Canada national futsal team

The Canadian national futsal team is a futsal team that represents Canada at international competitions. It is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association and affiliated with CONCACAF. Their first FIFA sanctioned international was played in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands at the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Cup against Argentina. The match resulted in a 3–1 loss. The team is coached by Kyt Selaidopoulos and their most recent tournament was the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.

Canada
Nickname(s)CanFutsal
AssociationCanadian Soccer Association
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachKyt Selaidopoulos[1]
Asst coachLorenzo Redwood
Mike Vitulano
FIFA codeCAN
FIFA ranking51 [2]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Argentina 3–1 Canada 
('s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands; January 6, 1989)[3]
Biggest win
 Japan 2–6 Canada 
(Leeuwarden, Netherlands; January 8, 1989)[4]  El Salvador 2–6 Canada 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; June 29, 2012)[5]
Biggest defeat
 Panama 7–1 Canada 
(Panama City, Panama; May 22, 2004)[6]
World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 1989)
Best result12th place (1989)
World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1985)
Best result11th place (1985)
North and Central American Futsal Championship
Appearances2 (First in 2012)
Best result6th place (2016, 2021)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances1 (First in 2008)
Best result16th place (2008)

Tournaments entered
Tournament Final placing
Spain 1985 FIFUSA Futsal World Cup 11th[7]
Australia 1988 FIFUSA Futsal World Cup 13th[8]
Netherlands 1989 FIFA Futsal World Cup 12th
Italy 1991 FIFUSA Futsal World Cup 18th[9]
Argentina 1994 FIFUSA Futsal World Cup 16th[10]
Paraguay 2003 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup 16th
United States Futsal Goal Cup 2003 3rd[11]
Panama 2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship Qualifying Playoff Lost[12][note 1]
Argentina 2007 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup 12th
Brazil 2008 Grand Prix de Futsal 16th
Colombia 2011 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup 14th
Guatemala 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship Qualifying Playoff Won[13][note 2]
Guatemala 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship 7th
Costa Rica 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship North American Zone Qualification Won[note 3]
Costa Rica 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship 6th
Costa Rica 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship 6th

Current squad

The following 20 players have been called up for a camp in Montréal, Quebec from November 30 to December 5, 2022.[14]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Alexandre Cameron (1998-10-30) October 30, 1998 0 0 Canada Cinque Stelle FC
1GK Callum Weir (2003-10-21) October 21, 2003 0 0 Canada Yukon Selects S.C.
2DF Daniel Chamale (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 20 2 United States Milwaukee Wave
2DF Jason Alvarado (1999-11-22) November 22, 1999 0 0 Canada Toronto Idolo Futsal
2DF Nathan Goulet (2001-08-09) August 9, 2001 0 0 Canada Wolves Futsal Club
2DF Obeng Tabi (2000-10-28) October 28, 2000 0 0 Canada HFX Wanderers FC
3MF Sebastian Castello (2003-10-08) October 8, 2003 0 0 Canada Forge FC
3MF Baldwin Cerros (1999-12-15) December 15, 1999 0 0 Canada Toronto Idolo Futsal
3MF Montacer El Harchali (2001-02-03) February 3, 2001 0 0 Canada Wolves Futsal Club
3MF Noah Jensen (1999-07-20) July 20, 1999 0 0 Canada Forge FC
3MF Aylan Khenoussi (2001-12-14) December 14, 2001 0 0 Canada Sporting Montréal FC
3MF Ameer Kinani (2001-04-20) April 20, 2001 0 0 Canada ProStars FC
3MF Loïc Kwemi (1997-03-02) March 2, 1997 0 0 Canada CS Saint-Laurent
3MF Safwane Mlah (2001-12-08) December 8, 2001 2 1 Canada Sporting Montréal FC
3MF Niko Myroniuk (2005-07-21) July 21, 2005 0 0 Canada Cavalry FC
3MF Luis Rocha (1995-07-04) July 4, 1995 3 0 Canada Toronto Idolo Futsal
3MF Yassine Saad (2001-06-11) June 11, 2001 0 0 Canada Wolves Futsal Club
3MF Yann Toualy (2000-06-01) June 1, 2000 0 0 Canada Sporting Montréal FC
4FW Ansoumane Camara (2002-11-13) November 13, 2002 0 0 Canada Wolves Futsal Club
4FW Franz Mella (2003-12-11) December 11, 2003 0 0 Canada Futsal Club Toronto

See also

Notes
  1. This tournament was a two game aggregate score playoff to determine a qualifier for the 2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
  2. This tournament was a two game, aggregate score playoff to determine the qualifier for the fourth spot in Group A at the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
  3. This tournament was a two game, aggregate score playoff to determine the second qualifier from the North American Zone for the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.

References
  1. "Futsal National Team". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. "ranking | Futsal World Ranking". futsalworldranking.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  3. "1989-01-06 - Canada vs Argentina | Canadian Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  4. "1989-01-08 - Canada vs Japan | Canadian Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  5. "2012-06-29 - Canada vs El Salvador | Canadian Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  6. "2004-05-22 - Canada vs Panama | Canadian Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  7. "FIFUSA World Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  8. "FIFUSA World Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  9. "FIFUSA World Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  10. "FIFUSA World Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  11. Administrator. "Futsal Goal Cup 2003". www.futsalcanada.ca. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  12. "CONCACAF 2004 Futsal Tournament Recap" (PDF). concacaf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  13. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  14. "CANADA SOCCER HOSTS FUTSAL NATIONAL TEAM CAMP IN MONTRÉAL". December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.


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