WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Bored this morning and went hunting for news of him. All I can find is him being the backup keeper for his Serie D team in a game on the 15th of this month. Lineups are spotty for AC Belluno even on their own site, but they have a game tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigma78 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 He started today for Belluno in a 3-1 win away to San Luigi. Norrin Radd, johnyb, shamrock and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Seems to be doing well at Belluno. 15 starts out of 24. Seems like there are a few he might have been injured too. deschamp86, dyslexic nam, Ivan and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strait Red Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Interview with Juventusnews.com (in Italian, use google translate) https://www.juventusnews24.com/busti-juve-under-23-kean-lupatelli-nazionale-canada-buffon-dichiarazioni-intervista-esclusiva/amp/?__twitter_impression=true Ivan and Trois Reds 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) He has just signed with Vardo in Serie D. I would change the thread title, but I am not sure how. Edited December 16, 2020 by Buchta johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Buchta said: He has just signed with Vardo in Serie D. I would change the thread title, but I am not sure how. It has to be changed by the mods or thread starter I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlMario Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Wow. It's sad. What the hell happened to this guy from going from the Juve organization and playing a game for our national team to signing with a Serie D team. Hope there are better times for him in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I would think CPL would be a good option for him, all of the training at Juve I'm sure has helped him but he needs to play, why not in the CPL as opposed to 4th tier in Italy? MtlMario and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 16 minutes ago, MtlMario said: Wow. It's sad. What the hell happened to this guy from going from the Juve organization and playing a game for our national team to signing with a Serie D team. Hope there are better times for him in the future. But we were screaming cap tie, cap tie, cap tie...low and behold he was always going to be available. Back to my statement that just because you play youth ball at a top club - doesn't mean it will translate to playing pro at a top levels. He's still only 20, so for a GK he still has loads of time to find the right situation to turn it all around. Kent, Ruffian and deschamp86 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) 40 minutes ago, MtlMario said: Wow. It's sad. What the hell happened to this guy from going from the Juve organization and playing a game for our national team to signing with a Serie D team. Hope there are better times for him in the future. As a professional player there are many factors which can lead to who you sign for and who you do not sign for. At least he is playing. Desjardins is out on loan in Serie C and not playing. Breza is on loan at a much higher level but also not playing. Young keepers need to play. The right timing is also a factor... Edited December 16, 2020 by Buchta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I think we make a bit much of being with a top club as a kid. Most trainees at top clubs don't go on to play for those top clubs. Although Italy has been a fairly dead zone for us...I'm trying to think of any Canadian kids with recent tenures in Italian youth systems that have made it out of Italy with much of a career. I don't see much of a difference between Serie D and the Can PL, if anything the latter has more exposure, but itme will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Just now, The Real Marc said: I think we make a bit much of being with a top club as a kid More than a bit. There are countless examples of how meaningless it usually is. Until they start playing as professionals at a decent level it’s a total crapshoot Shway, Addona, Kent and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, The Real Marc said: I don't see much of a difference between Serie D and the Can PL, if anything the latter has more exposure, but itme will tell. Longer season in Serie D, and more matches, but the rest I agree with you. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Even Cristante had to develop in Portugal. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 There is an often quoted statistic that less than 0.5% of kids in England signed at Under 9 level go on to play for the first team, or make a living from the game. So maybe if we get 200 kids at Serie A academies we can realistically expect one of them to make it. I think the source is Michael Calvin’s book “No hunger in paradise: the players. The journey. The dream.” The Real Marc and MM3/MM2/MM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer21 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I think people have to look at each player individually. Obviously most players even at top academies don’t make it big. But not every youth player is the same. I’m still optimistic about players like Millar, Corbeanu even though they’re playing youth still because they’re turning in man of the match performances at U23 level and Millar is captaining his side. That’s much different than being an ordinary U16 player at a big club or a backup U18 keeper at a big club or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Appears to have signed for ASD Valdruento Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, jordan said: Appears to have signed for ASD Valdruento 6th tier in Italy. That level is considered non Professional Have to wonder if players like this aren't better off coming home. Edited July 17, 2021 by narduch Nate3322 and MtlMario 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 34 minutes ago, narduch said: 6th tier in Italy. That level is considered non Professional Have to wonder if players like this aren't better off coming home. He did. Didnt work out in TFCII. Maybe he turned them down or it was strictly a favour at the time to train? narduch and deschamp86 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, toontownman said: He did. Didnt work out in TFCII. Maybe he turned them down or it was strictly a favour at the time to train? Wasn't that for about a week only? I was thinking more along the lines of CPL or even League 1 Ontario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I think In this case though Italy is home deschamp86, The Real Marc, Nate3322 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwilly11 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 How do you go from the youngest CMNT starting GK, while training with the Juventus first team to this? What a disappointing fall. He must have a shit agent or zero confidence in his ability. You'd think he could come to the CPL team or a Scandinavian type league and get at least get a pro contract . Non-professional football though? Close the thread, he's now essentially a Sunday League player like many of us. Reminds me of Josh Doughty just throwing in the towel after ManUtd. There is a solid foundation there, why give up? Once again, its a reminder that major academies don't mean much at all. Nothing but brand hype. narduch, Buchta, Ruffian and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 58 minutes ago, bwilly11 said: How do you go from the youngest CMNT starting GK, while training with the Juventus first team to this? What a disappointing fall. He must have a shit agent or zero confidence in his ability. You'd think he could come to the CPL team or a Scandinavian type league and get at least get a pro contract . Non-professional football though? Close the thread, he's now essentially a Sunday League player like many of us. Reminds me of Josh Doughty just throwing in the towel after ManUtd. There is a solid foundation there, why give up? Once again, its a reminder that major academies don't mean much at all. Nothing but brand hype. Promozione (the 6th tier) has 53 regional divisions! (according to wikipedia). It always amazes me how many Canadians we have had at decent youth teams at Italian clubs and basically none of them have had professional careers of any note. The Real Marc, An Observer, NVsoccer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weng Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 58 minutes ago, narduch said: Promozione (the 6th tier) has 53 regional divisions! (according to wikipedia). It always amazes me how many Canadians we have had at decent youth teams at Italian clubs and basically none of them have had professional careers of any note. Reading De Rosario’s book, if the attitude he received from some players in Italy and perhaps staff regarding Canadians is entrenched throughout Italy, maybe it isn’t that surprising we haven’t had players develop as we thought they would. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I think it’s been said/floated that he just wasn’t that good to begin with. Big club academy and big club aren’t the same thing. Buchta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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