Bdog Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 2001 born forward with Valour FC. Just turned 18 and has 6 goals in 15 appearances (7 starts) so far this season. Lofty, nolando, Northvansteve and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) Good stats considering it's with Valour and only 7 starts! Edited September 16, 2019 by Olympique_de_Marseille JuicyHam and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngravs Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Having been watching every game he's played he has really impressed me with his movement off the ball and his confidence with the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Best U20 in the league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Presumably, Herdman would try him at left back. SpecialK, Olympique_de_Marseille and deschamp86 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, dyslexic nam said: Presumably, Herdman would try him at left back. 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 (edited) Tyler Attardo has signed with P.O. Xylotymbou 2006 in Cyprus (2nd tier). https://balla.com.cy/2020/09/15/anakoinose-attardo/ ""At the request of PO Xylotympou, the ATTARDO TYLER SHAUN MASSIMO certificate was requested from the Federation of Chile. The certificate was received and the footballer joined the team." https://t.co/ALUlCqiEJ1?amp=1 Edited September 16, 2020 by Buchta deschamp86 and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Just gets sketchier and sketchier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate3322 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 That's definitely a strange move... Market value wise CPL teams are significantly more valuable than Xylotymbou and I'd figured the CPL is better league. But hey if he can light the league up he could hopefully move somewhere better like the Greek league or the Cypriot top flight. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 (edited) The season is longer in Cyprus than the CPL, at least for this season. I think that is one benefit. Edited September 16, 2020 by Buchta Nate3322 and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Don't really ever see players move up from the Cypriot 2nd tier, let alone the 1st division. What a strange move. Should have never left Valour toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Did he play a single match after leaving Valour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Maybe it's a move like Henry made, to open the door to West Ham, through technicalities. Bikerack, narduch, Ruffian and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I would not entirely underestimate Cyprus, and 2nd tier. At least as said they have links to their first division and to Greece. Last Canadian player I know who was there was Andrew Lebre, who then transferred to Lithuania this past January, so has not played too much. Not sure what's become of him. All I recall was that his team played out of a fairly large stadium in Cyprus. Buchta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 While we all know how good the CPL is at getting young talent through the door and getting them professional minutes, we also should also hope clubs and coaches remain more vigilant and prevent predatory agents pulling crap like this. This was a huge issues in MLS in the mid 2000s to early 2010's with so many Americans getting shady agents who would send them to lower league Portugal and other places where their careers would go into limbo. The Real Marc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Lebre played in the 3rd tier in Cyprus before moving to Lithuania. As far as i know, he is still without a club. Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Buchta said: Tyler Attardo has signed with P.O. Xylotymbou 2006 in Cyprus (2nd tier). Are we sure that's not his mailing address? Nate3322, hamiltonfan, CanadaFan123 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, RS said: Are we sure that's not his mailing address? 😁 Podosfairikos Omilos Xylotymbou 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zem Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 4 hours ago, VinceA said: Don't really ever see players move up from the Cypriot 2nd tier, let alone the 1st division. What a strange move. Should have never left Valour This is a fine move if he wants to become a professional footballer in Europe; it's very hard for Canadians to make their way into European football, especially during a pandemic. Of course not many globally-notable footballers have come out of Cyprus yet, but Attardo doesn't need to be that. But if he happens to be the next Luka Jovic, Ricardo Laborde or Roland Sallai, that would be pretty fantastic for him. 5 hours ago, Nate3322 said: That's definitely a strange move... Market value wise CPL teams are significantly more valuable than Xylotymbou and I'd figured the CPL is better league. But hey if he can light the league up he could hopefully move somewhere better like the Greek league or the Cypriot top flight. Transfermarkt doesn't mean anything, the values are crowdsourced and only those of players in certain leagues are actually updated. Signing in a lower division in Scandinavia is also "strange" by the standard many seem to be using, but it's been an effective route into Europe for Canadian players for decades now, and this is ultimately no different. 3 hours ago, Chad_Impact said: Maybe it's a move like Henry made, to open the door to West Ham, through technicalities. Attardo already has an Italian passport, so no. Considering the point of the transfer to Fernandez Vial was so he could be re-sold to a European club, it's likely that the pandemic hurt many of the clubs that would have been interested in paying a fee for him and P.O. Xylotymbou may have been one of the few still willing to pay something for the services of an essentially unproven Canadian teenager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top cheese Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I don’t think/ or ever thought he was a professional level player. I suspect he could be back in Winnipeg in the next year or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I think this move comes from the idea that European leagues are just better than NA leagues for their career development. CPL needs to show it can advance young Canadians to better leagues and have success. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Someone sold him some swamp land...he could have stuck with Valor, got another season in to solidify he was a pro player, even though he was only 1 goal off Bustos for the team lead. Then go to Europe with 2 CPL seasons (30+games) under your belt as a 19 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Bison44 said: Someone sold him some swamp land...he could have stuck with Valor, got another season in to solidify he was a pro player, even though he was only 1 goal off Bustos for the team lead. Then go to Europe with 2 CPL seasons (30+games) under your belt as a 19 year old. He would have had a ton of Playing time at his preferred position with Valour's lack of attacking options. Hope this move works out for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colliedor Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I don't know if it's his dad, agent, or w/e but it really feels like this guy was mislead on so many parts. They tried to pull something sketchy and the pandemic potentially fucked them a little. Surely this wasn't the result he was hoping for, right? Nate3322 and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Obviously he was better off staying in the CPL but it might not be all that bad if he gets a lot of playing time. It looks like there are 34 games this season and it just started, if he was with Valour he'd have like a 7 month off season instead. Buchta, toontownman, HochelagaFC and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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