Bournemouth's Jebbison named to Canada's 60-man preliminary roster for CONCACAF Nations League Finals

Canada coach Jesse Marsch has submitted his 60-man preliminary squad for the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals, with AFC Bournemouth forward Daniel Jebbison among the notable inclusions.

Canadian-born Daniel Jebbison, currently seeing time in the English Premier League with Bournemouth, has represented England at youth level. The 21-year-old from Oakville, Ont., has scored twice in the FA Cup among 12 appearances for Bournemouth across all competitions this season, and previously played for Sheffield United in 2021 and Watford.

The 31st-ranked Canadian men take on No. 19 Mexico in one semifinal while the 16th-ranked Americans face No. 36 Panama, with both games March 20 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. The championship game and third-place playoff are scheduled for three days later at the same venue.

The deadline for declaring the final 23-man roster is March 10.

Thirty of the 60 players are with Major League Soccer clubs including five from Toronto FC (Theo Corbeanu, Deandre Kerr, Richie Laryea, Jonathan Osorio and Kosi Thompson).

There are four from CF Montreal (Jahkeele Marshall Rutty, Sam Piette, Nathan Saliba and Jonathan Sirois) and four from the Vancouver Whitecaps (Sam Adekugbe, Ali Ahmed, Jayden Nelson and Ralph Priso).

Marshall-Rutty, Nelson and Priso all spent time with TFC.

Uncapped players with Canadian youth national team experience include Andre Ali-Gayapersad (CF Damm, Spain), Moise Clovis Archange (Orlando City academy), Shola Jimoh (York United, CPL), Kerr (Toronto FC), Jovan Ivanisevic (Bologna FC 1909 U20, Italy), Santiago Lopez (Pumas UNAM, Mexico), Marshall-Rutty (CF Montreal), James Pantemis (Portland Timbers), Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps), Justin Smith, RCD Espanyol (Spain) and Kimani Stewart-Baynes (Colorado Rapids).

There are several players with international options such as Promise David (Canada and Nigeria) and Dieu-Merci Michel (Canada and Angola).

And Santiago Lopez, eligible for both Canada and Mexico, is playing for Pumas UNAM in Mexico.

Canada made it to the final four in November with a 4-0 aggregate win over No. 138 Suriname in their two-legged quarterfinal. The Canadian men have not played since.

Mexico, thanks to goals in the 85th and 97th minute, recovered from a 2-0 first-leg deficit to defeat Honduras 4-2 on aggregate in its quarterfinal.

The Canadian men exited the CONCACAF tournament in the quarterfinals in 2023, losing to Jamaica on the away goals rule after the two-legged series finished knotted at 4-4.

Canada was runner-up to the United States in 2022-23 and failed to make the semifinals in 2019-20.

Canada is currently riding a five-game unbeaten run (4-0-1). The Canadian men are 5-3-5 under Marsch, with one of those ties turning into a penalty shootout loss to No. 11 Uruguay and another to a shootout win over No. 47 Venezuela, both at Copa America.

The preliminary roster features players from teams in Belgium, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Spain and Switzerland as well as Canada and the U.S.

Full 60-man roster

Goalkeepers: Maxime Crepeau, Portland Timbers (MLS); Thomas McGill, MK Dons (England); James Pantemis, Portland Timbers (MLS); Jonathan Sirois, CF Montreal (MLS); Dayne St. Clair, Minnesota United (MLS); Grégoire Świderski, Deportivo Alaves B (Spain)

Defenders: Sam Adekugbe, Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS); Moise Clovis Archange, Orlando City academy (MLS); Zorhan Bassong, Sporting Kansas City (MLS); Moise Bombito, OGC Nice (France); Derek Cornelius, Olympique de Marseille (France); Alphonso Davies, Bayern Munich (Germany); Luc De Fougerolles, Fulham academy; Raheem Edwards, New York Red Bulls (MLS); Kyle Hiebert, St. Louis City (MLS); Jovan Ivanisevic, Bologna FC 1909 U20 (Italy); Alistair Johnston, Celtic (Scotland); Scott Kennedy, K.A.S. Eupen (Belgium); Jamie Knight-Lebel, Crewe Alexandra (England); Lukas MacNaugton, D.C. United (MLS); Zac McGraw, Portland Timbers (MLS); Kamal Miller, Portland Timbers (MLS); Joel Waterman, CF Montreal (MLS)

Midfielders: Ali Ahmed, Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS); Zachary Brault-Guillard, FC Lugano (Switzerland); Mathieu Choiniere, Grasshopper Club Zurich (Switzerland); Stephen Eustaquio, FC Porto (Portugal); Mark-Anthony Kaye, San Jose Earthquakes (MLS); Ismael Kone, Stade Rennais (France); Richie Laryea, Toronto FC (MLS); Jayden Nelson, Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS); Jonathan Osorio, Toronto FC (MLS); Harry Paton, Motherwell (Scotland); Samuel Piette, CF Montreal (MLS); Ralph Priso, Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS); Nathan Saliba, CF Montreal (MLS); Niko Sigur, HNK Hajduk Split (Croatia); Justin Smith, RCD Espanyol (Spain); Kosi Thompson, Toronto FC (MLS)

Forwards: Stephen Afrifa, Sporting Kansas City (MLS); Andre Ali-Gayapersad, CF Damm (Spain); Theo Bair, AJ Auxerre (France); Charles-Andreas Brym, Almere City FC (the Netherlands); Tajon Buchanan, Villarreal CF (Spain); Theo Corbeanu, Toronto FC (MLS); Jonathan David, LOSC Lille (France); Promise David, Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium); Junior Hoilett, Hibernian (Scotland); Daniel Jebbison, Bournemouth (England); Shola Jimoh, York United (CPL); Deandre Kerr, Toronto FC (MLS); Cyle Larin, RCD Mallorca (Spain); Santiago Lopez, Pumas UNAM (Mexico); Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, CF Montreal (MLS); Dieu-Merci Michel, Vitoria de Guimarães (Portugal); Tani Oluwaseyi, Minnesota United (MLS); Kwasi Poku, R.W.D. Molenbeek (Belgium); Jacen Russell-Rowe, Columbus Crew (MLS); Jacob Shaffelburg, Nashville SC (MLS); Kimani Stewart-Baynes, Colorado Rapids (MLS)