Northvansteve Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Signed to a homegrown contract by Vancouver Whitecaps. Class of 2004. Central defender. Highly-regarded and a player to watch. https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2021/04/23/campagna-homegrown Dominic94, NVsoccer, Kadenge and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, Northvansteve said: Signed to a homegrown contract by Vancouver Whitecaps. Class of 2004. Central defender. Highly-regarded and a player to watch. https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2021/04/23/campagna-homegrown That's great news. Happy for the kid and the Whitecaps. Like many, I'm hearing this kid is really good. The article also mentions Habibullah has signed. Must have missed that one! Dominic94, toontownman and Shway 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 (edited) He will likely make the bench this weekend and could see time, his rise will be quick MDS is very very high on him and has compared him to Nesta the former Impact CB... but seriously that’s high praise. It won’t be long till he gets a start and pushes the current CB’s for time. Edit: pretty sure that Cornelius is still out, and Adnan isn’t with the team. The bench will change a bit and it’s not like they’re swimming with CB depth. Edited April 23, 2021 by Dominic94 Footyeh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Dominic94 said: He will likely make the bench this weekend From the release, it doesn’t sound like they have roster spots for the first team so I assume that means him and habbibulah cannot play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, An Observer said: From the release, it doesn’t sound like they have roster spots for the first team so I assume that means him and habbibulah cannot play I’m confused with that too, but Shuster alluded to finding a path or something and MDS is over the moon with him, I doubt it will take long. They haven’t announced any loans yet either for Pecile and co. to my understanding Habbibullah is their top 03, and Campanga their top 04 with Herdman being close behind. Given their intention to buy, develop and sell young players you’d think a path to playing time is in place. theyre also chasing a 10 so something has to give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 I hope the Nesta comparison has further context because that seems ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 2 hours ago, An Observer said: From the release, it doesn’t sound like they have roster spots for the first team so I assume that means him and habbibulah cannot play That wording is strange, before these two signings Vancouver has 30 rostered players, however Khmiri and Colyn are on loan which should open up two roster spots for Campagna and Habibullah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 56 minutes ago, Aird25 said: I hope the Nesta comparison has further context because that seems ridiculous Man if he’s a 35 year old nesta I’ll take it that guy was a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) Matteo Campagna a nice Italian Canadian kid , being of Italian background myself my parents came from the boot , I’ve noted you don’t see a lot of Canadian kids of Italian heritage making it in pro soccer or even our national team compared to the size of the Italian Canadian community in Canada. However, if you look at how many Canadians of Italian background are playing in the NHL it’s pretty sizeable compared to soccer. In the end I don’t care what a players ethnic background is but it was just an observation on my part being of Italian heritage. Therefore, I don’t see any Canadian players of Italian heritage in the foreseeable future having to choose between Canada or Italy lol there are just not that many around anyways lol. Edited April 24, 2021 by SoccMan MtlMario and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 34 minutes ago, SoccMan said: Matteo Campagna a nice Italian Canadian kid , being of Italian background myself my parents came from the boot , I’ve noted you don’t see a lot of Canadian kids of Italian heritage making it in pro soccer or even our national team compared to the size of the Italian Canadian community in Canada. However, if you look at how many Canadians of Italian background are playing in the NHL it’s pretty sizeable compared to soccer. In the end I don’t care what a players ethnic background is but it was just an observation on my part being of Italian heritage. Therefore, I don’t see any Canadian players of Italian heritage in the foreseeable future having to choose between Canada or Italy lol there are just not that many around anyways lol. Maybe a shift now the pathways are much better for Canadians in Canada? Campagna if he is successful could be a huge piece in the turn of the tide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 59 minutes ago, SoccMan said: Matteo Campagna a nice Italian Canadian kid , being of Italian background myself my parents came from the boot , I’ve noted you don’t see a lot of Canadian kids of Italian heritage making it in pro soccer or even our national team compared to the size of the Italian Canadian community in Canada. However, if you look at how many Canadians of Italian background are playing in the NHL it’s pretty sizeable compared to soccer. In the end I don’t care what a players ethnic background is but it was just an observation on my part being of Italian heritage. Therefore, I don’t see any Canadian players of Italian heritage in the foreseeable future having to choose between Canada or Italy lol there are just not that many around anyways lol. I live in a pretty Italian town, I’m kinda surprised no one here made it pro (other than I think a not Italian former USLer). I did play with a current NHLer for a couple of years and also an OHLer for a few years, I think a lot of guys here played both sports since a lot could afford it. When I was 18 I played with one guy who was incredibly good, he was apparently at some Italian academy when he was younger but had a heart problem or something. He was probably the best player I’ve ever played with or against and it’s a shame he never made it. Once I got to men’s league there were some really talented young players, I think the lack of opportunity might have screwed some guys over. Though Italians here are incredible cocky, no offence haha. I think too many didn’t have the right mentality and act like they’re all Ronaldo lol. toontownman and Junkie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Stalteri is 3rd on Canada's all time cap list. I believe Peschisolido and Corrazin are also of Italian heritage. But I agree with the overall premise. Canada's Portuguese community is way smaller and produces way more decent professionals. johnyb, Free kick and toontownman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 hour ago, narduch said: Stalteri is 3rd on Canada's all time cap list. I believe Peschisolido and Corrazin are also of Italian heritage. But I agree with the overall premise. Canada's Portuguese community is way smaller and produces way more decent professionals. Yes very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Half these guys have Italian names and the other half are half like Teibert. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canada_men's_international_soccer_players narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northvansteve Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Best of luck at <a href="https://twitter.com/yorkutdfc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@yorkutdfc</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/matteowcampagna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@matteowcampagna</a> 👊<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VWFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VWFC</a></p>— Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhitecapsFC/status/1430198292265189382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northvansteve Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Northvansteve said: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Best of luck at <a href="https://twitter.com/yorkutdfc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@yorkutdfc</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/matteowcampagna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@matteowcampagna</a> 👊<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VWFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VWFC</a></p>— Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhitecapsFC/status/1430198292265189382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Oops, that didn't seem to work. Matteo Campagna loaned to York for the rest of the 2021 season. Corazon and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Here you go @Northvansteve NVsoccer, johnyb, N1ckbr0wn and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Just came on for his first team debut in Vancouver’s CCL game against Real España. phresh, Shway, NVsoccer and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 I’m really interested to see how this kid pans out. There’s a lot of talk around him, but every time I’ve seen him play I haven’t been impressed. But at 18, and 6’2 he’s got a lot of time on his side. NVsoccer, gigi riva, Corazon and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Released by the Whitecaps today. He goes into the stupid MLS Re- Entry draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 15 minutes ago, narduch said: Released by the Whitecaps today. He goes into the stupid MLS Re- Entry draft Into the CPL he goes. narduch, NVsoccer and Watchmen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 I don’t get what went wrong here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 I am still curious why he attended so many CMNT camps. I know it was just to make up the numbers, but why him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, kacbru said: I am still curious why he attended so many CMNT camps. I know it was just to make up the numbers, but why him? No. That's Cristian Campagna. His brother. Cristian plays for HFX Wanderers although didn't play much down the stretch kacbru 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 33 minutes ago, kacbru said: I am still curious why he attended so many CMNT camps. I know it was just to make up the numbers, but why him? Back in Vancouver, Matteo and Jay were sleepover buddies. Word on the street is that they had many wild pajama parties at the Herdman residence over the years, pillow fights and all. Cristian started to get a little jealous his baby bro got to spend so much time with (and get so much access to) Papa Herdman. But being the ultimate man-manager that he is, the big man keenly took notice and had something even better in store for Cristian than late night pillow fights.... No cap. Okay, I will see myself out now. As you were, gents. yomurphy1, Corazon, Footyeh and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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