2022 CPL–U Sports Draft

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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
← 2021

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[]

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[]

* 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[]

Pick # CPL team Player Position Nationality University Last team/academy
1 Atlético Ottawa DF/LM  Portugal Cape Breton Portugal G.D. Estoril Praia B
2 FC Edmonton ^ FW  Canada Cape Breton
3 HFX Wanderers FC MF  Canada Ontario Tech Unionville Milliken SC (L1O)
4 Valour FC MF  Canada Cape Breton
5 York United FC MF  Canada Trinity Western
6 Cavalry FC DF  Canada Mount Royal Calgary Foothills (USL2)
7 Forge FC ^ DF  France UQTR Celtix du Haut-Richelieu (PLSQ)
8 Pacific FC Luca Ricci MF  Canada Montréal FC Lanaudière (PLSQ)

Round 2[]

Pick # CPL team Player Position Nationality University Last team/academy
9 Atlético Ottawa FW  France Montréal FC Laval (PLSQ)
10 FC Edmonton FW  France Montréal France
11 HFX Wanderers FC DF  Canada Guelph Guelph United (L1O)
12 Valour FC MF  Canada Ryerson Toronto FC Academy
13 York United FC FW  Canada York Sigma FC (L1O)
14 Cavalry FC MF  Canada UBC Calgary Foothills (USL2)
15 Forge FC MF  Canada McMaster Sigma FC (L1O)
16 Pacific FC DF  Canada Victoria Victoria Highlanders

Source: [4]

Selection statistics[]

Draftees by nationality[]

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

Draftees by university[]

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

References[]

  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. ^ "2022 CPL-U SPORTS Draft: View all 16 picks here". Canadian Premier League. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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