Injury sidelines Brampton’s Junior Hoilett on Canada’s Copa America roster

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Published June 17, 2024 at 2:00 pm

Brampton's Junior Hoilett
Brampton's Junior Hoilett

Injured winger and Brampton’s own Junior Hoilett has been replaced on the Canadian men’s soccer team’s Copa America roster.

Canada opens the tournament Thursday against reigning World Cup champion Argentina in Atlanta.

Hoilett sustained a lower-body injury in training that ruled the Brampton player out for the tournament, Canada Soccer said Sunday in a statement.

Hoilett plays professionally for Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership and was one of seven Brampton players who made the cut for Canada’s 2022 World Cup roster.

The Canadians, ranked 49th in the world, will also face No. 32 Peru on June 25 in Kansas City and No. 42 Chile on June 29 in Orlando, Fla., in the group stage.

CF Montreal’s Joel Waterman of Surrey, B.C., has replaced the Brampton winger  on the tournament roster. New Canadian coach Jesse Marsch named his 26-player squad for Copa America last week.

After he took over May 13, the Canadians lost 4-0 to the seventh-ranked Netherlands on June 6 before playing No. 2 France to a scoreless draw June 9.

The Canadians, ranked 49th in the world, will also face No. 32 Peru on June 25 in Kansas City and No. 42 Chile on June 29 in Orlando, Fla., in the group stage.

Hoilett was one of three players on the roster aged 30 and over alongside Jonathan Osorio (32) and goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau (30).

The 48th edition of Copa America features 16 teams playing in 14 stadiums across 13 U.S. cities.

– With files from Insauga.com

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