

Canada #canm17 (born 1996 or later / nés en 1996 ou après)
- Hanson Boakai | CAN / FC Edmonton | Edmonton, AB
- Marco Bustos | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency | Winnipeg, MB
- Marco Carducci | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency | Calgary, AB
- Alex Comsia | North Vancouver, BC
- Marco-Leonel Dominguez | CAN / Académie Impact Montréal | Montréal, QC
- Jordan Hamilton | CAN / Toronto FC Academy | Scarborough, ON
- Jordan Haynes | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency | Peterborough, ON
- other selection / autre

Canada #canw17 (born 1995 or later / nées en 1995 ou après)
- Jessie Fleming | CAN / London NorWest SC | London, ON
- Rachel Jones | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | North Vancouver, BC
- Sarah Kinzner | CAN / Calgary Foothills | Calgary, AB
- Marie-Mychèle Métivier | CAN / Armada Chaudière-Est | Lévis, QC
- Bianca St-Georges | CAN / Laser de Joliette | St-Charles-Borommée, QC
- Sura Yekka | CAN / Brams United SC | Mississauga, ON
- other selection / autres

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