Toronto FC Academy fullback Ashtone Morgan has been called to camp for the Canadian U-23/Olympic team in Florida. The 19-year old enjoyed a sensational start for Toronto FC's senior squad in its Champions League group stage closing match versus Arabe Unido on October 19, helping the Reds to a 1-0 victory.
The press release from Canada Soccer reads as follows:
The Canadian Soccer Association has announced it will hold a men's U-23/Olympic identification camp this 8-18 November. Coach Tony Fonseca has invited 18 players to the camp which will be held in Sunrise, FL, USA. This will be coach Fonseca's second camp this season.
As part of Fonseca's identification camp in Sunrise, FL, the team will train twice daily and take part in a pair of exhibition matches against local clubs.
The men's U-23 program features players born 1989 or later, which from an age category includes players that took part in last year's 2009 CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Championship. Coach Fonseca will have until early 2012 to prepare this age category for the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Two years ago, only two teams qualified through CONCACAF for the 2008 Men's Olympic Football Tournament. Canada performed very well in the tournament and came within a win of reaching the Olympics.
Nine players called into this camp took part in Fonseca's previous men's U-23 camp in January. The players come from clubs in Canada, USA and Europe. The youngest players are 19 while the oldest players are 21.
CANADA
GK- Julien Latendresse Lévesque | GER / Energie Cottbus | Chambly, QC, CAN
GK- Michal Misiewicz | POL / Polonia Bytom | Calgary, AB, CAN
D- Sean Hart | USA / Schulz Academy | Toronto, ON, CAN
D- Fabrice Lassonde | GER / Ingolstadt FC | Mont-St-Grégoire, QC, CAN
D- Ashtone Morgan | CAN / Toronto FC Academy | Toronto, ON, CAN
D- Eddy Sidra | Unattached / sans club | Edmonton, AB, CAN
M- Philippe Davies | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Longueuil, QC, CAN
M- Ethan Gage | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Cochrane, AB, CAN
M- Mozesh Gyorio | USA / FC Tampa Bay | Stratford, PE, CAN
M- Jonathan Parolini | ITA / ASD Bojano | Vaughan, ON
M- Cesar Santamaria | SLV / CD Municipal | Regina, SK, CAN
M- Jarek Whiteman | CAN / Portugal FC | Brampton, ON, CAN
F- Reda Agourram | CAN / Impact Montréal | Montréal, QC, CAN
F- Randy Edwini-Bonsu | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Edmonton, AB, CAN
F- Sherif El-Masri | SIN / Home United FC | Scarborough, ON, CAN
F- Derek Gaudet | USA / Portland Timbers | Bayside, NS, CAN
F- Igor Pisanjuk | HUN / Szolnoki MÁV FC | Mississauga, ON, CAN
F- Kyle Porter | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Mississauga, ON, CAN
