Canada Soccer announced on Monday that three players from the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX program and four players from provincial partners have been called up to a U-15 National EXCEL Camp in Burnaby, BC from April 3 to 9.
The three `Caps BC REX players are Joanna Verzosa-Dolezal, Daniela Ramirez, and Omeha Sandhu. Also called up are Hannah Duguid, Allison Remington, and Grace Stordy from the Whitecaps FC Alberta South REX program, and Taylor Sousa from the Whitecaps FC Manitoab REX program.
“As part of our National EXCEL 14-17 program, these U-15 camps focus on players that demonstrate long term future potential in our system, with the majority of these players coming from the EXCEL identification camps held in both the East and West regions,” said Bev Priestman, Canada Soccer’s National EXCEL director. “This is a young maturing group and so it is exciting from a talent development perspective in key ages where you can influence and impact their long term development towards our Women’s EXCEL Positional Profiles.”
With major youth tournaments coming up next year, Canada Soccer’s EXCEL program is continuing to develop the skills needed as part of their journey towards the women’s national team and these international tournaments. Players born in 2003 and 2004 will be eligible to represent Canada in the upcoming 2018 CONCACAF Girl’s U-15 Championship, while those born in 2002 eligible for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Uruguay 2018.
“These camps allow us to ensure the base remains wider in these key maturation years and to cater for late developing players to ensure no long term talent is missed. Although there is the short term staging posts of both the CONCACAF U-15 and U-17 Championships as well as FIFA Tournaments, we know some of these young players have six or more years in our National and Regional EXCEL System which is exciting.
Led by Bev Priestman, Canada Soccer’s National EXCEL Director, this EXCEL camp will continue to ensure the Women’s EXCEL Development Program identify and develop Canada’s best talent on the path to the Women’s National Team.
National EXCEL U13-U15 Camp Attendees (Province | Name | Year of Birth | Club)
AB | Hannah Duguid | 2003 | Alberta South REX | Southwest United Soccer Club
AB | Allison Remington | 2002 | Alberta South REX | Southwest United Soccer Club
AB | Grace Stordy | 2002 | Alberta South REX | Calgary Foothills SC
BC | Joanna Verzosa-Dolezal | 2002 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite REX
BC | Omeha Sandhu | 2002 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite REX
BC | Daniela Ramirez | 2003 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite REX
BC | Syah Mangat | 2003 | Mountain United Football Club
MB | Taylor Sousa | 2002 | Manitoba REX | FC North West
ON | Claire Rea | 2004 | Ottawa St. Anthony Futuro
ON | Olivia Smith | 2004 | North Toronto Nitros
ON | Taliyah Walker | 2003 | Unionville Milliken Soccer Club
ON | Alexia Cajilig | 2002 | Durham United FA
ON | Miya Grant-Clavijo | 2003 | Unionville Milliken Soccer Club
ON | Madilyn Michienzi | 2003 | FC London
ON | Sierra Giorgio | 2003 | Vaughan Soccer Club
ON | Jade Rose | 2003 | Toronto International Youth FC
QC | Tamara Jean-Baptiste | 2003 | Quebec REX | Spatial St. Hubert U14 Girls AA
QC | Jasmine Anes Guerber | 2002 | Quebec REX | CSRDP|Lester B Pearson
QC | Chloé Renaud | 2003 | Quebec REX | Spatial St. Hubert Girls U-14 AA
QC | Marissa Horton | 2003 | Quebec REX | Lakeshore SC
QC | Roxanne Vilain | 2002 | Quebec REX | Pierrefonds Soccer Association
QC | Audrey Chelsie Francois | 2004 | Quebec REX | CS Monteuil U15 F AAA
