2022 CPL–U Sports Draft

Fourth annual Canadian Premier League sports draft

2022 CPL–U Sports Draft

General information
Sport| Soccer
Date(s)| January 20, 2022
Time| 8:00 PM ET
Network(s)| OneSoccer, CBC Gem, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, canpl.ca
Overview
16 total selections in 2 rounds
League| Canadian Premier League
Teams| 8
First selection| José 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

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^ | 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

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1  | Atlético Ottawa | José Cunha^ | DF/LM |  Portugal | Cape Breton |  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

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9  | Atlético Ottawa | Julien Bruce | FW |  France | Montréal | FC Laval (PLSQ)
10  | FC Edmonton | Quentin Paumier | FW |  France | Montréal |  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

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1 |  Canada | 12
2 |  France | 3
3 |  Portugal | 1

### Draftees by university

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Rank  | University  | Selections

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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.

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2022 CPL–U Sports Draft selections

In preparation for the 2022 season

First round|

* José Cunha
* Kairo Coore
* Christopher Campoli
* Raine Lyn
* Christian Rossi
* Caden Rogozinski
* Guillaume Pianelli
* Luca Ricci

Second round|

* Julien Bruce
* Quentin Paumier
* Colin Gander
* Jacob Carlos
* Soji Olatoye
* Markus Kaiser
* Mohamed Alshakman
* Rees Goertzen

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2022 Canadian Premier League season by team

2023 »

* Atlético Ottawa
* Cavalry
* FC Edmonton
* Forge
* HFX Wanderers
* Pacific
* Valour
* York United

* 2022 U Sports Draft
* 2022 transfers
* 2022 Final

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2022 in Canadian soccer

« 2021

2023 »

| Men's leagues|

* CPL
* Final
* MLS
* Playoffs
* L1C
* L1O
* PLSQ
* L1BC
* MLS Next Pro
* USL2
* CSL

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Women's leagues|

* UWS
* L1C
* L1O
* PLSQ
* L1BC

Cups|

* Canadian Championship (Final)
* Challenge Trophy

Other|

* CPL transfers
* CPL–U Sports Draft
* MLS transfers
* MLS All-Star Game
* 2020 Canadian Championship (postponed from 2020)
* U Sports Men's Championship

International

Club competitions|

* CONCACAF Champions League
* CONCACAF League

National teams|

| Men|

* FIFA World Cup
* qualification
* Group F
* CONCACAF Nations League
* U20: CONCACAF U-20 Championship

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Women|

* CONCACAF W Championship
* Arnold Clark Cup
* U20: CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

Team seasons

Club seasons|

| CPL|

* Atlético Ottawa
* Cavalry FC
* FC Edmonton
* Forge FC
* HFX Wanderers
* Pacific FC
* Valour FC
* York United FC

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MLS|

* CF Montréal
* Toronto FC
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS Next Pro|

* Toronto FC II
* Whitecaps FC 2

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CPL–U Sports Draft

Edition|

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* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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