Canada soccer head coach Jesse Marsch calls in Marcelo Flores, Alfie Jones for November camp

Canada head coach Jesse Marsch has called Tigres winger Marcelo Flores and Middlesbrough centre back Alfie Jones into camp for the November international window.

The 22-year-old Flores, who was born in Georgetown, Ont., to a Canadian mother and Mexican father, has already represented Mexico at senior level. The winger is eligible for a one-time FIFA switch under the current regulations, introduced in 2021, which allow players who have played up to three senior international caps prior to the age of 21 to change allegiance.

Canada Soccer lists Flores as a training player for the November camp. meaning while he won't play, he will get a taste of life with Canada.

The 28-year-old Jones, an English-born centre back who has Canadian ties through a grandparent, is in the process of finalizing his Canadian citizenship, according to Canada Soccer.

The 28th-ranked Canadian men close out their 2025 schedule against No. 23 Ecuador on Nov. 13 at Toronto's BMO Field and No. 50 Venezuela on Nov. 18 at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Flores has been on Canada's radar for a while.

Former head coach John Herdman tried to bring Flores, then a 17-year-old Mexican youth international, to a Canadian camp in Florida in January 2021, only to be frustrated by pandemic-related restrictions. Still hopeful, he included Flores in his preliminary 60-man roster for the 2021 Gold Cup, although nothing came if it.

But Flores opted for Mexico.

"Despite the ability to represent several countries, I have always been a part of the Mexican national team system," Flores said in a May 2022 social media post. "It's where I feel most comfortable."

"Today I speak from the heart and feel the need to communicate something I've know to be true for a while