Alphonso Davies
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alphonso Davies | ||
| Date of birth | November 2, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Number | 67 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Edmonton Internationals | ||
| – | Edmonton Strikers | ||
| 2015–2016 | Whitecaps FC Residency | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 11 | (2) |
| 2016– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Canada U17 | 1 | (1) |
| 2016– | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2, 2016. | |||
Alphonso Davies (born November 2, 2000) is a professional football player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer. He is the first player born in the 2000s to play in an MLS match.
Early life
Davies was born in Liberia and grew up there before fleeing the civil war and moving to Ghana with his family. Then, when he was five years old, they moved to Ontario in Canada.[1]
Club career
After playing for Edmonton Internationals, and Edmonton Strikers, Davies joined the Whitecaps FC Residency in 2015.[2]
Whitecaps FC 2
After joining Vancouver Whitecaps FC during their 2016 MLS preseason tour,[3] Davies signed with Whitecaps FC 2 in the USL on February 23, 2016.[4] At the time of his signing, Davies became the youngest player signed to a USL contract at 15 years, 3 months. Davies made his professional debut for Whitecaps FC 2 at the age of 15 years, 5 months in April 2016.[5] On May 15, 2016, Davies scored his first professional goal, making him the youngest goal scorer in USL history at 15 years, 6 months.[6]
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Davies was named to the Whitecaps roster for the 2016 Canadian Championship on a short term contract.[7] On June 1, 2016, Alphonso Davies made his first team debut in the first leg of the Canadian Championship against the Ottawa Fury and started the second leg in Vancouver.[8]
On July 15, 2016, Davies signed a first team contract with the Whitecaps through 2018, with options for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. At the time of his signing, he was the youngest active player in Major League Soccer, and the third youngest player to have signed an MLS contract.[9] Davies made his MLS debut on July 16, 2016, becoming the second youngest player to play in MLS, behind Freddy Adu.[10] In September 2016, he scored his first goal for the first team in the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League against Sporting Kansas City in injury time to send the club through to the knockout round.[11] In September 2016, Davies became the second youngest starter in MLS history when he started a game against the Colorado Rapids.[12] On October, 2, 2016 he started against rival club Seattle Sounders FC earning a penalty kick.
International career
Davies was called to numerous Canadian U-15 and U-18 camps in 2014 and 2015.[13] On March 17, 2016, he was called up to the Canada U20 squad for a friendly against England U20.[14][15] In November 2016, Davies attended a Canadian U-17 camp, where he scored against Jamaica.[16] Davies was nominated for Canada's U-17 player of the year in 2016.[17]
However despite these call ups, Davies is not a Canadian citizen, merely having permanent resident status in the country, and thus is not eligible to represent Canada in official matches.[9][18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of October 2, 2016 [19]
| Club | League | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | CONCACAF | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Whitecaps FC 2 | USL | 2016 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | MLS | 2016 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 3 | ||
References
- ↑ "Youth serves: 15-year-old Alphonso Davies joins WFC2 after 'eye-opening' experience with first team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC Profile: Alphonso Davies". Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ↑ Weber, Marc. "Caps give youth a chance in 15-year-old Alphonso Davies". Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC sign teenagers Matthew Baldisimo and Alphonso Davies to WFC2". Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC 2 on Twitter". Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ↑ "USL on Twitter". Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC submit 20-man roster in advance of Wednesday's Amway Canadian Championship semifinal".
- ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps on Twitter". Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- 1 2 "Whitecaps FC add 15-year-old Residency product Alphonso Davies to MLS roster". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Youngster Alphonso Davies impresses in MLS debut for Whitecaps". Sportsnet. July 16, 2016.
- ↑ "SCCL quarterfinal berth: CLINCHED!!!". Vancouver Whitecaps FC Official Twitter. September 13, 2016.
- ↑ Colin Stephen (September 24, 2016). "Whitecaps' Alphonso Davies, 15, is second-youngest starter in MLS history". MLS Official Website.
- ↑ "Canada Soccer profile: Alphonso Davies". Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Canada Soccer selects players for England youth friendly – Canada Soccer". Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Alphonso Davies joins Canada's U-20 soccer team". Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ↑ Canadian Press (November 26, 2016). "Alphonso Davies scores for Canada's under-17 squad in friendly win over Jamaica". Vancouver Province.
- ↑ Canada Soccer (November 28, 2016). "Award nominees announced for annual Canada Soccer Player Awards". Canada Soccer.
- ↑ "Man United scouting Caps teen Alphonso Davies". October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ Soccerway. "Alphonso Davies profile".
External links
- Alphonso Davies at WhitecapsFC.com