Canada Soccer has named striker Jordyn Huitema and defender Derek Cornelius as the 2018 Canadian Youth International Players of the Year.

Huitema was captain of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 fourth-place team at this yearB次元官网网址檚 FIFA U-17 WomenB次元官网网址檚 World Cup in Uruguay, scoring in three of the five matches she played in.

Huitema scored 10 goals in 16 youth international matches in 2018, including winning Golden Boot honours with five goals at the CONCACAF WomenB次元官网网址檚 Under-20 Championship in January.

B次元官网网址淛ordyn Huitema has continued performing and adding to her repertoire as a striker throughout 2018,B次元官网网址� Kenneth Heiner-Moller, the head coach of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 national womenB次元官网网址檚 team, said in a statement. B次元官网网址漇coring goals have always been a part of JordynB次元官网网址檚 game, but she has shown continued improvements in numerous aspects of the game throughout 2018. It is going to be very interesting to follow her pathway, and the next steps in her development.B次元官网网址�

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Cornelius was a standout for Canada at the Provence Toulon tournament in May and June, with Canada finishing sixth at the prestigious international youth tournament in France. Canada were undefeated with Cornelius in the lineup at centre back, including a 1-0 win over Turkey in which Cornelius was CanadaB次元官网网址檚 man of the match.

Cornelius also helped Canada open with a 0-0 draw against Portugal and then wore the captainB次元官网网址檚 armband for a 1-1 draw with Japan.

B次元官网网址淒erek Cornelius came into the March camp in Spain with the menB次元官网网址檚 national team and showed a lot of maturity and composure for a young player which led us into the Toulon tournament in May and June, where he took the captainB次元官网网址檚 armband and helped us to achieve some pretty remarkable resultsB次元官网网址� CanadaB次元官网网址檚 national menB次元官网网址檚 coach John Herdman said. B次元官网网址淗e has strong character and a drive to reach the top so we hope he can continue to progress.B次元官网网址�

The Canadian Press

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