Davies, Osorio and Sinclair among those up for Canada players of year

Canada captains Scott Arfield and Christine Sinclair join Bayern Munich teen star Alphonso Davies and Manchester City striker Janine Beckie in a deep pool of candidates for the Canada Soccer Player of the Year Awards.

The 12 male nominees also include Red Star Belgrade goalkeeper Milan Borjan, Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio, Montreal Impact midfielder Samuel Piette, Puebla FC forward Lucas Cavallini, Cardiff City winger Junior Hoilett and Besiktas’ Cyle Larin and Atiba Hutchinson, a six-time winner of the award

Davies is joined by fellow teen nominees Jonathan David, Liam Millar and Ballou Tabla.

Sinclair, a 13-time winner, and Beckie are joined by Lyon defender Kadeisha Buchanan (the 2017 winner), UCLA midfielder Jessie Fleming and Paris Saint- Germain midfielder Ashley Lawrence among the 12 female nominees.

Canada under-17 captain Jordyn Huitema leads the women’s youth international nominees. David, who plays for Belgium’s KAA Ghent, and Millar (Liverpool under-23) are also up for the men’s youth international award.

Winners will be announced from Dec. 6-12.

Media and coaches vote for the players of the year. Coaches alone decide the winners of the new Canadian Youth International Players of the Year Awards.

CSA staff coaches will select the 2018 Canadian Para Soccer Player of the Year and Canadian Futsal Player of the Year.

The Allstate Canadian National Teams Good Hands Award, recognizing the top save by a Canadian national team goalkeeper in international play, will be decided via fan vote at Canadasoccer.com.