Derek Cornelius

CAN

• #13 • Center Back

Derek Cornelius

CAN

• #13 • Center Back

Club

Marseille

League

Ligue 1

Position

Role

Ball-Playing Centre Back

Birthdate (Age)

Nov 25, 1997 (28)

Preferred Foot

Left

Height

6'2"

Weight

190 lb

National Team

Canada

Ranking

191stout of 297

Overall Grade63.8135th/297

Impact score4.6158th/297

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Timeline

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Grades

Key Grades

This season

Overall

135th/297 DEF

63.8

Passing

212th/296 DEF

61.4

1 V 1 Defending

149th/288 DEF

61.8

Aerial Duel

122nd/274 DEF

66.1

Positioning

4th/291 DEF

87.4

Blocking

41st/282 DEF

76.7

Overall Grades by game

This season

Metrics

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Appearances

152

Minutes

Clean sheets

Matches

News

Jun 24, 2026

Two shots from defense

Cornelius had two shots (zero on goal) in Wednesday's 2-1 loss against Switzerland.

Analysis: Cornelius took a pair of speculative shots from the defense during Wednesday's loss. The defender couldn't slow down the Swiss attack but did ok to create space for himself going in the attack. He will have some tough matches in the knockout stage if Canada are going to go on any sort of run.

Jun 19, 2026

Subbed at halftime after yellow

Cornelius recorded one shot (zero on goal) in Thursday's 6-0 victory over Qatar. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 9th minute.

Analysis: Cornelius started the match at centre back and was substituted once the game was secured at halftime, as he had been yellow-carded early in the game. He played the full 90 minutes in the opener, winning two of his four tackles, but in this game, he only made one clearance and conceded two fouls.