Zachary Shaffleburg of Port Williams, NS has been chosen to represent Canada on the U17 Canadian National team.

Canada’s men’s U-17 team announced its roster today for the upcoming camp in Mexico. Coach Sean Fleming selected 21 players for the preparatory-match series that runs 21 November through 3 December.

The 2009 CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 Championship will take place next spring in Mexico, with the schedule yet to be officially announced. This will mark the first time since 1996 that CONCACAF schedules a men’s U-17 championship, whereby in recent years the final group of teams have been split into two separate locations.

Canada’s last participation in the FIFA U-17 World Cup was Ecuador 1995. Canada previously participated at Japan 1993, Scotland 1989 and Canada 1987. Over the past decade, Canada’s U-17 program has produced current national-team players such as Marcel de Jong, André Hainault, Iain Hume, Jaime Peters and Tyler Rosenlund. Canada’s U-17 team, whose title sponsor is BMO Financial Group, will feature players born 1992 or later for its road to Nigeria 2009.

CANADA
Derrick Bassi | D | Delta, BC | ENG / Middlesbrough FC
Richard Causton | GK | Coquitlam, BC | CAN / NTC/CNE – B.C./C-B
James Chalk | D | Toronto, ON | FRA / Paris Saint-Germain
Kevin Cobby | M | Brampton, ON | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Garret Cyprus | GK | Toronto, ON | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
Coulton Jackson | F | Surrey, BC | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Jason James | M | Vancouver, BC | CAN / NTC/CNE – B.C./C-B
Jonathan Lao | M | Markham, ON | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
Hugo Lapointe-Sénécal | D | Montréal, QC | CAN / NTC/CNE - Québec
Caolan Lavery | F | Red Deer, AB | CAN / NTC/CNE - Prairies
Ezequiel Lubocki | M | Winnipeg, MB | CAN / NTC/CNE – Prairies
Allando Matheson | F | Toronto, ON | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
Brennan McNicoll | M | Oakville, ON | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
Amine Meftouh | D | Montréal, QC | CAN / NTC/CNE – Québec
Jordan Ongaro | F | Edmonton, AB | CAN / NTC/CNE - Prairies
Karl Ouimette | D | Terrebonne, QC | CAN / NTC/CNE – Québec
Dominic Provost | GK | Laval, QC | CAN / NTC/CNE – Québec
Zachary Shaffelburg | M | Port Williams, NS | USA / Columbus Crew Academy
Marco South | D | Padova, Italia | ITA / Calcio Padova
Abdoulaye Sylla | F | Pierrefonds, QC | FRA / FC Metz
Russell Teibert | M | Niagara Falls, ON | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Head Coach / Entraîneur-chef : Sean Fleming
Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint : Michael Findlay
Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint : Patrick Tobo
Goalkeeper coach / Entraîneur des gardiens : Kevin Muldoon
Athletic Therapist / Thérapeute athlétique : Dwayne Laing
IT Specialist / Spécialiste de la technologie d’information : Rob Gale