VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC defender Ralph Priso has been called up to Canada’s men’s national team for the upcoming March international window.
The window marks the penultimate meeting for international sides ahead of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup™ this summer, with Canada placed in Group B alongside Qatar, Switzerland, and the UEFA Playoff A winner between Wales, Italy, Northern Ireland, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The following window will see teams play warm-up matches leading directly into the tournament, which starts on June 11 with the opening match between Mexico and South Africa in Group A. Canada's opening match of the tournament will take place on June 12 at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario against the UEFA Playoff A winner.
This upcoming camp will see Canada play a pair of friendlies at BMO Field. Canada will face Iceland on Saturday, March 28, with kickoff at 10 a.m. PT, followed by a match against Tunisia on Tuesday, March 31, with kickoff at 4:30 p.m. PT.
This marks the second time Priso receives a call-up to Canada’s senior team, having represented the side during their January camp earlier this year. The midfielder-turned-centre back enjoyed a break-out season in 2025 en route to helping the ‘Caps reach the Concacaf Champions Cup Final, MLS Cup, and winning a fourth consecutive TELUS Canadian Championship.
So far this season, Priso has started six of his seven appearances across all competitions, helping the 'Caps to a perfect 4W-0L-0D start in MLS regular season play for the second consecutive year. In his youth, Priso represented Canada at the U-17 level. The midfielder was a member of Canada’s squad at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil, where he started all three games in the group stage and added an assist.
CANMNT Squad
Canada’s three goalkeepers this window will be Maxime Crépeau from Orlando City SC, Owen Goodman from Barnsley FC (on loan from Crystal Palace FC) and Dayne St. Clair from Inter Miami FC.
Defenders selected are: Derek Cornelius from Rangers FC (on loan from Olympique de Marseille), Luc de Fougerolles from FCV Dender (on loan from Fulham FC), Richie Laryea from Toronto FC, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty from New York Red Bulls, Kamal Miller from Portland Timbers FC, Ralph Priso from Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Niko Sigur from Hadjuk Split and Joel Waterman from Chicago Fire.
Midfielders joining the group are: Ali Ahmed from Norwich City FC, Tajon Buchanan from Villarreal CF, Mathieu Choinière from LAFC, Marcelo Flores from Tigres UANL, Junior Hoilett from Swindon Town FC, Ismaël Koné from U.S. Sassuolo Calcio (on loan from Olympique de Marseille), Liam Millar from Hull City FC, Jonathan Osorio from Toronto FC, and Nathan Saliba from R.S.C. Anderlecht.
The rest of the squad will feature forwards: Jonathan David from Juventus FC, Daniel Jebbison from Preston North End FC (on loan from AFC Bournemouth), Cyle Larin from Southampton FC (on loan from RCD Mallorca) and Tani Oluwaseyi from Villarreal CF, Aribim Pepple from Plymouth Argyle, Jacen Russell-Rowe from Toulouse FC.
Alistair Johnston from Celtic FC and Moïse Bombito from OGC Nice will attend the camp as training players as they continue to return from injuries, and will not participate in the matches.
The squad features five former Whitecaps FC players in Crépeau, Cornelius, Laryea, Ahmed, and Hoilett. Three British Columbia products also feature in Johnston, Sigur, and Waterman.
CANMNT A-Z
Player | Age | City in which they grew up
Ahmed, Ali | 25 | Toronto, ON, CAN | North Toronto SC
Bombito, Moïse | 25 | Montréal, QC, CAN | CS St-Laurent*
Buchanan, Tajon | 27 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC
Choinière, Mathieu | 27 | St-Alexandre, QC, CAN | AS Haut-Richelieu
Cornelius, Derek | 28 | Ajax, ON, CAN | Ajax SC
Crépeau, Maxime | 31 | Candiac, QC, CAN | Ligue de soccer pour enfants de Candiac
David, Jonathan | 26 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa Gloucester Dragons
de Fougerolles, Luc | 20 | London, UK |
Flores, Marcelo | 22 | Georgetown, ON, CAN | Guelph SC
Goodman, Owen | 22 | Alliston, ON, CAN | South Simcoe United
Hoilett, Junior | 35 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC
Jebbison, Daniel | 22 | Oakville, ON, CAN | ANB Futbol
Johnston, Alistair | 27 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | Aurora Youth SC*
Koné, Ismaël | 23 | Montréal, QC, CAN | AS Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Larin, Cyle | 30 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC
Laryea, Richie | 31 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Club Uruguay Toronto
Marshall-Rutty, Jahkeele | 21 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton East SC
Millar, Liam | 26 | Toronto, ON, CAN | North Mississauga SC
Miller, Kamal | 28 | Scarborough, ON, CAN | Scarborough Malvern SC
Oluwaseyi, Tani | 25 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | GPS Academy
Osorio, Jonathan | 33 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC
Pepple, Aribim | 23 | Calgary, AB, CAN | Calgary Foothills Football Club
Priso, Ralph | 23 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Clairlea-Westview SC
Russell-Rowe, Jacen | 23 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC
Saliba, Nathan | 22 | Longueuil, QC, CAN | CS Longueuil
Sigur, Niko | 22 | Burnaby, BC, CAN | Mountain United FC
St. Clair, Dayne | 28 | Pickering, ON, CAN | Ephinay Church Soccer League
Waterman, Joel | 30 | Surrey, BC, CAN | Surrey United SC
*Players will attend the camp as training players as they continue to return from injuries, and will not participate in the matches
