Canada head coach Jesse Marsch has named 12 MLS players to his 26-man roster for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup this summer, while another six featured in the league before moving abroad.
GOALKEEPERS (3)
Maxime Crépeau – Portland Timbers
Tom McGill – Brighton & Hove Albion
Dayne St. Clair – Minnesota United FC
DEFENDERS (9)
Zorhan Bassong – Sporting Kansas City^
Derek Cornelius – Olympique de Marseille
Luc De Fougerolles – Fulham FC
Jamie Knight-Lebel – Bristol City FC
Richie Laryea – Toronto FC
Alistair Johnston – Celtic FC
Kamal Miller – Portland Timbers
Niko Sigur – Hadjuk Split
Joel Waterman – CF Montréal
MIDFIELDERS (9)
Ali Ahmed – Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Tajon Buchanan – Inter Milan
Mathieu Choinière – Grasshopper Zurich
Stephen Eustáquio – FC Porto
Ismaël Koné – Olympique de Marseille
Jayden Nelson – Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Jonathan Osorio – Toronto FC
Nathan Saliba – CF Montréal
Jacob Shaffelburg – Nashville SC
FORWARDS (5)
Jonathan David – LOSC Lille
Promise David – Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Daniel Jebbison – AFC Bournemouth
Cyle Larin – RCD Mallorca
Tani Oluwaseyi – Minnesota United FC
MLS call-ups are bolded above. Those marked with ^ are an injury-replacement player.
Group B schedule
June 17 vs. Honduras – 10:30 pm ET | BC Place – Vancouver, British Columbia
June 21 vs. Curaçao – 7 pm ET | Shell Energy Stadium – Houston, Texas
June 24 vs. El Salvador – 10 pm ET | Shell Energy Stadium – Houston, Texas
Canada’s Group B schedule begins at BC Place, home of Vancouver Whitecaps FC, before they visit Houston Dynamo FC’s Shell Energy Stadium for tests against Curaçao and El Salvador.
The top two teams reach the knockout phase, which begins June 28-29 with quarterfinal matchups. The final is set for July 6 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Canada are chasing their first Gold Cup title since 2000. This biennial continental competition is the program’s last major tournament before Canada co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside the United States and Mexico.
The @GoldCup groups are set. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/uIVn0mWzBy
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 10, 2025
MLS call-ups
Fresh off their run to the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup final, Vancouver earned two call-ups with midfielders Ali Ahmed and Jayden Nelson.
Minnesota are represented by goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair and striker Tani Oluwaseyi; Montréal have two standouts in midfielder defender Joel Waterman and midfielder Nathan Saliba; Portland have goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau and defender Kamal Miller; and Toronto boast fullback Richie Laryea and midfielder Jonathan Osorio.
Rounding out the MLS call-ups? Nashville SC attacker Jacob Shaffelburg, a key part of Les Rouges’ third-place finish at the 2024-25 Concacaf Nations League, and Sporting Kansas City defender Zorhan Bassong.
The road to gold 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Z4nCinMowo
— Gold Cup (@GoldCup) April 11, 2025
MLS alums
On the backline, Vancouver alum Derek Cornelius leads a defensive unit that also features ex-Nashville and Montréal fullback Alistair Johnston.
Fellow CFMTL alums Mathieu Choinière and Ismaël Koné highlight the midfield along with former New England Revolution winger Tajon Buchanan.
Cyle Larin, Canada’s second all-time leading scorer with 30 goals, broke out with Orlando City before moving to Europe nearly a decade ago.
Whitecaps homegrown export Alphonso Davies is recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in the 2025 Concacaf Nations League third-place match against the USMNT. Meanwhile, Colorado Rapids record outbound transfer Moïse Bombito will miss the tournament with a wrist injury.
