In January 2019, Bayern Munich shocked when successfully recruited Alphonso Davies for 22 million euros, a record of Vancouver Whitecaps and MLS. After just a month of getting to know, this player played in the first team list of the Bavarian club.

Alphonso Davies’ shine will help him go much further

Starting as a winger, but Alphonso Davies is frequently used as a left-back. This can be considered as the right decision of Bayern Munich, when Alphonso showed stability in the left corridor, in the context of Lucas Hernandez’s injury, and David Alaba often dragged into the center-back.

26 matches, 1 goal, and 7 assists are what Davies brings to Bayern Munich this season. The 19-year-old player will further develop, especially after his performance against Chelsea recently.

It was on the soccer pitch that he found an escape route and a familiar feeling. Tim Adams founded Free Footie in Edmonton, an elementary school tournament with families unable to play recreational sports. It has been a brief season, but Mr. Adams says that’s all.

He plays soccer at St. John’s Soccer Academy. Nicholas and for youth club Edmonton Strikers before enrolling in the residency program of Vancouver Whitecaps, one of Canada’s top aircrews, at the age of 14. He had to convince his parents to let him follow his dream of being a soccer striker.

Alphonso Davies, far right, and his teammate Manuel Neuer posed for a photo as the Bayern Munich players and staff arrived at Munich International Airport on 24 August 2020 after winning the final Champions League final.

Davies made his Major League Soccer debut

Davies made his Major League Soccer debut for Whitecaps at the age of 15, and in 2017, after becoming a Canadian citizen, he became the youngest player to play for the Canadian men’s team. At the age of 17, he signed for one of the best soccer teams in the world, Bayern Munich, which paid Whitecaps at least $ 13.5 million transfer fees, a record deal for an MLS player to enter at that moment.

Perhaps more importantly, Mr. Davies has become a source of inspiration for any kid who might be in trouble, like the kids in Free Footie, who are mostly refugees, newcomers, and young adults. This is also a reminder to society of the nurturing role it can help any child to transcend.