Cavalry FC striker Tobias Warschewski was honoured as the league’s 2024 Golden Boot Award at the 2024 CPL Awards on Thursday.

Warschewski scored twice on the final matchday of the 2024 CPL regular season in a 2-1 victory over Valour to bring him to 12 on the season, as he finished at the top of what was a competitive race for the CPL scoring title. He beat out Atlético Ottawa’s Ruben del Campo (11 goals), Vancouver FC’s Alejandro Díaz (10 goals) and York United FC’s Brian Wright (nine goals) for the award. 

He becomes the second Cavalry FC player to nab the award in as many years, after former Cavalry striker Myer Bevan finished as co-Golden Boot winner with Atlético Ottawa midfielder Ollie Bassett in 2023.

Warschewski returned to the CPL in January 2024, having previously represented FC Edmonton during the league’s 2021 and 2022 seasons. It took the German striker until May 3, 2024 to nab his first goals of the season, a pair against Vancouver FC, but he continued scoring consistently throughout the year on his way to his best single-season goalscoring tally in his three years in the league.

He was presented with a unique piece of Inuit soapstone art, conceived by artist Kellipalik Etidloie and carved by artist Ruben Komangapik. The Hunter is awarded annually to the league’s top goalscorer as hunters, like true goalscorers, are courageous, fearless in the pursuit, versatile and adaptive no matter the conditions. Learn more about the CPL’s unique individual awards and view past winners here.

CPL Golden Boot Winners 2019 to 2024

2024: Tobias Warschewski, Cavalry FC, 12 goals

2023: Ollie Bassett, Atlético Ottawa, 11 goals ; Myer Bevan, Cavalry FC, 11 goals

2022: Alejandro Díaz, Pacific FC, 13 goals

2021: João Morelli, Halifax Wanderers FC, 14 goals

2020: Akeem García, Halifax Wanderers FC, 6 goals

2019: Tristan Borges, Forge FC, 13 goals