nolando Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Kid needs his own thread now. Hamilton, Ontario boy signed a GA contract with MLS. Nice summary of his upbringing leading to his time at Syracuse: http://dailyorange.com/2018/11/ryan-raposos-family-background-fuels-passion-field/ Bison44, dyslexic nam, hamiltonfan and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) https://cuse.com/news/2019/12/24/mens-soccer-raposo-honored-by-topdrawersoccer.aspx He is a 99, still only 20... Edited December 29, 2019 by Bison44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Saw him in action in L1O. Annoying player to play against. nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/canadian-midfielder-ryan-raposo-signs-215852796.html Its official. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colliedor Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Stood out against Halifax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDub Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) https://www.thespec.com/news-story/9796500-steve-milton-it-ll-be-big-soccer-news-ryan-raposo-ranked-high-in-mls-superdraft/ Mentioned in this article he signed 3 year deal with mls in the 6 figures US$ per season Edited January 5, 2020 by JDub apbsmith, N1ckbr0wn, CANMNT_SUPERFAN and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Number 4 overall pick to Vancouver. dyslexic nam, CANMNT_SUPERFAN, Corazon and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I really hope Vancouver is able to do well this year. They really give Canadians a chance to play and succeed. And have moved Canadians to teams in other leagues as well as brought back Canadian veterans playing overseas. N1ckbr0wn, gator, apbsmith and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1ckbr0wn Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Congrats, Ryan! Where does this put him on our depth chart for u23s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Love this, hope he gets some minutes. He looked ecstatic on the draft stream. lol. Maybe it was the delay. 1 hour ago, N1ckbr0wn said: Congrats, Ryan! Where does this put him on our depth chart for u23s? Depends on whether he plays or not. Picking a random number in my head probably at least around 20th or more on depth for winger positions presently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Just a spitball here: is there any chance that they might see this guy as having the chops to become an RB? Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 From the interview with MDS it seems they definitely see him as a winger and attacker, possible support striker. MDS hinted he will go straight into the senior pool but both (draft picks) will have to prove themselves in preseason. Seems the caps rated him highly and he was their number one choice. Raposo has stated he prefers to play wide right wing but will play anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reign Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Front 3 of Bair - Cavallini - Raposo All Canada, eh. TFC2017, gator, Shway and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I've only seen clips of him, but this profile of player always intrigues me. Hope he can snag some meaningful minutes for the Whitecaps. I'm a TFC fan, but I don't hate the other Canadian teams in the way other supporters do (although a lot about the Impact rubs me the wrong way for some reason). I hope all these Canadians at the Whitecaps are successful. I don't necessarily know if or why they are making Canadian talent a priority, but it's definitely interesting. SirBobsaget, Northvansteve and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, El Diego said: I've only seen clips of him, but this profile of player always intrigues me. Hope he can snag some meaningful minutes for the Whitecaps. I'm a TFC fan, but I don't hate the other Canadian teams in the way other supporters do (although a lot about the Impact rubs me the wrong way for some reason). I hope all these Canadians at the Whitecaps are successful. I don't necessarily know if or why they are making Canadian talent a priority, but it's definitely interesting. This. Respect and peace, from an Impact fan. Northvansteve and El Diego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 13 minutes ago, El Diego said: I've only seen clips of him, but this profile of player always intrigues me. Hope he can snag some meaningful minutes for the Whitecaps. I'm a TFC fan, but I don't hate the other Canadian teams in the way other supporters do (although a lot about the Impact rubs me the wrong way for some reason). I hope all these Canadians at the Whitecaps are successful. I don't necessarily know if or why they are making Canadian talent a priority, but it's definitely interesting. CDN coach. MDS has brought in CDN everywhere he has been. Look at Koch down in USL, 3 CDN brought in this year. We need to develop more coaches, get more doors open for the kids. I hope some of the CPL coaches can move up to bigger leagues. johnyb, deschamp86, Northvansteve and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reign Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Bison44 said: CDN coach. MDS has brought in CDN everywhere he has been. Look at Koch down in USL, 3 CDN brought in this year. We need to develop more coaches, get more doors open for the kids. I hope some of the CPL coaches can move up to bigger leagues. If Wheeldon has another season at the top wouldn’t be surprised to see him to move up to at least MLS. That would make his track record USL2 Champion, CPL Spring/Fall Champions, and whatever he does next season. I personally think he is the best tactical coach in the league, so will be interesting to see what happens if he does indeed have another good season. Bison44 and apbsmith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 On 1/10/2020 at 5:06 AM, toontownman said: From the interview with MDS it seems they definitely see him as a winger and attacker, possible support striker. MDS hinted he will go straight into the senior pool but both (draft picks) will have to prove themselves in preseason. Seems the caps rated him highly and he was their number one choice. Raposo has stated he prefers to play wide right wing but will play anywhere. Showing some versatility coming out of the NCAA ranks helps. He turns 21 in a couple of months so he can certainly develop into another role if the coaching staff sees that he has potential and he has the attitude and work ethic. If he has the chops and pace to be a winger, he could be an attacking fullback. The current starting RB for our NT came out of college as a central midfielder, iirc, but was able to find his niche with TFC. I'm looking forward to seeing how he looks in preseason action. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 26 minutes ago, BearcatSA said: Showing some versatility coming out of the NCAA ranks helps. He turns 21 in a couple of months so he can certainly develop into another role if the coaching staff sees that he has potential and he has the attitude and work ethic. If he has the chops and pace to be a winger, he could be an attacking fullback. The current starting RB for our NT came out of college as a central midfielder, iirc, but was able to find his niche with TFC. I'm looking forward to seeing how he looks in preseason action. Look no further than Laryea. Northvansteve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) Scored on a header in a friendly today. Edited January 29, 2020 by Stryker911 johnyb, apbsmith, TFC2017 and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I know its just the crew, but he looked like he really had some pace there. Good start!! CANMNT_SUPERFAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 17 minutes ago, Bison44 said: I know its just the crew, but he looked like he really had some pace there. Good start!! Is pace not pace, regardless of the opposition? N1ckbr0wn, Shway, CANMNT_SUPERFAN and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 HAHA, i imagine I could make Rapaso look like he was Usain bolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFBF Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Actually looked very good in the other highlights as well, not just his goal. I wasn't sure he would have the physical abilities for the MLS given his size. But his quickness seems to make up for that, perhaps a bit tchera like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 13 hours ago, BFBF said: Actually looked very good in the other highlights as well, not just his goal. I wasn't sure he would have the physical abilities for the MLS given his size. But his quickness seems to make up for that, perhaps a bit tchera like. He looks physically a bit like Bustos but had a higher workrate and was very ambitious in the highlights I have seen. Hoping to get out to UBC to see him/them train with my own eyes but he looks very promising indeed. toontownman and gator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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