The Canada Soccer Player of the Year award celebrates Canada's top male and female
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
players in recognition of their achievements with both the national teams and their respective clubs.
Since 2007, voting has been conducted by Canadian coaches and media.
Christine Sinclair
Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward and captains both National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Portland Thorns FC and the Canadian national team. An Olympic go ...
currently holds the record for most awards, having been named Player of the Year a total of 14 times, including 11 consecutive years between 2004 and 2014.
Player of the Year Winners
Canadian Youth Player of the Year
Canadian Young Player of the Year
Beginning in 2018, the Canadian Soccer Association began awarding only one youth player of the year award for each gender to a U20 player. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was awarded to a U23 player instead. Until 2017, they had awarded two awards to each gender - one for a U17 and another for a U20 player.
U20 Player of the Year
U17 Player of the Year
References
Notes
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Canadian soccer trophies and awards