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01
AD
Alphonso Davies 58 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Canada) · Vancouver Whitecaps, FC Bayern MunichSixty-eight seconds into Canada's game against Croatia on 27 November 2022, he rose to Tajon Buchanan's cross and headed in the first goal his country had ever scored at a men's World Cup.
LB2017–
02
Atiba Hutchinson 105 caps (Canada) · F.C. Copenhagen, PSV EindhovenIn the 71st minute against Morocco on 1 December 2022, Hutchinson, at 39 the oldest outfield player in Qatar, met a corner and saw his header come off the crossbar and drop just short of the line.
CDM2003–2023
Atiba Hutchinson 105 caps (Canada) · F.C. Copenhagen, PSV EindhovenIn the 71st minute against Morocco on 1 December 2022, Hutchinson, at 39 the oldest outfield player in Qatar, met a corner and saw his header come off the crossbar and drop just short of the line.
CDM2003–2023
03
Jonathan David 82 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Canada) · 42 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · KAA Gent, Lille OSCVancouver's BC Place watched him score three times on 18 June 2026 as Canada beat Qatar 6-0, the first World Cup hat-trick by a North American in 96 years.
ST2018–
Jonathan David 82 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Canada) · 42 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · KAA Gent, Lille OSCVancouver's BC Place watched him score three times on 18 June 2026 as Canada beat Qatar 6-0, the first World Cup hat-trick by a North American in 96 years.
ST2018–
04
Dwayne De Rosario 81 caps (Canada) · 22 goals · San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo
CAM1998–2015
Dwayne De Rosario 81 caps (Canada) · 22 goals · San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo
CAM1998–2015
05
CF
Craig Forrest 56 caps (Canada) · Ipswich Town, Colchester UnitedCanada reached the 2000 Gold Cup knockouts on a coin toss, then Forrest pushed away a first-half penalty in the 1-0 semi-final against Trinidad and Tobago and kept a clean sheet three days later as Colombia were beaten 2-0 in the Los Angeles Coliseum final.
GK1988–2002
06
SE
Stephen Eustáquio 56 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Canada) · 4 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · S.C.U. Torreense
CM2019–
07
Julian de Guzman 89 caps (Canada) · Hannover 96, Deportivo de A CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña's supporters voted him their player of the season in 2007/08, the year the club climbed from relegation trouble into the UEFA Cup, after a 2005 arrival that made him the first Canadian in La Liga.
CDM2002–2016
Julian de Guzman 89 caps (Canada) · Hannover 96, Deportivo de A CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña's supporters voted him their player of the season in 2007/08, the year the club climbed from relegation trouble into the UEFA Cup, after a 2005 arrival that made him the first Canadian in La Liga.
CDM2002–2016
08
AJ
Alistair Johnston 63 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Canada) · Nashville SC, CF MontréalWhen Conmebol picked its team of the 2024 Copa América, Johnston was the only player on the list who did not come from South America, chosen after Canada beat Venezuela on penalties and went out to Argentina in the semi-final. At Celtic he won a domestic treble within six months of arriving in January 2023 and now has four Scottish Premiership titles, three Scottish Cups and two League Cups.
RB2021–
09
Cyle Larin 91 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Canada) · 31 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · UConn Huskies men's soccer, Orlando City SCCanadian supporters called Commonwealth Stadium the Iceteca on 16 November 2021, and he scored both goals in the 2-1 win that ended 21 years without beating Mexico.
SS2014–
Cyle Larin 91 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Canada) · 31 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · UConn Huskies men's soccer, Orlando City SCCanadian supporters called Commonwealth Stadium the Iceteca on 16 November 2021, and he scored both goals in the 2-1 win that ended 21 years without beating Mexico.
SS2014–
11
Junior Hoilett 68 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Canada) · 17 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers
LM2015–
Junior Hoilett 68 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Canada) · 17 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers
LM2015–
12
Milan Borjan FK Rad, SivassporHe kept the United States out at Tim Hortons Field on 30 January 2022, a 2-0 win in Hamilton, the city his family settled in after leaving Knin.
GK2011–
Milan Borjan FK Rad, SivassporHe kept the United States out at Tim Hortons Field on 30 January 2022, a 2-0 win in Hamilton, the city his family settled in after leaving Knin.
GK2011–
14
Tomasz Radzinski 46 caps (Canada) · 10 goals · Beerschot A.C., EvertonSix weeks after Manchester United put five past Anderlecht at Old Trafford, Radzinski beat Fabien Barthez twice inside 34 minutes at the Parc Astrid on 24 October 2000 and the Belgians won the return 2-1.
RM1995–2009
Tomasz Radzinski 46 caps (Canada) · 10 goals · Beerschot A.C., EvertonSix weeks after Manchester United put five past Anderlecht at Old Trafford, Radzinski beat Fabien Barthez twice inside 34 minutes at the Parc Astrid on 24 October 2000 and the Belgians won the return 2-1.
RM1995–2009
16
BL
Bob Lenarduzzi 47 caps (Canada) · Reading, Vancouver WhitecapsOver eleven seasons with the Vancouver Whitecaps he filled all eleven positions on the field, including forty-five minutes in goal, and left in 1984 with 312 NASL appearances, more than anyone else played in the league's history.
CB1973–1987
17
BW
Bruce Wilson Wilson played 299 NASL games, more than all but one man in the league's history, and he was still there in Mexico in 1986, wearing the armband for all three of Canada's matches at the only World Cup the country reached before Qatar.About the editorial selection
LB
18
DM
Dale Mitchell At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles he played every minute Canada had and scored three times, including the equaliser that dragged Brazil into extra time and penalties in the quarter-final.About the editorial selection
ST
20
JC
John Catliff 44 caps (Canada) · 18 goals · Calgary Kickers, Vancouver WhitecapsAt Swangard Stadium on 13 May 1990, Catliff scored both goals as Canada beat Mexico 2-1, the winner landing in the 89th minute.
ST1984–1994
21
Jonathan Osorio 92 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Canada) · 10 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · SC Toronto, TorontoOsorio reached 300 appearances for Toronto FC in April 2022, the first player to get there for the club he signed for as a homegrown out of Brampton in 2013 and now captains.
CM2013–
Jonathan Osorio 92 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Canada) · 10 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · SC Toronto, TorontoOsorio reached 300 appearances for Toronto FC in April 2022, the first player to get there for the club he signed for as a homegrown out of Brampton in 2013 and now captains.
CM2013–
22
KM
Kevin McKenna Canada played him at centre forward in Pasadena on 18 January 2002 and he scored twice against Haiti, which is how a future Bundesliga centre-back ended up in the Gold Cup's Best XI.About the editorial selection
CB
23
Pat Onstad 57 caps (Canada) · Toronto Blizzard, San Jose EarthquakesOnstad ended the 2006 MLS Cup by smothering Jay Heaps's penalty in Frisco, settling the first final ever decided from the spot.
GK1988–2010
Pat Onstad 57 caps (Canada) · Toronto Blizzard, San Jose EarthquakesOnstad ended the 2006 MLS Cup by smothering Jay Heaps's penalty in Frisco, settling the first final ever decided from the spot.
GK1988–2010
24
Scott Arfield 17 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Canada) · 2 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Falkirk, Huddersfield Town A.F.C.Fourteen minutes into Burnley's return to the Premier League, at Turf Moor on 18 August 2014, Arfield volleyed Matthew Taylor's pass past Thibaut Courtois to put Chelsea behind.
CM2016–
Scott Arfield 17 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Canada) · 2 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Falkirk, Huddersfield Town A.F.C.Fourteen minutes into Burnley's return to the Premier League, at Turf Moor on 18 August 2014, Arfield volleyed Matthew Taylor's pass past Thibaut Courtois to put Chelsea behind.
CM2016–
26
JB
Jim Brennan 49 caps (Canada) · 7 goals · Bristol City, Nottingham ForestSigned in September 2006 as Toronto FC's first player and first captain, Brennan became the first Canadian to score for the club, a free kick against Columbus on 26 May 2007.
LM1999–2008
27
RS
Randy Samuel 82 caps (Canada) · FC Volendam, Fortuna SittardAt León on 1 June 1986 Samuel was part of the defence that kept France out until Jean-Pierre Papin scored in the 79th minute, and he played all three of Canada's matches at their first World Cup.
CB1983–1997
28
AG
Ali Gerba 31 caps (Canada) · 15 goals · Toronto Lynx, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SCTwo goals in eleven minutes at Gillette Stadium on 16 June 2007, one on 33 minutes and one on 44, finished Guatemala in the Gold Cup quarter-final and put Canada into the last four.
ST2005–2011
29
MS
Mike Sweeney Sweeney came on in the 41st minute against Hungary in Irapuato on 6 June 1986 and was sent off in the 86th, still the only Canadian dismissed at a World Cup.About the editorial selection
CM
30
ND
Nick De Santis 9 caps (Canada) · 1 goals · A.S.D. Termoli Calcio 1920, CF MontréalMontreal's first professional soccer championship came on 15 October 1994, De Santis in the side that beat the Colorado Foxes 1-0 with 8,169 packed into the Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard.
CAM1988–1997
31
SP
Samuel Piette 26 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Canada) · Fortuna Düsseldorf, Deportivo FabrilHe sat through all three games in Qatar in 2022 without a minute on the pitch, Canada's first World Cup in 36 years, and said afterwards it would stay with him forever.
CDM2012–
32
Doneil Henry Toronto, Apollon LimassolWarming up for a friendly against Bahrain on 11 November 2022, Henry tore a calf muscle and missed the World Cup Canada had just reached after 36 years away.
CB2012–
Doneil Henry Toronto, Apollon LimassolWarming up for a friendly against Bahrain on 11 November 2022, Henry tore a calf muscle and missed the World Cup Canada had just reached after 36 years away.
CB2012–
33
Terry Dunfield Bury, Macclesfield TownVancouver played their first MLS match on 19 March 2011 at Empire Field, and Dunfield scored the second goal of a 4-2 win over Toronto FC, the first Canadian to score for the new franchise.
RM2010–
Terry Dunfield Bury, Macclesfield TownVancouver played their first MLS match on 19 March 2011 at Empire Field, and Dunfield scored the second goal of a 4-2 win over Toronto FC, the first Canadian to score for the new franchise.
RM2010–
About this XI
Alphonso Davies tops Canada's all-time pool, ahead of Atiba Hutchinson and Jonathan David. The 33 covers 3 goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 14 midfielders and 6 forwards, with sourced senior international careers spanning the 1970s to the 2020s. Pick a formation, drag your eleven onto the pitch, then explore the careers and settle the duels below. Your votes reorder the people's ranking of these 33 in real time.
Who is the greatest Canada footballer of all time?
The editorial collection starts with Alphonso Davies. Its first five careers: Alphonso Davies, Atiba Hutchinson, Jonathan David, Dwayne De Rosario, Craig Forrest. The people's ranking on this page moves with every duel vote and can disagree.
How were these 33 Canada players chosen?
The collection covers every position across Canada's football history. Honours, international records and career achievements inform the editorial order. Each entry opens a career note and its sources. Fan votes in the duels build a separate ranking.
Where can I read about the careers?
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