Maycoll Cañizalez

Maycoll Cañizalez
Personal information
Full name Maycoll Cañizalez-Smith
Date of birth (1982-12-28) 28 December 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Quezaltepeque, El Salvador
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2001 Toronto Lynx
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Werder Bremen II 47 (2)
2004–2006 Hannover 96 II 20 (1)
2006–2007 FC Oberneuland 15 (1)
2007 Toronto FC 12 (1)
2007–2010 Bonner SC 77 (2)
2011–2012 Fortuna Köln 35 (1)
2012–2013 SV Roßbach/Verscheid 31 (3)
2013–2016 VfB Oldenburg 87 (0)
2016–2018 SSV Jeddeloh 41 (2)
Total 365 (13)
International career
1998 Canada U17 3 (0)
1999–2001 Canada U20 14 (2)
2002–2003 Canada U23 4 (1)
2003 Canada 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maycoll Cañizalez-Smith (born 28 December 1982) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

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Cañizalez was born in Quezaltepeque, El Salvador and raised in Toronto, Ontario.[1]

He played in Germany for Werder Bremen and Hannover 96 reserve sides before signing with Toronto FC in April 2007.[2] Cañizalez became the first Canadian to score a league goal at BMO Field, getting off the mark against Columbus Crew on 22 September 2007. Toronto waived him at the end of the 2007 season.

Following his time in Toronto, Cañizales returned to Germany,[3] having successful seasons earning playing time at Bonner SC, Fortuna Köln, SV Roßbach/Verscheid and VfB Oldenburg.

International career

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Cañizalez played at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina,[4] alongside Atiba Hutchinson and Mike Klukowski among others.

He made his senior debut for Canada in a January 2003 friendly match against the United States. He earned a total of five caps, scoring one goal. His final international was a July 2003 Gold Cup match against Cuba.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][6][2]
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen II 2001–02 Regionalliga Nord 26 0 2 0 28 0
2002–03 15 2 15 2
2003–04 6 0 6 0
Total 47 2 2 0 49 2
Hannover 96 II 2004–05 Oberliga Nord 14 1 14 1
2005–06 6 1 6 1
Total 20 1 0 0 20 1
FC Oberneuland 2006–07 Oberliga Nord 15 1 15 1
Toronto FC 2007 MLS 12 1 12 1
Bonner SC 2007–08 Oberliga Nordrhein 15 2 15 2
2008–09 NRW-Liga 35 0 35 0
2009–10 Regionalliga West 27 0 27 0
Total 77 2 0 0 77 2
Fortuna Köln 2010–11 NRW-Liga 33 1 33 1
2011–12 Regionalliga West 2 0 2 0
Total 35 1 0 0 35 1
SV Roßbach/Verscheid 2012–2013 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar 31 3 1 0 32 3
VfB Oldenburg 2013–2014 Regionalliga Nord 32 0 0 0 32 0
2014–2015 30 0 0 0 30 0
2015–2016 25 0 0 0 25 0
Total 87 0 0 0 87 0
SSV Jeddeloh 2017–18 Regionalliga Nord 21 2 0 0 21 2
2018–19 20 0 0 0 20 0
Total 41 2 0 0 41 2
Career total 365 14 3 0 368 14

International goals

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Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cañizalez goal.[2]
List of international goals scored by Maycoll Cañizalez
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 February 2003 June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya  Libya 4–2 4–2 Friendly match

References

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  1. ^ Miguel Campos – Canada-Soccer.com Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c "Maycoll Cañizalez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ^ Five Canadian Players Make Their International Debut Archived 28 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA
  5. ^ "Maycoll Canizales » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. ^ Maycoll Cañizalez at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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