Canada Soccer announced on Monday its squad for a pair of men's U-18 friendlies in early September in Finland.
As part of the camp, Canada take on Finland on September 5 and Switzerland on September 7. The camp, which begins on Saturday, August 30, will serve as early preparation for the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying cycle.
The squad includes three Canadian Premier League players: Forge FC goalkeeper Emmanuel Marmolejo and midfielder Zayne Bruno, as well as Vancouver FC midfielder Emrick Fotsing.
Other notable names on the squad include Valter Sedin, the son of Vancouver Canucks legend Henrik Sedin. He is joined by exciting Vancouver Whitecaps' teammates Rayan Elloumi, who has 9 goals and 6 assists this season for Whitecaps II in MLS Next Pro, and Liam Mackenzie, who recently signed a pro deal with the Whitecaps first team. CF Montréal's Alex Guboglo, who has made 20 appearances for the first team this season, has also been called up.
Here is the full squad:
CANADA’S MEN'S U-18 SQUAD
Abraham, Nathaniel – University of Louisville
Banovic, Luka – Unattached
Bibishkov, Marsel – PFC Septemvri Sofia
Booth, George – Reading FC
Brown, Evan – SSV Ulm 1846
Bruno, Zayne – Forge FC
Elloumi, Rayan – Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy
Fotsing, Emrick – Vancouver FC
Guboglo, Alex – CF Montréal
Klukowski, Antoni – Widzew Lodz
Lima, Lucas – GD Chaves
Mackenzie, Liam – Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy
Marmolejo, Emmanuel – Forge FC
Michelbach, Kilian – FC Ingolstadt 04
Nash, Benjamin – Penn State University
Nugent, Joshua – Toronto FC II
Roache, Carter – UC Cremonese
Samson, Félix – CF Montréal
Sedin, Valter – Hammarby IF
Server Gervais, Izan – RC Celta de Vigo
Sopala, Aodhan – Sheffield Wednesday
Vogele, Max – IF Brommopojkarna