WATCH ABOVE: Canadian soccer player Alphonso Davies is celebrating a dream come true after he helped the German Bayern Munich soccer team win the UEFA Champions League. Read more about This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The family moved to Canada when Davies was five and he played for various Canadian youth national teams before getting his Canadian citizenship and almost immediately making his senior national-team debut at age 16.“He was someone who clearly saw the struggle his parents had gone through and obviously had to go through struggles himself,” said Al-Awaid, the technical lead coach at Edmonton’s Born To Be (BTB) Soccer Academy.
OH MY GOD. “Every time he’s in town, he shows up to our training sessions and camps and is essentially another kid in the program.“He has that sense of not forgetting where he comes from, he understands the responsibility on his shoulders that he’s someone, although 19, that an entire generation of kids looks up to.
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In the quarter-finals, he had lit up the game at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, seen in a viral clip darting up the left flank against fellow European giants Barcelona.
DRAKE. Alphonso Davies, in the meantime, has become the first Canadian national team player to reach the final of the competition. Share this article share tweet ... on Facebook on Twitter Hear FTW writers out loud As a 14-year-old playing against grown men who were playing at the college level and U Sports and some of which are playing in the CPL right now, Alphonso was the player who stood out the most.”Al-Awaid said Davies has never forgotten his Edmonton roots.
MY NIGHT IS COMPLETE.
“Sometimes things get tense and kids and coaches are too serious and he’d say something or crack a joke that lightened the mood and allowed everybody to relax a bit.“You ask any of the guys who’ve played with him and they’ll tell you that someone with his skillset probably could’ve scored a ton more goals and had a ton more highlights. But what we’ve now seen is for two seasons he’s been a proven winner and the mindset that develops through that is going to be gold for this country.”Davies’ accomplishments are all the more remarkable considering he was born in a refugee camp in Ghana after his parents fled the second Liberian civil war. That’s who 19-year-old Canadian left back Alphonso Davies plays for. Alphonso Davies escapes from Memphis Depay in the semi-final. Pace is a weapon.” The outlet gave Davies a game rating of 7.5 out of 10.Meanwhile Davies’ fellow professionals were keen to heap praise on the teen. “Congratulations on the big win, Alphonso!”Davies became the first member of Canada’s national team to play for _ and win _ the coveted Champions League.
'Keep grinding': Canadian Alphonso Davies lives the dream as Champions League winner'Keep grinding': Canadian Alphonso Davies lives the dream as Champions League winnerBayern Munich’s Canadian player Alphonso Davies (L) and Paris Saint-Germain’s Argentine midfielder Angel Di Maria vie for the ball during the UEFA Champions League final football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich at the Luz stadium in Lisbon on August 23, 2020. DRIZZY. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. Despite the fact that he picked up a yellow card relatively early in the game — meaning he had to be extremely careful for the remainder, so as to avoid being sent off — he gave a solid display. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited.This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic.