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Bernier, Nakajima-Farran, Tissot and Ouimette with Canadian Men's National Team

January 9, 2015 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Club de Foot Montreal News Release

MONTREAL - Midfielders Patrice Bernier and Issey Nakajima-Farran, along with defenders Maxim Tissot and Karl W. Ouimette, have been selected by the Canadian men's national team for two friendlies versus Iceland (ranked 33rd in the world by FIFA), on January 16 and 19, at the University of Central Florida, in Orlando.

The four players will train with the Canadian selection from January 11 to 20, in Florida.

Bernier (51 caps), Nakajima-Farran (32 caps) and Ouimette (4 caps) were in the starting lineup for Canada's last friendly against Panama (ranked 55th by FIFA), playing to a 0-0 draw November 18 at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez, in Panama City.

This will be a second invitation with the national team for Maxim Tissot, following the game versus Panama, but did not play.

The Reds are in preparation for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which will take place from July 7 to 26, 2015, in the U.S. and Canada. The champions of the 2015 edition will then face the U.S., champions of the of the 2013 edition, in a playoff game to determine the CONCACAF representative at the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2017, in Russia.

CANADA ROSTER

GK- Sean Melvin | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency

GK- Quillan Roberts | CAN / Toronto FC

GK- Kenny Stamatopoulos | SWE / AIK

D- Nana Attakora | unattached / sans club

D- Kevon Black | CAN / Toronto FC Academy

D- Jonathan Grant | CAN / Sigma FC

D- Dejan Jakovic | JPN / Shimizu S-Pulse

D- Manjrekar James | HUN / PMFC

D- Ashtone Morgan | CAN / Toronto FC

D- Karl W. Ouimette | CAN / Montreal Impact

D- Adam Straith | unattached / sans club

D- Maxim Tissot | CAN / Montreal Impact

M- Patrice Bernier | CAN / Montreal Impact

M- Christoper Mannella | CAN / Toronto FC

M- Julian de Guzman | unattached / sans club

M- Jonathan Osorio | CAN / Toronto FC

M- Issey Nakajima-Farran | CAN / Montreal Impact

M- Samuel Piette | ESP / Deportivo la Coruña

M- Daniel Stanese | GER / FC Augsburg II

M- Russell Teibert | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC

F- Caleb Clarke | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC

F- Dwayne De Rosario | unattached / sans club

F- Iain Hume | IND / Kerala Blasters

F- Kyle Porter | unattached / sans club

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