| Maycoll Cañizalez | |
| Fullname: | Maycoll Cañizalez-Smith |
| Birth Date: | 1982 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Quezaltepeque, El Salvador |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Youthyears1: | 2001 |
| Youthclubs1: | Toronto Lynx |
| Years1: | 2001–2004 |
| Clubs1: | Werder Bremen II |
| Caps1: | 47 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2004–2006 |
| Clubs2: | Hannover 96 II |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs3: | FC Oberneuland |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2007 |
| Clubs4: | Toronto FC |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2007–2010 |
| Clubs5: | Bonner SC |
| Caps5: | 77 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs6: | Fortuna Köln |
| Caps6: | 35 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs7: | SV Roßbach/Verscheid |
| Caps7: | 31 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs8: | VfB Oldenburg |
| Caps8: | 87 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs9: | SSV Jeddeloh |
| Caps9: | 41 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Totalcaps: | 365 |
| Totalgoals: | 13 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1998 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1999–2001 |
| Nationalteam2: | Canada U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2002–2003 |
| Nationalteam3: | Canada U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2003 |
| Nationalteam4: | Canada |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
Maycoll Cañizalez-Smith (born 28 December 1982) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder.
Cañizalez was born in Quezaltepeque, El Salvador and raised in Toronto, Ontario.[1]
He 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, Cañizales returned to Germany,[2] having successful seasons earning playing time at Bonner SC, Fortuna Köln, SV Roßbach/Verscheid and VfB Oldenburg.
Cañizalez played at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina,[3] 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 five caps, scoring one goal. His final international was a July 2003 Gold Cup match against Cuba.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Werder Bremen II | 2001–02 | Regionalliga Nord | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | 15 | 2 | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 2 | |||
| Hannover 96 II | 2004–05 | Oberliga Nord | 14 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |||
| FC Oberneuland | 2006–07 | Oberliga Nord | 15 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Toronto FC | 2007 | MLS | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Bonner SC | 2007–08 | Oberliga Nordrhein | 15 | 2 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | NRW-Liga | 35 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | Regionalliga West | 27 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 77 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 2 | |||
| Fortuna Köln | 2010–11 | NRW-Liga | 33 | 1 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| SV Roßbach/Verscheid | 2012–2013 | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| VfB Oldenburg | 2013–2014 | Regionalliga Nord | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2014–2015 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2015–2016 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | |||
| SSV Jeddeloh | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Nord | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 365 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 368 | 14 | |||
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cañizalez goal.