Maycoll Cañizalez-Smith (born 28 December 1982) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder.
Club career Cañizalez was born in Quezaltepeque, El Salvador and raised in Toronto, Ontario.Miguel Campos – Canada-Soccer.com
He played in Germany for Werder Bremen and Hannover 96 reserve sides before signing with Toronto FC in April 2007. Cañizalez became the first Canadian to score a league goal at BMO Field, getting off the mark against Columbus Crew on 22 September 2007. Toronto waived him at the end of the 2007 season.
Following his time in Toronto, Cañizales returned to Germany,Five Canadian Players Make Their International Debut having successful seasons earning playing time at Bonner SC, Fortuna Köln, SV Roßbach/Verscheid and VfB Oldenburg.
International career Cañizalez played at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina,Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA alongside Atiba Hutchinson and Mike Klukowski among others.
He made his senior debut for Canada in a January 2003 friendly match against the United States. He earned a total of five caps, scoring one goal. His final international was a July 2003 Gold Cup match against Cuba.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWerder Bremen II2001–02Regionalliga Nord260202802002–03152—1522003–0460—60Total47220492Hannover 96 II2004–05Oberliga Nord141—1412005–0661—61Total20100201FC Oberneuland2006–07Oberliga Nord151—151Toronto FC2007MLS121—121Bonner SC2007–08Oberliga Nordrhein152—1522008–09NRW-Liga350—3502009–10Regionalliga West270—270Total77200772Fortuna Köln2010–11NRW-Liga331—3312011–12Regionalliga West20—20Total35100351SV Roßbach/Verscheid2012–2013Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar31310323VfB Oldenburg2013–2014Regionalliga Nord320003202014–2015300003002015–201625000250Total87000870SSV Jeddeloh2017–18Regionalliga Nord212002122018–1920000200Total41200412Career total365143036814
International Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cañizalez goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Maycoll CañizalezNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 12 February 2003 June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya 4–2 4–2 Friendly match
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