Canada Soccer announced the nominees for its Canadian Player of the Year awards and a couple of members of the Montreal Impact made the final list.
Midfielder Issey Nakajima-Farran is among the finalists for men’s Player of the Year, while fellow mid Louis Béland-Goyette is up for prospect of the year in the U20 category.
Voting for the 2014 BMO Canadian Player of the Year will be split evenly by Canadian media and Canadian coaches from across the country, while the prospect awards are voted on by coaches alone.
The Player of the Year Award celebrates Canada’s top soccer players in recognition of their 2014 achievements with both the National Team and their respective club teams.
Nominees
Canada MNT (#canMNT)
- Milan Borjan | BUL / Ludogorets Razgrad | Hamilton, ON
- David Edgar | ENG / Birmingham City | Kitchener, ON
- Julian de Guzman | unattached | Scarborough, ON
- Doneil Henry | CAN / Toronto FC | Brampton, ON
- Atiba Hutchinson | TUR / Besiktas | Brampton, ON
- Issey Nakajima-Farran | CAN / Impact de Montréal | Calgary, AB
- Tosaint Ricketts | ISR / Hapoel Haifa | Edmonton, AB
- Adam Straith | unattached | Victoria, BC
- other selection
Canada M20 (#canm20 - born 1995 or later)
- Manuel Aparicio | CAN / Toronto FC | Toronto, ON
- Louis Béland-Goyette | CAN / Impact de Montréal | Montréal, QC
- Alexander Comsia | FRA / RC Strasbourg | North Vancouver, BC
- Luca Gasparotto | SCO / Rangers FC (on loan - Airdrieonians) | Ajax, ON
- Michael Petrasso | ENG / Queens Park Rangers (on loan - Notts County) | Woodbridge, ON
- Nolan Wirth | USA / Oregon State University | Comox, BC
- other selection
