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Canadian Premier League Announces 2021 CPL-U Sports Club Draft Selections

January 29, 2021 - Canadian Premier League (CPL) News Release


Toronto, ON - The Canadian Premier League announced the 16 draft picks from the 2021 CPL-U SPORTS draft during a live presentation held today. Sixteen players will be invited to CPL Clubs' preseason camp this year.

Since 2018, at the conclusion of the U SPORTS Men's Soccer Championship, the Canadian Premier League holds a draft for eligible U SPORTS men's soccer players who have registered and declared themselves 'available' to be selected through the League's annual draft. This draft is open to any eligible U SPORTS underclassman that register for the draft. The CPL-U SPORTS Draft consisted of two rounds, eight picks in each round.

The player draft picks were announced in succession on January 29, 2021 at 3:00pm ET on CanPL.ca, @cplsoccer Twitter, OneSoccer and CBC digital.

1st Round CPL-U SPORTS Draft Selection*:

FC Edmonton - Thomas Gardner - University of British Columbia

Atlético Ottawa - Cristopher Malekos - Carleton University

Valour FC - Yuba-Rayene Yesli - Université de Montréal

York United - Christopher Campoli - Ontario Tech University

Pacific FC - Christopher Lee - University of British Columbia

Cavalry FC - Victor Loturi - Mount Royal University

HFX Wanderers - Stefan Karajovanovic - Carleton University

Forge FC - Garven-Michée Metusala - Concordia University

2nd Round CPL-U SPORTS Draft Selection*:

Forge FC - Jose da Cunha - Cape Breton University

HFX Wanderers - Kareem Sow - Université de Montréal

Cavalry FC - Ethan Keen - Mount Royal University

Pacific FC - Victory Shumbusho - University of British Columbia

York United - Danial Rafisamii - Ontario Tech University

Valour FC - Tony Mikhael - Carleton University

Atlético Ottawa - Reggie Laryea - York University

FC Edmonton - Jackson Farmer - University of British Columbia

* The order of the draft was based off of the Club's regular season record over the course of the CPL's 2020 season (Island Games) and was formatted in a "snake draft" order with FC Edmonton receiving the first-round selection.

This truly unique partnership between the Canadian Premier League and U SPORTS provides student-athletes with an opportunity to be signed to a CPL-U SPORTS Developmental Contract that allows a student-athlete with one to five years of U SPORTS eligibility remaining to sign with a CPL Club, while preserving their eligibility before returning to U SPORTS competition.

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