toontownman Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 http://www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/post/2017/04/20/wfc2-sign-residency-metcalfe 18 year old Canadian midfielder signed to VWC2. Good luck to him. Dub Narcotic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Narcotic Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Won't continue with Fresno in USL and is going to UBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northvansteve Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Bumping this thread. Based on nothing more than getting a few minutes of time in the Whitecaps pre-season game vs Portland today, Metcalfe could be an interesting player to watch. Shows some physical play in central mid and is not easily knocked off the ball. Given how thin the Caps are in midfield, he could work his way into the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 On 2/17/2020 at 3:46 PM, Northvansteve said: Bumping this thread. Based on nothing more than getting a few minutes of time in the Whitecaps pre-season game vs Portland today, Metcalfe could be an interesting player to watch. Shows some physical play in central mid and is not easily knocked off the ball. Given how thin the Caps are in midfield, he could work his way into the picture. I wrote some stuff about him in the VWFC thread in the MLS sub-forum. I think he's going to surprise a lot of people with what he can do. Northvansteve and shamrock 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Looks like he's getting a very rare start tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 I think his future is with the Philippines. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 His Whitecaps option has been declined Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 CPL...he needs a regular run of games. Obinna and NVsoccer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Shway said: CPL...he needs a regular run of games. That's his next stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 5 hours ago, Shway said: CPL...he needs a regular run of games. I would think USL or Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: I would think USL or Europe What's the difference between CPL, USL and the whole of Europe? Why does it matter that he would choose one over the other? Is there a thought that one would carve him in to something the others wouldn't as far being a footballer and would it be enough to really matter? I'll tell you where he should play.. whoever is willing to pay him the most money and or offer the most rewarding personal experience. At his age, he should choose money Edited December 3, 2021 by SpursFlu toontownman and Ruffian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 2 hours ago, SpursFlu said: What's the difference between CPL, USL and the whole of Europe? Why does it matter that he would choose one over the other? Is there a thought that one would carve him in to something the others wouldn't as far being a footballer and would it be enough to really matter? I'll tell you where he should play.. whoever is willing to pay him the most money and or offer the most rewarding personal experience. At his age, he should choose money You answered your own question… Shway and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) Here is the official Tweet. Second division of Norway, but they are a yo-yo club so good chance of going back up. Edited March 23, 2022 by VinceA Obinna, Dominic94, NVsoccer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, VinceA said: Here is the official Tweet. Second division of Norway, but they are a yo-yo club so good chance of going back up. Norway has been really good to Western Canadian players in particular. Rob Friend got his big break there, Hirschfeld spent most of his club career in the Eliteserien, Adekugbe found his footing at Valerenga, Simon Thomas probably speaks the language by now, and more recently HamKam letting Bair show his stuff as a pro. Tam Nsaliwa is the only Western Canadian I can think of who went to Norway and didn't launch their career further. Shway, VinceA and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 14 minutes ago, Pottsy3 said: 17 minutes ago, Pottsy3 said: Tam Nsaliwa is the only Western Canadian I can think of who went to Norway and didn't launch their career further. Wasn't this AFTER he had already played as a regular starter for AEK? This was at a time when AEK was a top team in a Greek League that was good enough to send 2-3 teams to Champions League. Tam had already done good in my books. 🙂 Obinna and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, Metro said: Wasn't this AFTER he had already played as a regular starter for AEK? This was at a time when AEK was a top team in a Greek League that was good enough to send 2-3 teams to Champions League. Tam had already done good in my books. 🙂 Yeah I believe it was just a short stint after falling out of favour in Greece. His best days predated his time in Norway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Pottsy3 said: Norway has been really good to Western Canadian players in particular. Rob Friend got his big break there, Hirschfeld spent most of his club career in the Eliteserien, Adekugbe found his footing at Valerenga, Simon Thomas probably speaks the language by now, and more recently HamKam letting Bair show his stuff as a pro. Tam Nsaliwa is the only Western Canadian I can think of who went to Norway and didn't launch their career further. Is Tam the guy who renounced his Canadian citizenship? narduch, Obinna and Pottsy3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 hour ago, VinceA said: Here is the official Tweet. Second division of Norway, but they are a yo-yo club so good chance of going back up. The first tweet says they're in the first division and Wikipedia says they play in the top tier. But you say the second division. I'm confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Approve My Account Pls Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Sal333 said: The first tweet says they're in the first division and Wikipedia says they play in the top tier. But you say the second division. I'm confused. Top League is Eliteserien, 1. Division is technically the 2nd league Sal333 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) ^^^ Edited March 23, 2022 by MM3/MM2/MM Sal333 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Sal333 said: The first tweet says they're in the first division and Wikipedia says they play in the top tier. But you say the second division. I'm confused. Stabaek were in the Eliteserien (top tier) in 2021 but finished 15th and were relegated. The 2021 season ended in December 2, 2021. For the 2022 season they will play in the First Division (second tier) -- the season starts in April, 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Sal333 said: The first tweet says they're in the first division and Wikipedia says they play in the top tier. But you say the second division. I'm confused. 8 minutes ago, Approve My Account Pls said: Top League is Eliteserien, 1. Division is technically the 2nd league To add Wiki hasn't updated to put them in the second tier, but does have (relegated) beside their league placement in 2021. Edited March 23, 2022 by VinceA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 @Pottsy3 @Metro @VinceA Nsaliwa never really played much in Norway, he spent a good chunk of his career in Germany, most notably with Jahn Regensburg and Saarbrucken, two German clubs who have been good to Canadians. Germany is where he ultimately got his citizenship and dropped his Canadian one, which was a real bummer because he was an excellent player. The highest level he reached was in fact with AEK, who are/were part of the big 3 in Greece. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tam_Nsaliwa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 As for Metcalfe, great move! I was getting worried about this guy and after showing a lot of promise for the U23s (and even getting a CMNT call as a training player). I think this is a great level and club for him to find his feet. I am no expert on Norway, but I think Stabaek has more name recognition than HamKam, who just got promoted. I believe Bob Bradley coached them at one point and Mix Diskerud played for them. At any rate, I think it's a landing spot he can hopefully become a regular at. They'll eventually promote and he could find himself in the top flight before he knows it. From there who knows how far he can go (see Adekugbe). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 I hope he does well but I didn't see anything in his play with the Caps that made me think he has a high ceiling, but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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