IceCreamMan Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 (edited) Taking this from the MOCA thread but signed with Leixões today jumping from the Portuguese 3rd division where he was a regular starter to a bottom tier 2nd division team. Still just 19. Some positive comments about him below from a writer for whoscored Portugal. At this point I would think he deserves a thread here. Edited June 7, 2017 by IceCreamMan johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 He's a '96 so should be 20 yrs old going on 21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Ah yeah said 19 somewhere on Twitter and took it at face value. Still a solid level for his age. We called Pacheco from there pretty regularly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) Is he related to Mauro Eustaquio? Edit: Found my own answer. Yes he is. http://canadasoccer.com/?t=profile&pid=5005 Edited June 8, 2017 by Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Update: playing regularly in Portugal's 2nd tier (for a club with hopes of promotion) at age 20. Worth a call to see whether he's interested. He could slot in as cover for Piette at DM. Ivanovski94, BrennanFan, yothat and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Any reason why he wouldn't be interested? Was he not born and raised here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) Was meaning to post something similar to Ray. They also just beat a first division club in the cup with him going 120 minutes. An every game starter as well. Edited October 16, 2017 by IceCreamMan johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badname22 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 2 hours ago, Ivan said: Any reason why he wouldn't be interested? Was he not born and raised here? He was born in Ontario johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 52 minutes ago, badname22 said: He was born in Ontario Ivan is likely asking that in response to ray's statement "worth a call to see if he's interested". My guess is Stephen would jump at the chance to rep. Canada and that he should call be called for our next FIFA window camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zem Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Ivan said: Any reason why he wouldn't be interested? Was he not born and raised here? 7 hours ago, badname22 said: He was born in Ontario Like Mauro, he moved to Portugal with his family at a relatively young age (around 10 or so, I believe). That said both of them have always been interested in playing for Canada as far as I'm aware. 9 hours ago, ray said: Update: playing regularly in Portugal's 2nd tier (for a club with hopes of promotion) at age 20. I wouldn't get too excited about Leixoes, they have done well so far in the first 7 games of the season, but they are a small club and have consistently been near the bottom of LigaPro table for the last 5 or so years. That, and Portugal's second tier is a far cry from most of the Primeira Liga. That said, if he maintains his starting spot with Leixoes, then I do agree that he might be worth a look in March. Edited October 17, 2017 by Zem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid-Tone Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Yeah man! Pull back the reins a bit!!! I mean Leixoes are not to be mentioned in the same breath as some of those powerhouse clubs from our most recent call-ups like Orlando City B, Louisville City or Hapoel Hedera!! A_Gagne, ray, hamiltonfan and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Cap him !!! Cap Mauro too if it helps cap Stephen!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 Went 90 in a 0-0 draw with Porto today in cup action. The club seems to be playing well lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Pretty sure if he gets the call he'll be picking Portugal U21 for this cycle (until 2019). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Ughhh is this another Julian/John DeGuzman situation we have going on?? Older brother chooses canada, younger brother is better and he choses another country?? Blackjack15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 (edited) November 10th is Portugal U21's next game so should know if he will be on that squad soon. Plenty of players from the "B" teams of Benfica and Porto on the roster last time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_under-21_football_team Given that i think there is likely some merit to the article saying he is in the conversation. Should have capped him earlier. Edited October 25, 2017 by IceCreamMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 He was in a U-17 camp a few years back..he should be on the radar. Dont we need to get him into a senior camp before we cap him?? Wish we were having one in Nov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 3 minutes ago, Bison44 said: He was in a U-17 camp a few years back..he should be on the radar. Dont we need to get him into a senior camp before we cap him?? Wish we were having one in Nov. If he's already eligible for Portugal, having him play a friendly wouldn't cap him for good because he could still do a one-time switch. If we had a senior camp in November playing a WCQ playoff against Australia, that would have cap tied him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 30 minutes ago, IceCreamMan said: Given that i think there is likely some merit to the article saying he is in the conversation. Should have capped him earlier. Hindsight is always 20/20, as they say. To be fair his apparent ability only came to light in the last couple of months since joining Leixoes in the 2nd tier. Prior to that it was asking a lot of Canada's coaching/scouting staff to focus on a 19 year-old in the 3rd tier. Portugal were clearly not that interested, either. I'm sure Canada has/will get in contact to let him to let him know we are following his progress. But yes, Stephen is likely a future project as far as the CMNT is concerned. Oranje, nolando, Zem and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Cool video and he’s wearing Canadian gear. I don’t know if that means anything. johnyb and Kadenge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 realize this is a highlights video, but still impressive. quick feet and good on the ball. Ability to play accurate short and long passes. Quick decision making and does not slow the game down. Would love to see him in a CMNT camp C2SKI and SpecialK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 (edited) Here are the highlights from the game against braga B. He got two assists and showed awesome skill and played really high up for a defensive midfielder. He could Canada’s answer to our CM spot with Super Scotty. He’s in the black jersey and #6 Edited October 26, 2017 by SpecialK Blackjack15 and Floortom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack15 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 So far he's played every game for Leixoes SC and with his side on the verge of promotion it would be super hard not to call him up to the senior side if he's in Primeira Liga in the 2018/2019 season. Although Canada have nothing to play for so that's why he's probably considering s U21 call up from Portugal He is not good enough for their men's team but is for ours! Zambrano what are you waiting for? Mike Thompson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 26 minutes ago, Blackjack15 said: So far he's played every game for Leixoes SC and with his side on the verge of promotion it would be super hard not to call him up to the senior side if he's in Primeira Liga in the 2018/2019 season. Although Canada have nothing to play for so that's why he's probably considering s U21 call up from Portugal He is not good enough for their men's team but is for ours! Zambrano what are you waiting for? A game? Rheo, Brethers8, shermanator and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 17 minutes ago, BuzzAndSting said: A game? Wish this was Family Feud so I could clap, yelling "Good answer, good answer" lol IceCreamMan and BuzzAndSting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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