League1 Ontario Alumni

See below our wall of notable alumni, and full men’s and women’s pathway lists.

Former club: Vaughan Azzurri

Current club: Celtic, Scotland

Played a significant role in helping Celtic win the Scottish domestic treble after making his debut in January 2023.

Former club: Pickering (then-Durham United)

Current club: Saint-Étienne, France

Won promotion to the French first division with Rodez by scoring nine goals in 18 games in 2021/22.

Former club: Sigma

Current club: Real Mallorca, Spain

Propelled Beşiktaş to the league and cup double in 2021 and scored more than 120 goals for club and country combined.

Former club: West Ottawa

Current club: BK Häcken, Sweden

Scored 21 goals in 36 appearances for Celtic in Scotland before moving to Sweden, earning her CANWNT debut.

Former club: Vaughan Azzurri

Current club: Minnesota United

Awarded Most Valuable Player in the 2022 Major League Soccer All-Star game.

Former club: North Toronto Nitros

Current club: Sporting Lisbon, Portugal

The youngest member of Canada’s FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup squad.

Former club: Vaughan Azzurri

Current club: Portland Timbers, USA

Won the inaugural Leagues Cup with Lionel Messi and Inter Miami.

Former club: Unionville Milliken

Current club: HB Køge, Denmark

Scored on her debut for the then-reigning champions of Denmark’s top division.

Former club: Sigma

Current club: Toronto FC, Canada

In his third spell with TFC, having amassed nearly 100 previous appearances for the club and won the 2019 Eastern Conference.

Former clubs: Aurora and Blue Devils

Current club: Bristol City, England

Netted 22 goals in 20 League1 Ontario games before making her professional debut in Sweden’s top division.

Former club: Sigma

Current club: Inter Milan, Italy

The first-ever Canadian to play in Italy’s top division, Serie A., winning a trophy in his first season.

Former club: West Ottawa

Current club: OL Lyon, France

Won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and the French 2022/23 league and cup double with Lyon.

Former clubs: TFC III and Sigma

Current club: Forge FC, Canada

Three-time Canadian Premier League champion, and 2019 Player of the Year and Golden Boot winner.

Former club: Aurora

Current club: North Carolina Courage, USA

Nominated for NWSL Rookie of the Year in 2021 after starring in Kansas City Current’s inaugural season.