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TORONTO — Jessie Fleming and Kris Twardek have been named Canadian under-20 soccer players of the year.

It’s the third straight year winning the award for Fleming, a 19-year-old from London, Ont.

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Fleming has become an influential midfielder with the Canada women’s team, registering a goal and an assist in 11 appearances this year. She also helped UCLA reach the NCAA College Cup final and is one of three finalists for the MAC Hermann Trophy for the best female U.S. college player.

“Jessie has been building her identity this year as one of the leading international midfielders,” Canadian national coach John Herdman said in a statement. “She has been doing that on the field with a goal against Costa Rica and a standout performance against U.S.A. where she really did set the standard for any midfielder when playing against arguably the best team in the world.”

Twardek represented Canada at the CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship in February (one goal in two matches) and then made his senior debut against El Salvador in October.