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How did Bayern get Alphonso Davies from Canadian football? (Part 2)
Davies has been compared to Robben
The media started talking about a new Arjen Robben when Bayern recruited Alphonso Davies in July 2018. However, Gray must wait until the player turns 18 in November 2018 for the transfer to be approved by FIFA, before Davies officially moves to the Allianz Arena in January 2019.
Davies made his Telekom Cup first-team debut against M’gladbach, just two weeks after completing his move to Bayern. The young Canadian’s dream continued to come when he made his debut in the Bundesliga in a 4-1 home win over Stuttgart on January 27, 2019.
Wet feet to the Allianz Arena and only an 18-year-old boy, but Davies made six appearances for the first team in the second half of the 2018/19 season. In addition, Davies also made several appearances for the German reserve team to compete in the Third Division.
Alphonso Davies‘ longest first-team appearance was 31 minutes. And Davies became the first Bayern player born in the new millennium to score, thanks to a late strike in a jubilant 6-1 victory over Mainz on March 17, 2019.
The first Canadian player to win the Champions League
Entering the 2019/20 season of the Champions League, Davies plays the role of a left-winger at Bayern. However, the turning point came for the player. Niklas Suele and Lucas Hernandez were both injured and David Alaba was pulled into the central kick. This allows Davies to contribute to the victory over Bayern’s Paderborn in Round 6 as left-back.
The main kick opportunity comes to Canadian talent again, because Alaba is out for a month. Davies continued to start at left-back in the match against Frankfurt, the last match under the direction of Niko Kovac. Then, when coach Hansi Flick took office, Davies became the first choice in this position. Even when Alaba returned, the Austrian had to adapt to his new normal state as a center-back and give up the left-wing corridor to his younger brother.
Over a year at Bayern, Davies has greatly advanced, becoming one of the best young talents in the world. The 19-year-old also became the first Canadian to win the Champions League. He won a great treble in Bayern colors and a personal title Bundesliga Young Player of the Year 2019/20.
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.
