Derek Cornelius

Derek Austin Cornelius (born 25 November 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Greek club Panetolikos, on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Club Career

Youth

Cornelius was born in Ajax, Ontario to a Barbadian father and a Jamaican mother. Cornelius started playing when he was selected for the 1996 House League All-Star team. Then he got selected by Ajax Thunder under-8 at six years old. Next season he was the Unionville Milliken Challenge Cup Champions Most Valuable Player. 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.

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.

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 Nyiregyhaza Spartacus FC and Gyori ETO FC in March.

Early career

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

In summer 2016 he moved to VfR Neumunster playing with them the first half of the season.

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