Chad_Impact Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 It seems like Calin Calaidjoglu isn't far from being called up to the Impact first team so I figured I'd start the thread. He's getting a lot of exposure at the moment as potentially being the next star to come out of the academy and he's recently trained with the first team. TVA Sports just aired a segment on him: http://www.tvasports.ca/2018/09/20/calin-calaidjoglu-la-pepite-qui-brille-plus-que-les-autres Also was pointed out as the best prospect in the academy: https://canadasoccer.com/?pid=4687&t=profile& Scorpion26, Blackjack15, masster and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoginess Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Definitely part of the All-Names team. Chad_Impact and toontownman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1775 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Is this the Romainian kid playing for the impacts u-18 team I’ve been hearing whispers about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler453 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Alex1775 said: Is this the Romainian kid playing for the impacts u-18 team I’ve been hearing whispers about? Based on the name, I'd say so. How do you even pronounce that? Edited September 21, 2018 by tyler453 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aloyol Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Born in Moldova according to the Impact website. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 The next Ballou it seems.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Played at Fundacion Marcet in Barcelona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Also regularly plays as Barca and ivory coast on fifa. Allegedly. Jith12, Addona, MyNameIsMitch and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Since this is in CMNT, I assume he is at least Canada eligible...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) Likely, he has lived here since the age of 2. Edited September 21, 2018 by toontownman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) Marcet is a Barcelona-based academy, a bit overly revenue-focused for my liking. Rather than a youth club per se, it is more a coaching philosophy for kids. Lot's of players esp from Russia pay to join and they then study in Barcelona. But they are a bit weak on competitive club play. They have a team, Technofutbol, where Spencer Hubble played in lower tier as a u-19. My kid played against this team, they were not in any way better than a lower level competitive academy. Edited September 21, 2018 by Unnamed Trialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moldy9 Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 The future Gheorghe Hagi of Canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Moldy9 said: The future Gheorghe Hagi of Canada? We should be so lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northvansteve Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 I know nothing about Moldova but they finished behind Liechtenstein in World Cup qualifying. That can't be good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 It's the poorest country in Europe and has a longstanding conflict with Russia. Not a happy place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 12 hours ago, toontownman said: Likely, he has lived here since the age of 2. Not always a safe assumption. I have a relative who is still only on PR status after being in Canada for 50 years. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 True. Not that uncommon in older adults that came over a few decades ago. Depends what you stand to gain from the citizenship opposed to PR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moldy9 Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 No one is obliged to take citizenship once you qualify for the time period. If anyone wanted to they could remain a PR and renew without ever asking for the citizenship test. As for Moldova yes one of if not the poorest in Europe however Romania a few years ago was giving out Romanian citizenship for those in Moldova who wanted it (history) and of course a lot did just to get out and have access to the rest of Europe as Romania is a EU country. That said if Calin is one of those people it would make him eligible to play for RO in addition to Moldova. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Yeah that's right but what would his family gain by acquiring Romanian Citizenship if they moved to Canada? Doesn't't make sense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Lets not highjack the kids thread with the usual will he wont baloney. We now have good young prospects coming down the MLS pipeline (and elsewhere) fairly regularly. If he is good enough why wouldnt he play for us, we need to stop being worried about this all the time. We have a good young core of a team (minus the CBs), why wouldnt a kid who grew up here want to get in with Larin, Millar, Davies, David (Tabla?) et al?? Isnt Calin the kid that showed really well with U-17 etc at the USDA showcase tournie is the states over the summer? Northvansteve, shamrock, jpg75 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 14 minutes ago, Bison44 said: Isnt Calin the kid that showed really well with U-17 etc at the USDA showcase tournie is the states over the summer? Yeah he is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 Grandbloke and Bison44 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 Olympique_de_Marseille, shamrock, Unnamed Trialist and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I know that they are young, but man they look like they arent old enough to drive. Take it to those old men up at the Impact!! BCM and Olympique_de_Marseille 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jith12 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) https://www.tvasports.ca/2019/06/04/calin-calaidjoglu-quitte-limpact-pour-leurope Calaidjoglu has left the Impact and signed with French third tier club SO Cholet. Details from the article: He has trained multiple times with Cholet since March, and the coaches immediately expressed their desire to sign him Three year contract which includes a sell-on clause of 20-25% to Montreal should he be sold later on He said "In the future, my goal is to go to Europe and play for a very good team." All the best to Calin! Edited June 5, 2019 by Jith12 toontownman, johnyb, Shortdutchcanuck and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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