VANCOUVER, BC – Four Vancouver Whitecaps FC BMO Academy players have been called up to Canada's U-17 men's national team squad for an upcoming training camp in Spain from August 30 to September 10. Canada will play Morocco on September 4, Uzbekistan on September 6, and England on September 9.
Included are defender Sahil Deo, midfielders Antoine Nehme and Yuma Tsuji, and forward Johnny Selemani.
This will be an important step in preparation for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™, where CANM17 has been drawn into Group K alongside France, Chile, and Uganda. The tournament is set to take place from November 3-27 in Doha.
Canada qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™ after dominating the group stage of the Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers, winning all four matches, outscoring opponents by 26 goals and not conceding a single goal from open play. CANM17 recently took part in the U-17 Football Challenge in Albir, Spain where they defeated USA and lost to Japan and Morocco.
“This camp in Spain is another key step in our preparation for the World Cup in November. Facing three high-quality opponents will test us and allow us to build on the progress we’ve made this year. We know this group can compete against top-tier opponents, and now the challenge is to show consistency in our performances. This team has tremendous potential, and we’re confident they’ll raise the bar even higher.”
– Mike Vitulano, men’s U-17 national team head coach and men’s regional excel director
CANADA’S MEN'S U-17 SQUAD
Aiyenero, Marius – LAFC
Ali Gayapersad, Andre – CF Damm
Beimers, Milo – Glentoran FC
Bossenberry, Antone – Toronto FC
Cernic, Sasha – UC Sampdoria
Chukwu, Richard – Toronto FC
Daniels, William – Leicester City FC
Deo, Sahil – Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Evans, Aidan – Fulham FC
Fortier, Timothy – Toronto FC
Gormley, Sean – Inter Miami CF
Graham-Roache, Owen – CF Montréal
Jimoh, Shola – York United
Judelson, Dylan – Orlando City SC
Kapor, Stefan – Toronto FC
Khan, Kevin – Feyenoord
Kozlovskiy, Sergei – Atlético Ottawa
Nehme, Antoine – Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Nteziryayo, Josh-Duc – CF Montréal
Parker, Van – Real Salt Lake
Ransom, Jonathan – Atlanta United
Selemani, Johnny – Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Tsuji, Yuma – Vancouver Whitecaps FC
