KidCanada Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) Anyone have more info on this guy? Goalkeeper with the number 1 shirt for Shrewsbury Town. Listed on transfermarkt as Swiss/Canadian and appears to confirm that on his Instagram account. Played through the Swiss Youth teams but would now be able to switch if approached... Edited August 12, 2015 by KidCanada Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Nice find, I know nothing about him but searching twitter it also says that Norwich is watching him. Looks like some one worth monitoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Cap him vs. Belize! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Many people have brought up random Canadians abroad and questioned whether the CSA has been in contact with them and for the most part they've been long shots or guys with weak ties to Canada but this seems somewhat legit. He's 26, confirmed starter at a League One club and he obviously has a strong connection to Canada because he wears the Maple Leaf on his gloves and he hasn't been part of the Swiss program in about 6 years. As Nolando said CAP TIE HIM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 He came up in the FC Basel system. Joined Shrewsbury last summer on a free and was starter for them in League Two - they promoted to League One for this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Any idea how he is Canadian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coramoor Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 with the name Jayson, I assume one of his parents but I can't find any definitive explanation online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db707 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 To borrow from another Swiss/Canadian combination, someone needs to find out if it is a fact that he is eligible for Canada, or if he indeed is too Swiss to play for the Best Team Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) Guarantee CSA and Floro know nothing about him. With lars basically done and kenny long in the tooth we need new keepers. And borjan is riding the pine...... The younger guys arent ready yet. He could easily be one of our top 3 keepers. I see he visited niagara falls 2 months ago Edited August 13, 2015 by king1010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Guarantee CSA and Floro know nothing about him. With lars basically done and kenny long in the tooth we need new keepers. And borjan is riding the pine...... The younger guys arent ready yet. He could easily be one of our top 3 keepers. How would Floro and the CSA know about him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) How would Floro and the CSA know about him? Its their full time job and they get paid to scout canadian talent? If people on this forum can do it as a hobby they should be able to identify potential canadians able to play for us as a 9 to 5 job. Who knows though. Maybe I'm wrong and he is on the CSA/ floros radar. Not holding my breath though after hearing floro hasnt ever talked to occean. Edited August 13, 2015 by king1010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Its their full time job and they get paid to scout canadian talent? If people on this forum can do it as a hobby they should be able to identify potential canadians able to play for us as a 9 to 5 job. Who knows though. Maybe I'm wrong and he is on the CSA/ floros radar. Not holding my breath though after hearing floro hasnt ever talked to occean. Well personally I hope that Floro isn't in charge of scouring the Internet for random Canadians or quasi-Canadians playing every level of soccer around the globe, I think he has more important stuff to deal with. In terms of the CSA I hardly think they have the budget for this sort of thing. On top of that even if they did have someone in charge of scouting these small percentage opportunities there's no way that person could compare in terms of productivity to a couple hundred die hard fans with ample amounts of of free time. Think of it this way, we find a dozen of these guys per year and I can't think of any that turned into legit full time NT players. And we collectively contribute a couple hours per week, that's the equivalent of the CSA hiring at least two full times positions to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Fair point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Fair point. I hope that someone from the CSA at least monitors our page and through that is made aware of these guys. And I think that happens because if you look back a couple years when Joe Di Chara was playing in Russia he wasn't anywhere near the radar of the MNT. We kept a close eye on him and within a few months he was called up. So if anyone from the CSA is reading this CALL THIS GUY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) *^^^ Agreed. Or at least see if he has/ can get a passport. Between keepers being too old/ young/ not playing, we could really use this guy. I'm really tempted to comment on his insta and ask if he is interested in playing for canada. Edited August 13, 2015 by king1010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 *^^^ Agreed. Or at least see if he has/ can get a passport. Between keepers being too old/ young/ not playing, we could really use this guy. I'm really tempted to comment on his insta and ask if he is interested in playing for canada. I agree, this guys would be great to have available. I believe Fussball Eh tweeted at him about an hour ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidCanada Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 One thing I was wondering was if he is all of a sudden trying to get noticed??? Having his bio on social media say he is Canadian and now a maple leaf on the gloves. Maybe he knows he is off the Swiss radar but wants to play international football. Also found some pictures of him in Toronto back in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Interview with him last season. at the time he had the most clean sheets out of any keeper in europe..... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BhE6RzTSC5M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 One thing I was wondering was if he is all of a sudden trying to get noticed??? Having his bio on social media say he is Canadian and now a maple leaf on the gloves. Maybe he knows he is off the Swiss radar but wants to play international football. Also found some pictures of him in Toronto back in May. Out of curiosity, how did you stumble onto this guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Lol someone just asked on his insta if he would think about representing canada internationally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Lol someone just asked on his insta if he would think about representing canada internationally Good! You should jump in there too and make him feel wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 His "style" or "strategy" as a keeper is interesting: « Il est tout simple: une excellente communication avec mes défenseurs. Qu’on joue à trois ou à quatre derrière, la clé c’est de bien parler. » Son style? « A l’européenne. Quand on arrive en Angleterre, on est impressionné par le gabarit des joueurs et leur engagement. Quand je peux capter une balle, je le fais, mais j’aime boxer les ballons, évacuer le danger. » http://footvaud.ch/jayson-leutwiler-est-tout-simplement-invincible/ 10 month old match report from when he played against Chelsea (including Drogba): http://www.goal.com/en/match/shrewsbury-town-vs-chelsea/1950089/report He plays a risky game; makes me think of Borjan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) Highlights from his latest game (Tuesday August 11th 2015): http://au.eurosport.com/football/barnett-winner-stuns-rovers_sto4854108/story.shtml Edited August 13, 2015 by Olympique_de_Marseille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Anyone get a response from twitter or insta? Odd that he would just ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 No response on insta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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