Myles Cornwall (born September 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional

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player who plays for

Ottawa South United Ottawa South United is a Canadian semi-professional association football, soccer team based in Manotick, Ontario, a community in the rural south part of Ottawa that plays in Ligue1 Québec. The club previously competed in League1 Ontario. The cl ...

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Early life

Cornwall was born in

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and began playing youth soccer with the Ottawa Royals, followed by

. He attended

Sir Robert Borden High School Sir Robert Borden High School (SRB, Borden) is a high school located on Greenbank Road in the Nepean, Ottawa, Nepean district of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Adjacent to the main office of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, this school was b ...

before attending

Walsh University Walsh University is a Private university, private Catholic university in North Canton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1960 by the Brothers of Christian Instruction as a liberal arts college, it enrolls approximately 2,100 students as of 2023. ...

in the

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. At Walsh, he scored 22 goals in 72 appearances over four seasons while playing as a

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Club career

From 2017 to 2021, Cornwall played for

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and later the

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. On May 31, 2017, he scored his first senior goals, netting two goals in a League Cup match against

ProStars FC Prostars FC is a Canadian soccer team based in Brampton, Ontario. The organization was founded in 2013. The club previously played in the semi-professional League1 Ontario, part of the third division in the Canadian soccer league system in both ...

. He scored his first league goal on June 26, 2017, also against ProStars FC. On July 14, 2018, he scored a brace in a 2-2 draw with

Unionville Milliken SC Unionville Milliken Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Unionville, Ontario. The club was founded in 1976 as a youth soccer club and added its women's and men's semi-professional teams in League1 Ontario in 2017 and ...

. Cornwall was recommended by his OSU coach Jim Lianos to

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club

Atlético Ottawa Atlético Ottawa is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at TD Place. The team was founded in 2020 by Spanish club Atlético Madrid. History F ...

, who had an affiliation with OSU and were in need of a defender. After training with Atlético for three weeks, Cornwall signed his first professional contract for the remainder of the

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on August 28. The following day, he made his debut as a starter in a 2–2 draw against

HFX Wanderers Halifax Wanderers FC, also written as HFX Wanderers FC, is a Canadian professional soccer club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League (CPL) at the top of the Canadian soccer league system, and play their home ...

. In 2022, he joined

USL League Two USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

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Fort Wayne FC Fort Wayne Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Indiana, United States, founded in 2019. The club currently competes in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. Fort Wayne FC has gain ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cornwall, Myles 1998 births Living people Men's association football defenders Canadian men's soccer players Soccer players from Ottawa Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Walsh University alumni Ottawa South United players Atlético Ottawa players League1 Ontario players Ligue1 Québec players Canadian Premier League players Walsh Cavaliers College men's soccer players in the United States USL League Two players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen