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{{Use Canadian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox national football team
| Name               = Canada U-23
| Badge              = Canadian Olympic Committee logo.svg
| FIFA Trigramme     = CAN
| Nickname           = {{unbulleted list|The Canucks|{{nobreak|''{{lang|fr|Les Rouges}}'' (The Reds)}}}}
| Association        = [[Canadian Soccer Association]]
| Confederation      = [[CONCACAF]] ([[North American Football Union|North America]])
| Coach              = [[Mauro Biello]]
| Captain            = 
| Most caps          = 
| Top scorer         = [[Rob Friend]] (12)
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| First game         = ''Unofficial''<br />{{fb|San Marino|1862}} 0–1 {{fbu-rt|23|CAN}}<br />([[Serravalle (San Marino)|Serravalle]], [[San Marino]]; 28 March 1986)<br />''Official''<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} '''Canada''' 3–0 [[Trinidad and Tobago national under-23 football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] {{flagicon|TRI}}<br>([[Burnaby]], Canada; May 5, 1991)
| Largest win        = {{flagicon|CAN}} '''Canada''' 14–0 [[US Virgin Islands national under-23 soccer team|U.S. Virgin Islands]] {{flagicon|VIR}}<br>([[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]], Canada; September 10, 2003)
| Largest loss       = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia men's national under-23 soccer team|Australia]] 5–0 '''Canada''' {{flagicon|CAN}}<br>([[Sydney]], Australia; June 2, 1996)
|2ndRegional cup apps=2|2ndRegional name=[[Football at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]|2ndRegional cup first=[[Football at the 1999 Pan American Games|1999]]|2ndRegional cup best=Fourth place ([[Football at the 1999 Pan American Games|1999]])}}

The '''Canada U-23 men's national soccer team''' (also known as '''Canada Olympic soccer team''') represents [[Canada]] in international [[Association football|soccer]] at this age level. They are overseen by the [[Canadian Soccer Association]], the governing body for [[soccer in Canada]].<ref name="National Post article">{{cite web |url=http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/03/28/canada-will-face-mexico-for-olympic-soccer-berth/ |author=''[[National Post]]'' |title=Canada will face Mexico for Olympic soccer berth |access-date=March 29, 2012 |date=March 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129152149/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/03/28/canada-will-face-mexico-for-olympic-soccer-berth/ |archive-date=January 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Unlike [[UEFA]] member associations that use '''U-21''' regional competitions as [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic]] qualifying, as a member of [[CONCACAF]], Canada's '''U-23''' team competes in regional qualifying in the same year as the [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]], and its call-ups are traditionally only limited to players under 23 years of age.

==History==

===2008 qualifying===
Known for his vocal antics on the touchline, [[Nick Dasovic]] led Canada through [[2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament|Olympic qualifying]] in 2008, drawing [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] 1–1 and helping to eliminate the heavily favoured Mexican side in the process. After a highly promising 5–0 win over [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]] on a night when Mexico had to better that result against [[Haiti]] but could only win 5–1, Canada fell to the [[United States men's national under-23 soccer team|United States]] 3–0 in the semifinal, losing out on a spot in [[Beijing]] at the [[summer Olympics|Olympics]] that summer. Canada recovered to defeat [[Guatemala]] in the third-place playoff, a rematch of their first-round game, winning on penalties (5–3) after a scoreless draw through 120 minutes.

===2012 qualifying===
[[Tony Fonseca]] led Canada to an [[2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|opening game]] 0–0 draw against [[El Salvador national under-23 football team|El Salvador]]. Following this, Canada stunned the [[United States men's national under-23 soccer team|United States]] 2–0, contributing to their surprising early elimination on home soil. Canada disappointed in their final group stage game with a 1–1 tie versus [[Cuba national under-23 football team|Cuba]], setting up a more difficult semi-final for them against [[Mexico national under-23 football team|Mexico]], which they would lose 3–1.

===2016 qualifying===
It was announced in August 2015 that Canada head coach [[Benito Floro]] would be in charge of the Olympic team. The final squad for qualification was announced on September 18, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-m23-picks-players-for-concacaf-olympic-qualifiers-p158531|title=Canada M23 picks players for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers|date=September 18, 2015|access-date=September 18, 2015|archive-date=September 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921011351/http://canadasoccer.com/canada-m23-picks-players-for-concacaf-olympic-qualifiers-p158531|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Coaching history===

{{Div col|colwidth=21em}}
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[António Fonseca|Tony Fonseca]] (2009–2012)
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Benito Floro]] (2013–2015)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[John Herdman]] (2018)
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Mauro Biello]] (2022)
{{div col end}}

==Results & fixtures==
===2021===
{{Football box collapsible |format=1
| date         = March 19
| time         = 13:30
| round        = [[2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship|2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying]]
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|23|CAN}}
| team2        = {{fbu|23|SLV}}
| score        = 2–0
| goals1       = [[Tajon Buchanan|Buchanan]] {{goal|17||21}}
| goals2       = 
| stadium      = [[Estadio Jalisco]]
| location     = [[Guadalajara]], Mexico
| attendance   = 
| referee      = [[Fernando Guerrero (referee)|Fernando Guerrero]] ([[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]])
| report       = https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-men/game-detail/515851
| result       = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible |format=1
| date         = March 22
| time         = 16:00
| round        = 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|23|HAI}}
| team2        = {{fbu|23|CAN}}
| score        = 0–0
| goals1       = 
| goals2       = 
| stadium      = [[Estadio Akron]]
| location     = [[Zapopan]], Mexico
| attendance   = 
| referee      = [[Juan Gabriel Calderón]] ([[Costa Rican Football Federation|Costa Rica]])
| report       = https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-men/game-detail/515855
| result       = T
}}
{{Football box collapsible |format=1
| date         = March 25
| time         = 19:30
| round        = 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|23|HON}}
| team2        = {{fbu|23|CAN}}
| score        = 1–1
| goals1       = [[Denil Maldonado|Maldonado]] {{goal|30|}}
| goals2       = [[Derek Cornelius|Cornelius]] {{goal|28|}}
| stadium      = [[Estadio Jalisco]]
| location     = [[Guadalajara]], Mexico
| attendance   = [[César Arturo Ramos|César Ramos]] ([[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]])
| referee      = 
| report       = https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-men/game-detail/515860
| result       = T
}}
{{Football box collapsible |format=1
| date         = March 28
| time         = 21:00
| round        = 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|23|MEX}}
| team2        = {{fbu|23|CAN}}
| score        = 2–0
| goals1       = [[Uriel Antuna|Antuna]] {{goal|58|}}<br> [[Johan Vásquez (footballer, born 1998)|Vásquez]] {{goal|65|}}
| goals2       = 
| stadium      = [[Estadio Jalisco]]
| location     = [[Guadalajara]], Mexico
| attendance   = 
| referee      = [[Juan Gabriel Calderón]]
| report       = https://www.concacaf.com/en/men-s-olympic-qualifying/game-details?matchid=515862
| result       = L
}}

===2025===
{{football box collapsible
| format     = 1
| date       = March 18
| time       = 
| round      = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
| team1      = {{fbu-rt|23|KOR}}
| score      = 
| team2      = {{fbu|23|CAN}}
| goals1     = 
| goals2     = 
| stadium    = [[Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium]]
| location   = [[Ulsan]], South Korea
| attendance = 
| referee    = 
| report     = 
| result     = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
| format     = 1
| date       = March 23
| time       = 
| round      = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
| team1      = {{fbu-rt|23|INA}}
| score      = 
| team2      = {{fbu|23|CAN}}
| goals1     = 
| goals2     = 
| stadium    = [[Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium]]
| location   = [[Bali]], Indonesia 
| attendance = 
| referee    = 
| report     = 
| result     = 
}}

==Players==
===Current squad===
Players in '''bold''' have been capped with the [[Canada men's national soccer team|senior team]].<br>
{{double dagger}} – designated [[List of overage players in Olympic football|overage player]].

The following 20 players were named to the squad for the [[2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada Soccer announces squad for Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-announces-squad-for-concacaf-mens-olympic-qualifying/ |publisher=Canada Soccer |access-date=10 March 2021 |date=10 March 2021}}</ref> ''Caps and goals as of March 28, 2021, after the game against {{fb|MEX}}.''

{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1 |pos=GK|name=[[James Pantemis]] {{double dagger}}|age={{birth date and age|1997|2|21}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Portland Timbers]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=GK|name=[[Matthew Nogueira]]|age={{birth date and age|1998|3|18}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Unattached]]|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=GK|name=[[Sebastian Breza]]|age={{birth date and age|1998|3|15}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[CF Montréal]]|clubnat=CAN}}

{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2 |pos=DF|name='''[[Zachary Brault-Guillard]]'''|age={{birth date and age|1998|12|30}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[FC Lugano]]|clubnat=SWI}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3 |pos=DF|name='''[[Zorhan Bassong]]'''|age={{birth date and age|1999|5|7}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Sporting Kansas City]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4 |pos=DF|name=[[Diyaeddine Abzi]]|age={{birth date and age|1998|11|23}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[CD Leganes|Leganés]]|clubnat=SPA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5 |pos=DF|name='''[[Derek Cornelius]]'''|age={{birth date and age|1997|11|25}}|caps=7|goals=1|club=[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name='''[[Marcus Godinho]]'''|age={{birth date and age|1997|6|28}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Korona Kielce]]|clubnat=POL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=[[Callum Montgomery]]|age={{birth date and age|1997|5|14}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Cavalry FC]]|clubnat=CAN}}

{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6 |pos=MF|name=[[Michael Baldisimo]]<sup>NE</sup>|age={{birth date and age|2000|4|13}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[The Town FC]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8 |pos=MF|name=[[David Norman Jr.]]|age={{birth date and age|1998|5|31}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Vancouver FC]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Aidan Daniels]]|age={{birth date and age|1998|9|6}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Pacific FC]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Ryan Raposo]]|age={{birth date and age|1999|3|5}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Patrick Metcalfe]]|age={{birth date and age|1998|11|11}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]|clubnat=NOR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=[[Lucas Dias (soccer, born 2003)|Lucas Dias]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|1|18}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[S.U. 1º Dezembro|1º Dezembro]]|clubnat=POR}}

{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7 |pos=FW|name='''[[Tajon Buchanan]]'''|age={{birth date and age|1999|2|8}}|caps=4|goals=2|club=[[Inter Milan]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9 |pos=FW|name='''[[Charles-Andreas Brym]]'''|age={{birth date and age|1998|8|8}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Sparta Rotterdam]]|clubnat=NED}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name='''[[Ballou Tabla]]'''|age={{birth date and age|1999|3|31}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Atlético Ottawa]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=FW|name=[[Mohamed Farsi]]<sup>NE</sup>|age={{birth date and age|1999|12|16}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Columbus Crew]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=FW|name='''[[Theo Bair]]'''|age={{birth date and age|1999|8|27}}|caps=8|goals=1|club=[[Auxerre]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs break}}
* {{small|INJ}} = Withdrew due to injury
* {{small|NE}} = No longer eligible. Switched allegiance to another nation.
* {{small|PRE}} = Preliminary squad
* {{small|RET}} = Retired from the national team
* {{small|WD}} = Withdrew for non-injury reason
{{nat fs end}}

===Recent call-ups===

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and are still eligible at U23 level.
{{nat fs r start}}
{{nat fs r player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Thomas Meilleur-Giguère]]|age={{birth date and age|1997|11|13}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[HFX Wanderers FC]]|clubnat=CAN|latest=[[2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship|2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying]]}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no=12|pos=FW|name='''[[Kris Twardek]]'''|age={{birth date and age|1997|3|8}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Atletico Ottawa]]|clubnat=CAN|latest=[[2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship|2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying]]}}
{{nat fs end}}

===Previous squads===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
* [[1996 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament squads#Canada|1996 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship squad]]
* [[2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament squads#Canada|2000 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship squad]]
* [[2004 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament squads#Canada|2004 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship squad]]
* [[2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying squads#Canada|2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship squad]]
* [[2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship squads#Canada|2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship squad]]
* [[2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship squads#Canada|2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship squad]]
* [[2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship squads#Canada|2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship squad]]
{{col-2}}
;Pan American Games
* [[Football at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's team squads#Canada|2015 Pan American Games squad]]
{{col-end}}

==Competitive record==
===Summer Olympics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan="9" |[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics record]]
! style="width:1px;" rowspan="12"|
!colspan="6" |Summer Olympics<br>Qualification record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]]
|rowspan="9" colspan="9"|''did not qualify''
|10
|4
|2
|4
|18
|16
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1996]]
|7
|2
|3
|2
|9
|10
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000]]
|5
|2
|2
|1
|3
|2
|-
|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004]]
|3
|0
|0
|3
|1
|5
|-
|{{flagicon|PRC}} [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2008]]
|5
|1
|2
|2
|7
|6
|-
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012]]
|4
|1
|2
|1
|4
|4
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2016]]
|5
|1
|1
|3
|6
|10
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020]]
|4
|1
|2
|1
|3
|3
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2024]]
|colspan=6| Played by [[Canada men's national under-20 soccer team|U–20 team]]
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''–'''
|'''0/9'''
|'''–'''
|'''–'''
|'''–'''
|'''–'''
|'''–'''
|'''–'''
|'''43'''
|'''12'''
|'''14'''
|'''17'''
|'''51'''
|'''56'''
|}

===Pan American Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=10|[[Football at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games record]]
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Football at the 1995 Pan American Games|1995]]
|colspan=9|''did not participate''
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Football at the 1999 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|1999]]
|'''Fourth place'''
|'''4th of 10'''
|'''6'''
|'''2'''
|'''2'''
|'''2'''
|'''6'''
|'''6'''
|-
|{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Football at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|2003]]
|colspan=9 rowspan="3"|''did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Football at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|2007]]
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Football at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|2011]]
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Football at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|2015]]
|Group stage
|7th of 8
|3
|0
|1
|2
|1
|6
|-
|{{flagicon|PER|football}} [[Football at the 2019 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|2019]]
|colspan=9|''did not participate''
|-
|'''Total''' || '''Fourth place''' || '''2/7''' || '''9''' || '''2''' || '''3''' || '''4''' || '''7''' || '''12'''
|}

==Honours==
* '''[[CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship|CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament]]'''
** Runners-up: [[1996 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament|1996]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports|Canada}}
* [[Canada men's national soccer team]]
* [[Canada men's national under-20 soccer team]]
* [[Canada men's national under-17 soccer team]]
* [[Canada national futsal team|Canada men's national futsal team]]
* [[Soccer in Canada]]

==References==
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{{Canada men's national soccer team}}
{{Soccer in Canada}}
{{National sports teams of Canada}}

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