Miguel Cañizalez

Miguel Cañizalez

Personal information
Full name	Maycoll Cañizalez-Smith
Date of birth	(1982-12-28) December 28, 1982
Place of birth	Quezaltepeque, El Salvador
Height
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	VfB Oldenburg
Number	27
Youth career
2001	Toronto Lynx
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2004	Werder Bremen II	47	(2)
2004–2006	Hannover 96 II	20	(1)
2006–2007	FC Oberneuland	15	(1)
2007	Toronto FC	12	(1)
2007–2010	Bonner SC	77	(2)
2011–2012	Fortuna Köln	35	(1)
2012–2013	SV Roßbach/Verscheid	31	(3)
2013–	VfB Oldenburg	73	(0)
International career‡
1998	Canada U17	3	(0)
1999–2001	Canada U20	14	(2)
2002–2003	Canada U23	4	(1)
2003	Canada	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 December 2009

Miguel (Maycoll) Cañizalez-Smith (born December 28, 1982 in Quezaltepeque, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran-Canadian professional soccer player currently playing for VfB Oldenburg in the Regionalliga Nord.

Maycoll is the Spanish phonetic pronunciation of Michael, hence his preference for being called Miguel.

Club career

Cañizalez was born in Quezaltepeque, El Salvador and raised in Toronto, Ontario.

He had 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, Miguel moved to Germany where he often played as Miguel Campos, 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, 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 5 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a July 2003 Gold Cup match against Cuba.

Career stats

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 February 2003	June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya	Libya	4–2	4–2	Friendly match

Club

As of 4 June 2013

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	League	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		—		Total
Werder Bremen II	Regionalliga Nord	2001–02	26	0	2	0	—		28	0
		2002–03	15	2	—				15	2
		2003–04	6	0	—				6	0
Hannover 96 II	Oberliga Nord	2004–05	14	1	—				14	1
		2005–06	14	0	—				14	0
FC Oberneuland		2006–07	14	1	—				14	1
Canada			MLS		—		MLS Playoffs		Total
Toronto FC	MLS	2007	12	1	—		—		12	1
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		—		Total
Bonner SC	Oberliga Nordrhein	2007–08	15	2	—		—		15	2
	NRW-Liga	2008–09	35	0	—				35	0
	Regionalliga West	2009–10	27	0	—				27	0
Fortuna Köln	NRW-Liga	2010–11	33	1	—				33	1
	Regionalliga West	2011–12	2	0	—				2	0
SV Roßbach/Verscheid	Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar	2012–	31	3	1	0	—		32	3
Career totals	Germany		222	10	3	0	—		225	10
	Canada		12	1	—		0	0	12	1
	Career statistics		234	11	3	0	0	0	237	11

External links

• Player profile – Bonner SC
• Profile on the CSA website
• Miguel Cañizalez at National-Football-Teams.com