The 2021 CPL-U SPORTS Draft is coming your way on January 29!

Friday’s draft starts at 3:00 p.m. ET, and the show will be hosted by OneSoccer commentator Adam Jenkins, who will be joined by U SPORTS correspondent Alan Hudes.

You can watch the draft live via the following channels:

• At CanPL.ca (Click on the video player at the top of this page. We’ll also post each pick as they happen in our live draft tracker — see below)
• CPL Twitter
• The CPL Facebook page
• The CPL YouTube channel
• The OneSoccer YouTube channel
• The CBC Sports website

Watch a replay of the draft at 6:00 p.m. on OneSoccer.

This year’s draft consists of two rounds, with eight picks per round and each CPL club making two selections. The order of the draft is based on the clubs’ 2020 regular-season record and will follow a “snake draft” format.

U SPORTS men’s soccer student-athletes who have registered and declared themselves available to be selected are eligible for this draft. The final 48 eligible players were selected through CPL clubs’ scouting departments with assistance from the league’s Football Development Department.

CANPL.CA LIVE DRAFT TRACKER

FIRST ROUND

1) FC EDMONTON  — Thomas Gardner, midfielder, University of British Columbia

2) ATLÉTICO OTTAWA — Cristopher Malekos, defender, Carleton University

3) VALOUR FC — Yuba-Rayane Yesli, goalkeeper, University of Montreal

4) YORK UNITED FC — Christopher Campoli, midfielder, Ontario Tech

5) PACIFIC FC — Christopher Lee, defender, University of British Columbia

6) CAVALRY FC — Victor Loturi, midfielder, Mount Royal University

7) HFX WANDERERS FC — Stefan Karajovanovic, forward, Carleton University

8) FORGE FC — Garven-Michée Metusala, defender, Concordia University

SECOND ROUND

9) FORGE FC  — José Maria Ribeiro da Cunha, defender, Cape Breton University

10) HFX WANDERERS FC — Kareem Sow, defender, University of Montreal

11) CAVALRY FC — Ethan Keen, defender, Mount Royal University

12) PACIFIC FC —  Victory Shumbusho, forward, University of British Columbia

13) YORK UNITED FC — Danial Rafisamii, midfielder, Ontario Tech

14) VALOUR FC — Tony Mikhael, defender, Carleton University

15) ATLÉTICO OTTAWA — Reggie Laryea, defender, York University

16) FC EDMONTON — Jackson Farmer, defender, University of British Columbia