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How the success of Alphonso Davies striker made Canadian soccer proud? (Part 2)
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.
How the success of Alphonso Davies striker made Canadian soccer proud? (Part 1)
Alphonso Davies and his team, Bayern Munich, have just won the Champions League recently. But it was his humility, his background, and charisma and his background in a refugee camp in Ghana, which made the country admire.
The great combination of technical skills, daring, and speed
After Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies and his team, Bayern Munich, won the Champions League in Europe over the weekend, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted his congratulations to the 19-year-old left.
It is more than the poise he possesses on the pitch despite his age. It goes beyond the irresistible success story of a boy who arrived in Canada as a refugee and became a key player in the game.
His request to the prime minister is an allusion to travel restrictions as the pandemic has left him away from home in Alberta. The Canadian striker won one of soccer’s most important competitions. The former coaches of Alphonso Davies say he has become a good role model. Also, he can be considered one of Canada’s most important athletes.
His story cannot be ignored. It attracts much praise from the UN Refugee Agency and Canadian politicians across the country.
From refugees to a great soccer striker in the world
For Bayern fans, this is not too strange a player when Alphonso Davies has shined in the last two seasons. But not many people know about the difficult past with the war and the defender in 2000. Young Davies was born in a tent in Buduburam refugee camp, Ghana when his parents first arrived here.
Alphonso’s father, Deborah, did not want the family to stay in Ghana long due to political instability and poverty. After many checks and interviews, the Davies eventually moved to Canada as a refugee. He was only 5 years old and they settled in Windsor, Ontario.
The move to North America changed the lives of the Davies family and the player himself. That’s where the African-born boy got into football and was discovered by Vancouver Whitecaps at the age of 14.
Alphonso’s talent blossomed very quickly. A year later, he became the youngest player to sign for the United Soccer League (USL). He was at the age of 15. After just five months into the second division, Alphonso Davies was promoted to the Vancouver Whitecaps 1st team to play in the Major America (MLS).
Realizing that excellence, Canada is determined to have Alphonso for the national team. He became a Canadian citizen in June 2017, soon after becoming the youngest player to play for Canadian soccer in a friendly match with Curacao.
Alphonso Davies as a talented football player from Canada (Part 2)
But until the season of 2020/21, when many pillars in the defense of Bayern Munich were injured, Alphonso Davies was dragged back to kick in the position of left-back and up to the present time of the day. Still living in refugee status has become a regular mainstay and Lucas Hernadez must accept to sit on the bench.
After a brilliant performance in a 3-0 victory over Chelsea in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, Alphonso Davies made all the audience remember his name. He knew that only one game can not say too much. Therefore, he kept up his current form, Alphonso Davies can go further in his football career.
International career
In June, 2017, Alphonso Davies was named on the list of 23 Canadian players playing in the 2017 Gold Cup. At this tournament, Alphonso Davies became the youngest player in the national team history. The Canadian player scored at the Gold Cup at the age of 16. He was also the first player born in the 21st century to score in a major international tournament.
On 30 May 2019, Alphonso Davies was summoned to Canada for the Gold Cup 2019. Alphonso Davies has also been called up to the Canadian team to play against Cuba. Group A – CONCACAF Nations League 2019/20 season.
In October 2019, at the CONCACAF Nations League match, Alphonso Davies helped the Canadian team to win the first team against the US team after 34 years. It was the opening goal and contributed a great deal in the victory 2 -0 of the Canadian team.
Conclusion
Every football talent has a different background. With Alphonso Davies, the point comes from a guy who has Liberia blood from wars, a refugee camp but now Alphonso Davies is the choice. choose No. 1 on the left wing of the club Bayern Munich.
