Canada Soccer Player of the Year

The Canada Soccer Player of the Year award celebrates Canada's top male and female soccer players in recognition of their achievements with both the national teams and their respective clubs.^[1] Since 2007, voting has been conducted by Canadian coaches and media. Christine Sinclair 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.

Canada Soccer Player of the Year

Sport	Soccer
Awarded for	Best male and female Canadian soccer player
Country	Canada
History
First award	1993
First winner	Alex Bunbury
Most wins	Christine Sinclair (14)
Most recent	Stephen Eustáquio and Jessie Fleming

Player of the Year winners

Year	Male	Female	Ref.
2023	Stephen Eustáquio	Jessie Fleming (3)	[2]
2022	Alphonso Davies (4)	Jessie Fleming (2)	[3][4]
2021	Alphonso Davies (3)	Jessie Fleming	[5][6]
2020	Alphonso Davies (2)	Kadeisha Buchanan (3)	[7][8]
2019	Jonathan David	Ashley Lawrence	[9][10]
2018	Alphonso Davies	Christine Sinclair (14)	[11]
2017	Atiba Hutchinson (6)	Kadeisha Buchanan (2)	[11]
2016	Atiba Hutchinson (5)	Christine Sinclair (13)	[11]
2015	Atiba Hutchinson (4)	Kadeisha Buchanan	[11]
2014	Atiba Hutchinson (3)	Christine Sinclair (12)	[11]
2013	Will Johnson	Christine Sinclair (11)	[11]
2012	Atiba Hutchinson (2)	Christine Sinclair (10)	[11]
2011	Dwayne De Rosario (4)	Christine Sinclair (9)	[11]
2010	Atiba Hutchinson	Christine Sinclair (8)	[11]
2009	Simeon Jackson	Christine Sinclair (7)	[11]
2008	Julian de Guzman	Christine Sinclair (6)	[11]
2007	Dwayne De Rosario (3)	Christine Sinclair (5)	[11]
2006	Dwayne De Rosario (2)	Christine Sinclair (4)	[11]
2005	Dwayne De Rosario	Christine Sinclair (3)	[11]
2004	Paul Stalteri (2)	Christine Sinclair (2)	[11]
2003	Pat Onstad	Charmaine Hooper (4)	[11]
2002	Jason de Vos	Charmaine Hooper (3)	[11]
2001	Paul Stalteri	Andrea Neil	[11]
2000	Craig Forrest (2)	Christine Sinclair	[11]
1999	Jim Brennan	Geraldine Donnelly (2)	[11]
1998	Tomasz Radzinski	Silvana Burtini	[11]
1997	Mark Watson	Janine Helland	[11]
1996	Paul Peschisolido	Geraldine Donnelly	[11]
1995	Alex Bunbury (2)	Charmaine Hooper (2)	[11]
1994	Craig Forrest	Charmaine Hooper	[11]
1993	Alex Bunbury	N/A	[11]

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.

Year	Male	Female	Ref.
2023	Ismaël Koné (2)	Jade Rose (3)	[12]
2022	Ismaël Koné	Simi Awujo	[13]
2021	Theo Corbeanu	Jade Rose (2)	[14]
2020	Tajon Buchanan[a]	Jade Rose	[15]
2019	Jayden Nelson	Olivia Smith	[16]
2018	Derek Cornelius	Jordyn Huitema	[17]

U20 Player of the Year Year Male Female Ref. 2017 Kris Twardek Jessie Fleming (3) [18] 2016 Ballou Tabla Jessie Fleming (2) [19] 2015 Michael Petrasso (2) Jessie Fleming [19] 2014 Michael Petrasso Kadeisha Buchanan (2) [19] 2013 Dylan Carreiro Kadeisha Buchanan [19] 2012 Doneil Henry Sabrina D'Angelo [19] 2011 Ashtone Morgan Amelia Pietrangelo [19] 2010 Ethan Gage Jonelle Filigno (2) [19] 2009 Nana Attakora (2) Chelsea Stewart [19] 2008 Nana Attakora Jonelle Filigno [19] 2007 Asmir Begović Sophie Schmidt [19] 2006 David Edgar Jodi-Ann Robinson [19] 2005 Ryan Gyaki Kara Lang [19]

U17 Player of the Year Year Male Female Ref. 2017 Alphonso Davies (2) Jordyn Huitema [20] 2016 Alphonso Davies Deanne Rose [20] 2015 Kadin Chung Kennedy Faulknor [20] 2014 Ballou Tabla Jessie Fleming [20] 2013 Marco Carducci (2) Sura Yekka [20] 2012 Marco Carducci Ashley Lawrence (2) [20] 2011 Bryce Alderson (2) Ashley Lawrence [20] 2010 Bryce Alderson Diamond Simpson [20] 2009 Russell Teibert (2) Abigail Raymer [20] 2008 Russell Teibert Monica Lam-Feist [20] 2007 Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis Monica Lam-Feist [20]

References

1. "Canada Soccer recognizes past players of the year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 6, 2012. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018.
2. "Stephen Eustáquio and Jessie Fleming named Canada Soccer's 2023 Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
3. "Alphonso Davies wins 2022 Canada Soccer Player of the Year award". Canadian Soccer Association. December 22, 2022.
4. "Jessie Fleming wins 2022 Canada Soccer Player of the Year award". Canadian Soccer Association. December 21, 2021.
5. "Alphonso Davies wins 2021 Canada Soccer Player of the Year award". Canadian Soccer Association. December 15, 2021.
6. "Jessie Fleming wins 2021 Canada Soccer Player of the Year award". Canadian Soccer Association. December 17, 2021.
7. "Alphonso Davies wins 2020 Canadian Player of the Year Award presented by Allstate". Canadian Soccer Association. December 3, 2020.
8. "Kadeisha Buchanan wins 2020 Canadian Player of the Year Award presented by Allstate". Canadian Soccer Association. December 4, 2020.
9. "Canada Soccer announces Jonathan David as 2019 Canadian Player of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 11, 2019. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
10. "Canada Soccer announces Ashley Lawrence as 2019 Canadian Player of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 12, 2019. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
11. "Canadian Player of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association.
12. "Ismaël Koné and Jade Rose named Canada Soccer Young Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 13, 2022.
13. "Simi Awujo and Ismaël Koné named Canada Soccer Young Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 20, 2022.
14. "Theo Corbeanu and Jade Rose named Canada Soccer Youth Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 14, 2021.
15. "Tajon Buchanan and Jade Rose named Canadian Youth International Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 1, 2020.
16. "Jayden Nelson and Olivia Smith named Canada Soccer's Youth International Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 10, 2019.
17. "Cornelius, Huitema named 2018 Canadian Youth International Players of the Year". Canadian Premier League. December 10, 2018.
18. "Twardek & Fleming named Canadian U-20 Players of the Year for Canada Soccer". Canadian Soccer Association. December 11, 2017. Archived from the original on December 17, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
19. "Canadian U-20 Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017.
20. "Davies & Huitema named Canadian U-17 Players of the Year for Canada Soccer". Canadian Soccer Association. December 11, 2017. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2022.

Notes

1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no U20 male national team matches were played, so the award was given to a U23 player