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
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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]

Format

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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

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* 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

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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

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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

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  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

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Draftees by nationality

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Rank Country Selections
1  Canada 12
2  France 3
3  Portugal 1

Draftees by university

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

References

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  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.