SpecialK Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Just saw this kid on Transfermarkt. Has anyone seen him play? Apparently he’s from Toronto. According to this website he’s playing you U23 minutes, as a 17 year old !!! johnyb, Stryker911, dyslexic nam and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate3322 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Sadly he's not a CB Shway, baulderdash77, TFC2017 and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 (edited) It says he play the full 90 in the game but I don’t know what number he is and the highlights are short his number is 89 , according to sporting’s website Edited September 20, 2020 by SpecialK Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 This kid has been reported on before and may have a prior thread. I'm just too lazy to look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colliedor Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Heard of him before. Should mention he was born in Portugal so I'm gonna assume we're his second option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 I assume he played yeaterday but haven’t checked the official site, a quick scan shows he started and played 64 on the 12th for the U23’s, in a 2-1 loss https://www.sofascore.com/sporting-cp-u23-cd-cova-piedade-u23/NbtcsTbtc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 41 minutes ago, Colliedor said: Heard of him before. Should mention he was born in Portugal so I'm gonna assume we're his second option. Are u sure, because everywhere I’m reading he’s born in Toronto move to Portugal, when he was 11 with the sporting Toronto Academy sending him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Good old article that talks about his move to Portugal as a youth and his development academy in Toronto: https://www.google.com/amp/s/torontoobserver.ca/2014/09/11/acclaimed-sporting-cp-academy-in-toronto-fosters-dreams/amp/ This kid must be equally Canadian and Portuguese I figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colliedor Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 3 hours ago, SpecialK said: Are u sure, because everywhere I’m reading he’s born in Toronto move to Portugal, when he was 11 with the sporting Toronto Academy sending him? Ya you maybe right. Some sites say Portugal but they don't look convincing to begin with. Did play for Portugal youth teams though, that's for sure. SpecialK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 10 minutes ago, Colliedor said: Ya you maybe right. Some sites say Portugal but they don't look convincing to begin with. Did play for Portugal youth teams though, that's for sure. Honestly I don’t think so either, I have looked all through transfermarket and it doesn’t have him listed at all for Portugal youth teams. He may have been in camps but not officially playing. Transfermarket is really good with info. But a 17 year old playing U23 mins with ones of biggest teams in Portugal. He’s gonna have some talent . johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colliedor Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Just now, SpecialK said: Honestly I don’t think so either, I have looked all through transfermarket and it doesn’t have him listed at all for Portugal youth teams. He may have been in camps but not officially playing. Transfermarket is really good with info. But a 17 year old playing U23 mins with ones of biggest teams in Portugal. He’s gonna have some talent . Sporting does have a good academy. I trust their ability to at least groom players to be better technically and tactically more so than others. Hurts to say that as a Porto fan. I should say though, despite being called u23, majority of the players seem to be around 18-19 years old. Even had a 16 year old started in that match. SpecialK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 9 hours ago, SpecialK said: Honestly I don’t think so either, I have looked all through transfermarket and it doesn’t have him listed at all for Portugal youth teams. He may have been in camps but not officially playing. Transfermarket is really good with info. But a 17 year old playing U23 mins with ones of biggest teams in Portugal. He’s gonna have some talent . https://www.fpf.pt/Jogadores/Jogador/playerId/970638/contextId/186 SpecialK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I saw him mentioned earlier and I think I saw that he is one of Portugal's best prospects ? Can anyone confirm that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Dominic94 said: I saw him mentioned earlier and I think I saw that he is one of Portugal's best prospects ? Can anyone confirm that ? I haven’t seen anything like that, but I wouldn’t be surprised. He’s played 4 games now with the U23 team as a 17-18 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colliedor Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 hour ago, SpecialK said: I haven’t seen anything like that, but I wouldn’t be surprised. He’s played 4 games now with the U23 team as a 17-18 year old. Ya but like I mentioned earlier, their u23 is basically just 16-18 year olds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 38 minutes ago, Colliedor said: Ya but like I mentioned earlier, their u23 is basically just 16-18 year olds. Yes, but I’m assuming ( I could be totally wrong) he’s playing against mostly 20+ year old players. That’s gonna say something about his talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Rumour on Twitter that Dias will be in our Olympic Qualifying squad. Obinna, Dominic94, johnyb and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 16 minutes ago, narduch said: Rumour on Twitter that Dias will be in our Olympic Qualifying squad. That’s awesome !!!! We are finally getting a true 10 narduch, Dominic94 and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Dominic94, Corazon, Ivan and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Would have preferred him in the next cycle but it doesn't seem like the CSA cares about this tournament much so it is what it is. Never like when the U23 teams uses prospects with no professional experience. We need to be using as many seasoned pros as possible, especially in CONCACAF. SoccMan, Ivan, red card and 3 others 3 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 The positive is that he should be match fit. Not sure our opponents will have many professionals either to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Just now, narduch said: The positive is that he should be match fit. Not sure our opponents will have many professionals either to be honest. The ones we need to beat to qualify will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, VinceA said: The ones we need to beat to qualify will. Good point. But hopefully if we get to that point we can pull off an upset that day. At least the team would have some familiarity by that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 On 9/20/2020 at 2:24 PM, Colliedor said: Heard of him before. Should mention he was born in Portugal so I'm gonna assume we're his second option. Good thing Portugal's current talent pool is the best they have ever had. I would even say top to bottom, they're the best in the world on paper. johnyb, Kadenge and Dominic94 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, Macksam said: Good thing Portugal's current talent pool is the best they have ever had. I would even say top to bottom, they're the best in the world on paper. This can’t be understated, Portugal and Holland are going through golden Generations. I think my Dutch boys are better but the reality is Ferdi isn’t breaking in and Dias is very unlikely to play for Portugal. Hes a very good prospect that quite frankly would have been a part of their setup in other years. also if we don’t qualify he’s a 2003 who can come back next cycle. Corazon and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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