Derek Cornelius

Derek Austin Cornelius (born 25 November 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.

Derek Cornelius
Personal information
Full name Derek Austin Cornelius[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997
Place of birth Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number 13
Youth career
2009–2011 Spartacus SC
2011–2013 Unionville Milliken
2014–2015 VfB Lübeck
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 VfB Lübeck 1 (0)
2016 VfR Neumünster 17 (2)
2017–2018 Javor Ivanjica 28 (0)
2019– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 20 (1)
National team‡
2018– Canada U23 4 (0)
2018– Canada 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2020

Club career

Youth

Cornelius was born in Ajax, Ontario to a Barbadian father and a Jamaican mother.[2] Cornelius started playing when he was selected for the 1996 House League All-Star team.[3] Then he got selected by Ajax Thunder under-8 at six years old.[3] Next season he was the Unionville Milliken Challenge Cup Champions Most Valuable Player.[3] Next year he moved to North York Spartacus and reached 2nd Place in the Indoor League. Next season at U11 he won the C.O.V.I. Championship and was proclaimed the Most Valuable Player.[3]

In 2012, he played in the Oviedo Cup with PFC CSKA Moscow in Spain, then he played in the Milk Cup by CSKA Moscow in Northern Ireland where he led the team scoring four goals in the tournament. He ended that year by being invited to the CSKA Moscow Reserve Camp and by playing in the U21 Provincial and Men's Regional leagues, scoring 22 goals in 30 games.[3]

In 2013, he was selected for Canadian national under-17 team for camp in Florida and Costa Rica, and later selected for CONCACAF World Cup U17 Qualifier pre-camp in Florida. He was also selected for Canadian National U16 Team for Torneo delle Nazioni tournament in Italy. That same year he was invited to Hungary for trials with Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC and Győri ETO FC in March.[3]

Germany

In January 2014, he moved to Germany. He began training with VfB Lübeck U19 team.[4] He spent two seasons with the main team,[5] but was unable to play due to FIFA rules for underaged players. He became eligible to play effective on 1 January 2016.[6][7] With VfB Lübeck he won the Schleswig-Holstein Cup two years in a row and made an appearance in the 2015–16 Regionalliga Nord.[8]

In summer 2016 he moved to VfR Neumünster playing with them the first half of the season.[5]

Serbia

During the winterbreak of the 2016–17 season, Cornelius was signed by Serbian SuperLiga side FK Javor Ivanjica after successful trials. He made his league debut on 29 April 2017, in an away game against FK Radnički Niš.[8] Javor head coach Srđan Vasiljević converted Cornelius from a forward into a centre-back.[9]

Return to Canada

On 18 January 2019, Cornelius returned to his native Canada and signed with MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[10] He made his debut for the Whitecaps on 2 March in their 2019 MLS season opener against Minnesota United.[11] Cornelius scored his first goal for the club on 18 May against Sporting Kansas City.[12]

International career

Youth

Derek Cornelius was part of the Canadian U17 camp in February 2013.[13] He was called up to a U23 camp on 8 January 2018.[14] In May 2018, Cornelius was named to Canada's under-21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[15] Cornelius would earn rave reviews for his performance at the tournament.[16]

Cornelius was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[17]

Senior

On 12 March 2018, Cornelius received his first call up to the Canadian senior side for a friendly against New Zealand to be played on 24 March 2018.[18] He would make his debut for Canada on 9 September 2018, starting and playing the entire match in an 8-0 victory over the U.S. Virgin Islands.[19][20] On 30 May 2019, Cornelius was named to the 23-man squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of 26 July 2020[22]
Club Season League Cup League Playoffs Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfB Lübeck 2015–16 Regionalliga Nord 1000000010
VfR Neumünster 2016–17 Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein 172000000172
Javor Ivanjica 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 3000000030
2017–18 220300000250
2018–19 Serbian First League 3000000030
Total 280300000310
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019 MLS 171100000181
2020 3000001[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 201100010221
Career Totals 663400010713
  1. Knockout Round of the MLS is Back Tournament.

International
As of 16 January 2020
Canada national team
YearAppsGoals
201840
201980
202010
Total130

Honours

Club

VfB Lübeck

Individual

  • Canadian Men's Youth International Player of the Year: 2018
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References
  1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com.
  3. Experience And Accomplishments at derek-cornelius.com, Retrieved 5 November 2017
  4. Profile at derek-cornelius.com, Retrieved 5 November 2017
  5. Derek Cornelius at thefinalball.com
  6. Das lange Tauziehen um Derek Cornelius: Er will doch nur spielen at sportbuzzer.de
  7. Derek Cornelius at dfb.de
  8. Derek Cornelius at Soccerway
  9. Vujcic, Djuradj (4 August 2017). "Canadian Derek Cornelius on professional debut in Serbia". Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  10. "Whitecaps FC acquire Canadian international centre back Derek Cornelius from Serbian club FK Javor Ivanjica | Vancouver Whitecaps FC".
  11. Dailey, Mark (2 March 2019). "9 players make Whitecaps debut in MLS season opener".
  12. "GOAL: Derek Cornelius volleys home the equalizer". 18 May 2019.
  13. Canada M17 announces roster for February camp at Canada Soccer, 31 January 2013
  14. "Canada Soccer's Men's National Team Program announces U-23 camp squad". 8 January 2018.
  15. Alicia Rodriguez (19 May 2018). "Canada national team roster for prestigious Toulon Tournament released". Major League Soccer.
  16. Peter Galindo (8 June 2018). "Four things we learned about Canada at Toulon Tournament". Sprotsnet.
  17. "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  18. Boehm, Charles (12 March 2018). "Canada call up 10 MLSers for Herdman's first camp, New Zealand friendly".
  19. "Canada cruises to record win in Concacaf Nations League opener". 9 September 2018.
  20. Derek Cornelius at National-Football-Teams.com
  21. "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup". 30 May 2019.
  22. "Derek Cornelius Profile". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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