Soccer

Canada's Davies, David, Fleming up for 2022 CONCACAF top player award

Three Canadians have been nominated for CONCACAF Player of the Year in 2022. Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David are up for the men's award while Jessie Fleming is one of six finalists for top women's honours.

Final voting, including coaches, players, media and fans, runs through April 13

Two soccer players in red jerseys run on the field.
Canada forward Alphonso Davies, right, and teammate Jonathan David, left, seen above at the World Cup, are nominated for the 2022 CONCACAF men's player of the year award, while fellow Canadian Jessie Fleming is up for the women's award. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)

Three Canadians have been nominated for CONCACAF Player of the Year in 2022.

Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David are up for the men's award while Jessie Fleming is one of six finalists for top women's honours.

Davies and David are up against Americans Tyler Adams and Christian Pulisic, Jamaica's Andre Blake and Mexico's Guillermo Ochoa.

The other women's nominees are Americans Alex Morgan and Sophia Smith, Mexico's Alicia Cervantes, Haiti's Melchie Dumornay and Jamaica's Khadija Shaw.

CONCACAF says the nominees have been selected based on performance statistics and the input of technical experts.

Final voting, which runs through April 13, will be weighted and involve players, coaches, media and fans.

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