2022 CPL–U Sports Draft
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2022 CPL–U Sports Draft | |||||
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Sport | Soccer | ||||
Date | January 20, 2022 | ||||
League | Canadian Premier League | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
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The 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft was the fourth annual CPL–U Sports Draft. Eight Canadian Premier League (CPL) teams selected 16 eligible U Sports soccer players in total, when the draft was held on January 20, 2022.[1][2]
Contents
Format
Players can be selected if they have one to four years of U Sports eligibility remaining and have declared for the draft by December 1, 2021.[1] On January 13, 2022, the league announced the list of 165 players who would be eligible for selection.[3]
Each CPL team made two selections in the draft. The selection order is the reverse of the previous season's standings, including playoffs and final standings.[2]
Player selection
* | Denotes player who has signed a professional contract for the 2022 season |
^ | Denotes player who has signed a developmental contract for the 2022 season |
Round 1
Pick # | CPL team | Player | Position | Nationality | University | Last team/academy |
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1 | Atlético Ottawa | José Cunha^ | DF/LM | Portugal | Cape Breton | G.D. Estoril Praia B |
2 | FC Edmonton | Kairo Coore^ | FW | Canada | Cape Breton | |
3 | HFX Wanderers FC | Christopher Campoli | MF | Canada | Ontario Tech | Unionville Milliken SC (L1O) |
4 | Valour FC | Raine Lyn | MF | Canada | Cape Breton | |
5 | York United FC | Christian Rossi | MF | Canada | Trinity Western | |
6 | Cavalry FC | Caden Rogozinski | DF | Canada | Mount Royal | Calgary Foothills (USL2) |
7 | Forge FC | Guillaume Pianelli[lower-alpha 1] | DF | France | UQTR | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu (PLSQ) |
8 | Pacific FC | Luca Ricci | MF | Canada | Montréal | FC Lanaudière (PLSQ) |
Round 2
Pick # | CPL team | Player | Position | Nationality | University | Last team/academy |
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9 | Atlético Ottawa | Julien Bruce | FW | France | Montréal | FC Laval (PLSQ) |
10 | FC Edmonton | Quentin Paumier | FW | France | Montréal | FC Côte Bleue |
11 | HFX Wanderers FC | Colin Gander^ | DF | Canada | Guelph | Guelph United (L1O) |
12 | Valour FC | Jacob Carlos^ | MF | Canada | Ryerson | Toronto FC Academy |
13 | York United FC | Soji Olatoye | FW | Canada | York | Sigma FC (L1O) |
14 | Cavalry FC | Markus Kaiser^ | MF | Canada | UBC | Calgary Foothills (USL2) |
15 | Forge FC | Mohamed Alshakman | MF | Canada | McMaster | Sigma FC (L1O) |
16 | Pacific FC | Rees Goertzen | DF | Canada | Victoria | Victoria Highlanders |
Source: [6]
- ↑ Forge FC announced that Pianelli was added to their roster in February 2022 before the club's first match in the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.[4] However, he was ultimately not included in the club's roster for the 2022 Canadian Premier League season.[5]
Selection statistics
Draftees by nationality
Rank | Country | Selections |
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1 | Canada | 12 |
2 | France | 3 |
3 | Portugal | 1 |
Draftees by university
Rank | University | Selections |
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1 | Cape Breton University | 3 |
Université de Montréal | 3 | |
3 | 10 universities | 1 |
References
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