shermanator Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Totera is reporting John Smits to Wilmington? https://twitter.com/4totera/status/679863271378173952 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigzTFC Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 http://www.academysoccer.ca/?link=honour There's a few on the list from SAAC that might need to be added. Merry Holidays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 1 hour ago, DigzTFC said: http://www.academysoccer.ca/?link=honour There's a few on the list from SAAC that might need to be added. Merry Holidays I would take that list with a very, very large grain of salt and investigate each "signing". Based on my observations of their previous years "signings" these are almost always just training sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 5 hours ago, DigzTFC said: http://www.academysoccer.ca/?link=honour There's a few on the list from SAAC that might need to be added. Merry Holidays 4 hours ago, jpg75 said: I would take that list with a very, very large grain of salt and investigate each "signing". Based on my observations of their previous years "signings" these are almost always just training sessions. I don't currently include League One / PLSQ level. If someone wants to take on that project, let me know, but it's a bit too much for me and my team to handle at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 1 hour ago, Fussball_eh said: I don't currently include League One / PLSQ level. If someone wants to take on that project, let me know, but it's a bit too much for me and my team to handle at this point. He meant the signings grouping. Apparently SAAC kids signed at Bayern, Barca, Genk, Nice etc. Pretty sure Reid doesn't have a Euro passport so he can't sign until he's 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 1 hour ago, jpg75 said: He meant the signings grouping. Apparently SAAC kids signed at Bayern, Barca, Genk, Nice etc. Pretty sure Reid doesn't have a Euro passport so he can't sign until he's 18. If that happened we would have heard about it. There is no way Bayern signed a Canadian and this is the first we've heard about it. But, hey, I might check this out just to be sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 2 hours ago, Fussball_eh said: If that happened we would have heard about it. There is no way Bayern signed a Canadian and this is the first we've heard about it. But, hey, I might check this out just to be sure Yes, which is why i wrote what i did above. Fussball_eh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 11 hours ago, jpg75 said: He meant the signings grouping. Apparently SAAC kids signed at Bayern, Barca, Genk, Nice etc. Pretty sure Reid doesn't have a Euro passport so he can't sign until he's 18. With Euro passport players can also only sign a contract when they're 18. Youth players are free to go wherever they want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 4 hours ago, shamrock said: With Euro passport players can also only sign a contract when they're 18. Youth players are free to go wherever they want to. With a Euro passport players can sign pro contracts as young as 16 depending on the country. A player like Reid who does not have a Euro passport can only train with a clubs youth team and cannot play in official matches for them. maccaliam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigzTFC Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 (edited) There's a section for trials and a section for official signings for 2015. Official Signings: 2015 Thomas Licursi (Toronto Skillz/KNSA) - Huddinge IF Youth (Sweden) *** NEW *** Steven Sampson (Power FC) - Birmingham City Academy (England) *** NEW *** Dylan Micallef (Pro Stars) - Rabat Ajax (Malta) *** NEW *** Daniele Baldassarre (International FC) - Vigor Lamezia (Italy) Fernando Campos (International FC) - AS Cutro (Italy) However, JPG75 is right. Some of these "official signings" are hard to confirm which could mean that they were longer training stints. Edited December 27, 2015 by DigzTFC Fussball_eh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigzTFC Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 How young do we track? http://www.puretouchsoccer.com/daniel-fracassa-signs-with-benfica-youth-academy/ https://www.puretouchsoccer.com/good-luck-with-chelsea-f-c-jeevan/ I'm sure there's more out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) 1 hour ago, DigzTFC said: How young do we track? http://www.puretouchsoccer.com/daniel-fracassa-signs-with-benfica-youth-academy/ https://www.puretouchsoccer.com/good-luck-with-chelsea-f-c-jeevan/ I'm sure there's more out there. We track youth, but we don't have the ambition to be comprehensive. If we come across them, we add them. However, in this case they are way too young. Too much can happen until then. I'd say we should look at 16 and up. Edited December 28, 2015 by Fussball_eh Obinna and DigzTFC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomurphy1 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 4 hours ago, Fussball_eh said: We track youth, but we don't have the ambition to be comprehensive. If we come across them, we add them. However, in this case they are way too young. Too much can happen until then. I'd say we should look at 16 and up. An option for tracking youth might be to post but not add youth signings to MOACA. Fussballeh doesn't need to worry about additional work, while there is value in being able to look back in the future and see if the signings amounted to anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 4 hours ago, yomurphy1 said: An option for tracking youth might be to post but not add youth signings to MOACA. Fussballeh doesn't need to worry about additional work, while there is value in being able to look back in the future and see if the signings amounted to anything. The google document has several tabs. We can add a "Youth Abroad" and have a dedicated youth contributor with access to the doc. Anyone want to focus on this aspect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 On 12/28/2015 at 9:43 AM, DigzTFC said: How young do we track? http://www.puretouchsoccer.com/daniel-fracassa-signs-with-benfica-youth-academy/ https://www.puretouchsoccer.com/good-luck-with-chelsea-f-c-jeevan/ I'm sure there's more out there. Daniel Silva Fracassa (*2005), former of Benfica is now at FCB Escola, SA: http://www.barcelona-football-tours.com/tournament-11-B05-scorers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigzTFC Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 On 12/29/2015 at 7:57 AM, Fussball_eh said: Daniel Silva Fracassa (*2005), former of Benfica is now at FCB Escola, : http://www.barcelona-football-tours.com/tournament-11-B05-scorers The one in Canada? Regardless, I think this demonstrates your point that a lot can happen before U-15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigzTFC Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) I just saw you added the tab. WHAT HAVE I DONE! lol Giancarlo Patina part XIV Edited December 29, 2015 by DigzTFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 1 hour ago, DigzTFC said: I just saw you added the tab. WHAT HAVE I DONE! lol Giancarlo Patina part XIV Yup. Now go crazy. But try to provide up to date info. Jeevan Chang-Sang is back at Oakville... at RVDL Lions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Well, if you're tracking assistant coaches in the Coaches Abroad, looks like Jeff Paulus is missing. Been the assistant coach and academy TD at FC Edmonton since 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Young Nana off to Fort Lauderdale Strikers. http://www.strikers.com/news/2015/12/29/strikers-ink-quartet-of-experienced-nasl-players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 6 hours ago, shermanator said: Well, if you're tracking assistant coaches in the Coaches Abroad, looks like Jeff Paulus is missing. Been the assistant coach and academy TD at FC Edmonton since 2012. Oops. Major oversight. Went ahead and added him. So we do have quite a few other coaches missing. Everyone: Does anyone else come to mind? 1 hour ago, Benjamin Massey said: Young Nana off to Fort Lauderdale Strikers. http://www.strikers.com/news/2015/12/29/strikers-ink-quartet-of-experienced-nasl-players Thanks Ben, went ahead and added him as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Any reason why Michael Smith isn't on the list? http://www.transfermarkt.de/michael-smith/profil/spieler/103934 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigzTFC Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 No reason. What about this guy? David Velastegui https://twitter.com/david_velas10 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxx00ACjGhnOaERIbnN4V2NFZ1E/edit?pli=1 Dominican league but was a top scorer and an interview trying to get the attention of the CSA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 We know have 42 young abroads in 13 different countries. This list is surely just going to grow. I also added Michael Smith. I've gotten in touch with David. He is about to sign with a new club and he will share this news with us soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 On 12/29/2015 at 7:57 AM, Fussball_eh said: Daniel Silva Fracassa (*2005), former of Benfica is now at FCB Escola: http://www.barcelona-football-tours.com/tournament-11-B05-scorers FCB Escola is not FC Barcelona, it is a pay as you go school that does not even play federated soccer, they play between themselves and do tournaments to get more games. Any decent kid can get in, as long as he is competent. It is a bad idea but parents get sucked into the name. I know this because my kid used to play with a proper club that is also a Barça supporter group, UBCatalonia, and they had a deal to pick up Escola kids after they finished there, which if I recall right was u-13 (maybe u-14). Yes, my boy was that level, he played with former FCBEscola kids, which is lower-mid competitive football in Barcelona. Roman Tulis academy in North Van deliberately falsifies this distinction, as they are doing now with a kid named Asvin Chauhan, they are conning people about what they are able to really produce by doing this. They conned people with that player named Gianni Patino in 2008, much reported here, as they collected donations to send him to Barcelona to the FCBEscola, as I saw it a scam. The facilities are not even that great, they have this poor artificial field in the shadow of Camp Nou, Catalonia plays the other Barça supporter group clubs in tournaments there. One of the few recent players who was FCEscola, then Catalonia, then was brought back to proper Barça academy and turned pro, was Jordi Gómez, who was at Wigan and now Sunderland. But hey, the club my kid is at now sent a player to proper FC Barcelona academy who played for Barça B and is now at Munich 1860, though on loan to Elche this year, Ilie Sánchez. This is not top level football by any means, in spite of exceptions, so better to be at a proper Bundesliga 3 club or League 2 than there. Dub Narcotic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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