2022 CPL–U Sports Draft

2022 CPL–U Sports Draft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)January 20, 2022
Time8:00 PM ET
Network(s)OneSoccer, CBC Gem, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, canpl.ca
Overview
16 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueCanadian Premier League
Teams8
First selectionJosé Cunha, Atlético Ottawa

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]

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
1 Atlético Ottawa José Cunha^ DF/LM  Portugal Cape Breton Portugal 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[a] 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
9 Atlético Ottawa Julien Bruce FW  France Montréal FC Laval (PLSQ)
10 FC Edmonton Quentin Paumier FW  France Montréal France 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 British Columbia 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]

  1. ^ 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
1 Canada 12
2 France 3
3 Portugal 1

Draftees by university

Rank University Selections
1 Cape Breton 3
Montréal 3
3 10 universities 1

References

  1. ^ a b "Canadian Premier League Announces 2022 CPL - U SPORTS Draft". U Sports. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Canadian Premier League announces date for 2022 CPL-U SPORTS Draft". canpl.ca. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Thompson, Marty (January 13, 2022). "2022 CPL-U SPORTS Draft: View all eligible prospects here". canpl.ca. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Forge FC signs Canadians Jensen, Kalongo, adds four others to roster". Canadian Premier League. February 15, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Forge FC Roster". Forge FC. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022 CPL-U SPORTS Draft: View all 16 picks here". Canadian Premier League. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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