2021 CPL–U Sports Draft

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2021 CPL–U Sports Draft
Sport Soccer
Date January 29, 2021
League Canadian Premier League
Teams 8
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The 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft was the third annual CPL–U Sports Draft. Eight Canadian Premier League (CPL) teams selected 16 eligible U Sports athletes in total when the draft was held on January 29, 2021.[1][2]

Format

Each CPL team made two selection in the U Sports Draft. Players could be selected if they had years of U Sports eligibility remaining and had declared for the draft.[1] In 2021, a total of 48 athletes declared for the draft.[3]

The draft used a snake format with the order reversing directions between the two rounds. The selection order in the first round is the reverse of the previous season's standings.[4]

Player selection

* Denotes player who has signed a professional contract for the 2021 season
^ Denotes player who has signed a developmental contract for the 2021 season

Round 1

Pick # CPL team Player Position Nationality University Last team/academy
1 FC Edmonton Thomas Gardner^ MF  Canada UBC TSS Rovers (USL2)
2 Atlético Ottawa Cristopher Malekos DF  Canada Carleton Ottawa South United (PLSQ)
3 Valour FC Yuba-Rayane Yesli GK  Algeria[lower-alpha 1] Montréal CS Fabrose (PLSQ)
4 York United Christopher Campoli MF  Canada Ontario Tech Woodbridge Strikers (L1O)
5 Pacific FC Chris Lee^ DF  Canada UBC Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy
6 Cavalry FC Victor Loturi^ MF  Canada Mount Royal Cavalry FC (CPL)
7 HFX Wanderers Stefan Karajovanovic* FW  Canada Carleton Ottawa South United (PLSQ)
8 Forge FC Garven-Michée Metusala* DF  Canada Concordia AS Blainville (PLSQ)

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Round 2

Pick # CPL team Player Position Nationality University Last team/academy
9 Forge FC José da Cunha DF  Portugal Cape Breton Portugal G.D. Estoril Praia B
10 HFX Wanderers Kareem Sow^ DF  Canada Montréal Montreal Impact Academy
11 Cavalry FC Ethan Keen DF  Canada Mount Royal Calgary Foothills (USL2)
12 Pacific FC Victory Shumbusho FW  DR Congo[lower-alpha 1] UBC Victoria Highlanders (USL2)
13 York United Danial Rafisamii MF  Canada Ontario Tech Toronto Skillz FC (L1O)
14 Valour FC Tony Mikhael^ DF  Lebanon[lower-alpha 1] Carleton Ottawa South United (L1O)
15 Atlético Ottawa Reggie Laryea DF  Canada York Sigma FC (L1O)
16 FC Edmonton Jackson Farmer DF  Canada UBC Calgary Foothills (USL2)

Retained

The following players signed development contracts with their respective CPL teams in 2020 and had U Sports eligibility remaining. Their CPL clubs chose to retain their rights for another year, exempting them from the draft.[4]

Drafted CPL team Player Position Nationality University
2019 (7th) Forge FC Gabriel Balbinotti FW  Canada UQTR
2019 (14th) HFX Wanderers Jake Ruby RB  Canada Trinity Western

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Selection statistics

Draftees by nationality

Rank Country Selections
1  Canada 12
2  Algeria 1
 DR Congo 1
 Lebanon 1
 Portugal 1

Canadian draftees by province

Rank Province Selections
1  Ontario 5[lower-alpha 2]
2  Quebec 4[lower-alpha 3]
3  Alberta 3
 British Columbia 3[lower-alpha 4]

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Draftees by university

Rank University Selections
1 UBC 4
2 Carlton University 3
3 Université de Montréal 2
Ontario Tech University
Mount Royal University
6 Concordia University 1
Cape Breton University
York University

References

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