Canadian midfielder Osorio sustains lower-body injury at CONCACAF Gold Cup

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Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio has near the Canada campy astatine the CONCACAF Gold Cup successful Houston with a lower-body injury.

33-year-old, who is returning to Toronto for much testing, can’t beryllium replaced connected roster

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 22, 2025 1:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio gestures to a teammate during a May 28, 2025 Major League Soccer lucifer  against the visiting Philadelphia Union.

Canada's Jonathan Osorio, pictured successful a MLS crippled with Toronto FC, was the astir experienced subordinate of Canada caput manager Jesse Marsch's squad astatine the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but helium had yet to play astatine the tournament. (Chris Young/Canadian Press)

Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio has near the Canada campy astatine the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a lower-body injury.

Canada Soccer, successful a societal media post, said the Toronto FC skipper volition miss the remainder of the tournament. The wounded occurred successful grooming the time earlier Canada's 1-1 gully with Curacao connected Saturday successful Houston.

"Oso volition instrumentality to Toronto FC contiguous for further evaluation," it said successful a societal media station Sunday.

The TFC skipper cannot beryllium replaced connected Canada's tourney roster astatine this point.

With 85 caps, the 33-year-old Osorio was the astir experienced subordinate of manager Jesse Marsch's squad. He had yet to play astatine the tournament.

Osorio was sidelined with a enarthrosis wounded April 30 successful a Canadian Championship nonaccomplishment to CF Montreal, returning May 24 disconnected the Toronto seat successful an MLS crippled against Nashville SC.

He was added to Marsch's Canadian Shield Tournament squad, playing 62 minutes successful the punishment shootout nonaccomplishment to Ivory Coast.

The 30th-ranked Canadians (1-0-1) wrapper up Group B play astatine the Gold Cup connected Tuesday against No. 81 El Salvador (0-1-1) successful Houston.

Canada roster

Goalkeepers

  • Maxime Crepeau, Portland Timbers (MLS)
  • Tom McGill, Brighton & Hove Albion (England)
  • Dayne St. Clair, Minnesota United (MLS)

Defenders

  • Sam Adekugbe, Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS)
  • Derek Cornelius, Olympique de Marseille (France)
  • Luc De Fougerolles, Fulham (England)
  • Jamie Knight-Lebel, Bristol City (England)
  • Richie Laryea, Toronto FC (MLS)
  • Alistair Johnston, Celtic (Scotland)
  • Kamal Miller, Portland Timbers (MLS)
  • Niko Sigur, Hadjuk Split (Croatia)
  • Joel Waterman, CF Montreal (MLS)

Midfielders

  • Ali Ahmed, Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS)
  • Tajon Buchanan, Inter Milan (Italy)
  • Mathieu Choiniere, Grasshopper Zurich (Switzerland)
  • Stephen Eustaquio, FC Porto (Portugal)
  • Ismael Kone, Olympique de Marseille (France)
  • Jayden Nelson, Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS)
  • Jonathan Osorio, Toronto FC (MLS)
  • Nathan Saliba, CF Montreal (MLS)
  • Jacob Shaffelburg, Nashville SC (MLS)

Forwards

  • Jonathan David, LOSC Lille (France)
  • Promise David, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium)
  • Daniel Jebbison, AFC Bournemouth (England)
  • Cyle Larin, RCD Mallorca (Spain)
  • Tani Oluwaseyi, Minnesota United (MLS)
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