Aird25 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Is this the same kid that spent some time with the Victoria Highlanders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Was that in a senior game or U-23? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishBadMan Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Dominic94 said: Was that in a senior game or U-23? This was with the reserve team for Brugge, club NXT. They compete against senior players in the regular season, but they are all u23. Kinda like with Bayern II. This game in particular was in the Future of Football Cup, which is a youth tournament that includes some of the top youth academies in Europe. This year, the youth teams competing are SC Heerenveen, AZ Alkmaar, PSV Eindhoven and Club Brugge. Heerenveen replace RB Leipzig's u23s who pulled out due to injury. johnyb and Dominic94 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, SwedishBadMan said: This was with the reserve team for Brugge, club NXT. They compete against senior players in the regular season, but they are all u23. Kinda like with Bayern II. This game in particular was in the Future of Football Cup, which is a youth tournament that includes some of the top youth academies in Europe. This year, the youth teams competing are SC Heerenveen, AZ Alkmaar, PSV Eindhoven and Club Brugge. Heerenveen replace RB Leipzig's u23s who pulled out due to injury. Well that will get him noticed, either at Brugge or elsewhere. when I saw it was against AZ I was thrilled, someone said he looks very right footed, possible but it can be worked on and tbh it might just be how the play unfolded. I wonder if he skips the U-23 all together and ends up with the senior team. Edited July 20, 2021 by Dominic94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOcanadafan Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I just saw this… can anyone verify? dyslexic nam, Ivan, NVsoccer and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 14 minutes ago, TOcanadafan said: I just saw this… can anyone verify? That's awesome. I hope I am not the only one having trouble keeping track of who's who between him and Jules-Anthony Vilsaint. NVsoccer, Northvansteve, N1ckbr0wn and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) Seems like he might be the #9 in this video with no name on the back??? edit: Well it seems none have names on the back but I still think it might be him. Edited July 29, 2021 by Atlantic Floortom, Corazon and Dominic94 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I wonder if he was offered a contract at Brugge… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Atlantic said: Seems like he might be the #9 in this video with no name on the back??? edit: Well it seems none have names on the back but I still think it might be him. Considering he's 1.90 tall I think you are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) Very interesting it seems he's with Davies's agency. Edited July 31, 2021 by VinceA Floortom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, VinceA said: Very interesting it seems he's with Davies's agency. I wonder if bayern asked them to find more Phonzie’s 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 Wasn’t in the squad at all for Bayern U19s most recent game which might suggest that his trial is done. To my knowledge he played 3 games. With these youth teams seasons starting soon I wonder if news will emerge soon on him signing a contract somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 57 minutes ago, Atlantic said: Wasn’t in the squad at all for Bayern U19s most recent game which might suggest that his trial is done. To my knowledge he played 3 games. With these youth teams seasons starting soon I wonder if news will emerge soon on him signing a contract somewhere. I’m wondering how his last trial and this one went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishBadMan Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 His instagram story indicates that he is back in Brugge. Looks like he'll be joining their youth team, as he had something of a dream trial with them. I honestly think this is a better move for him than Bayern. Brugge are known for developing young talent and giving them first team chances. For me, a quieter, slightly less glamourous environment is better for youth players than the hype machine (deserved hype) that is Bayern. Northvansteve, johnyb, Unnamed Trialist and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 4 hours ago, SwedishBadMan said: His instagram story indicates that he is back in Brugge. Looks like he'll be joining their youth team, as he had something of a dream trial with them. I honestly think this is a better move for him than Bayern. Brugge are known for developing young talent and giving them first team chances. For me, a quieter, slightly less glamourous environment is better for youth players than the hype machine (deserved hype) that is Bayern. This is an amazing development, he looks like a talent but breaking in at Bayern through the academy is a difficult task. I think at Brugge we will see him with the first team possibly after Christmas, I believe his trial was with the U-23. toontownman and Northvansteve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Dominic94 said: I think at Brugge we will see him with the first team possibly after Christmas, I believe his trial was with the U-23. That’s a really optimistic prediction - i certainly hope he impresses enough to break into the first team but I wouldn’t expect that any time soon Kent and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 59 minutes ago, Floortom said: That’s a really optimistic prediction - i certainly hope he impresses enough to break into the first team but I wouldn’t expect that any time soon He was looking very good with the youth team against good teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 He only has the Angolan flag in his IG bio 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 46 minutes ago, Atlantic said: He only has the Angolan flag in his IG bio 🤔 Is Angola really a threat to us ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Dominic94 said: Is Angola really a threat to us ? How would any of us know? There are a million different reasons for picking a country to represent, and it's up to the player to choose how they feel and what is important to them. Plus we don't even know if this guy will ever be good enough to play for us. Fullback and Ivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat2 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Kent said: How would any of us know? There are a million different reasons for picking a country to represent, and it's up to the player to choose how they feel and what is important to them. Plus we don't even know if this guy will ever be good enough to play for us. Dont think it's an threat .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishBadMan Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 a) the immigrant experience is unique and impossible to understand unless you yourself are one. I live in the GTA and I’ll tell you, most kids who are the children of first generation immigrants don’t bother putting the Canadian flag in their bio. And why should they? I completely get not feeling 100% “Canadian”. For me, subconsciously, Canada is still a white country that I just call home. Now, this may or may not be the case, but it’s just how I feel and I don’t think that’s going to change any time soon. I’m not in this kid’s head and I don’t know how he feels, but I would not be surprised if he feels a similar way. Also, anyone who I know that is viewing my profile already knows I’m Canadian... they may not know my origins, though. b) he’s in the Brugge Club NXT picture. MtlMario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, SwedishBadMan said: a) the immigrant experience is unique and impossible to understand unless you yourself are one. I live in the GTA and I’ll tell you, most kids who are the children of first generation immigrants don’t bother putting the Canadian flag in their bio. And why should they? I completely get not feeling 100% “Canadian”. For me, subconsciously, Canada is still a white country that I just call home. Now, this may or may not be the case, but it’s just how I feel and I don’t think that’s going to change any time soon. I’m not in this kid’s head and I don’t know how he feels, but I would not be surprised if he feels a similar way. Also, anyone who I know that is viewing my profile already knows I’m Canadian... they may not know my origins, though. b) he’s in the Brugge Club NXT picture. I think everyone experiences being an immigrant or a child of an immigrant different. I am an immigrant who came to the GTA in my school years. I feel more Canadian than the country I was born in. I find children of 1st generation parents often try harder to relate to their parents country while I as a kid wanted to be Canadian and not be seen as different. Edited August 23, 2021 by Ruffian johnyb, RS, Obinna and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Ruffian said: I think everyone experiences being an immigrant or a child of an immigrant. I am an immigrant who came to the GTA in my school years. I feel more Canadian than the country I was born in. I find children of 1st generation parents often try harder to relate to their parents country while I as a kid wanted to be Canadian and not be seen as different. I'm a child of immigrants and I don't put a Canadian flag in my bio and when it came to football I rooted for my parent's country: Italy but that was only because until recently we didn't have a team to root for. If we make the WC and Canada faces Italy there's absolutely no question who I would root for. The Maple Leaf and it's the same for most my friends who have the same background. Another point: the overwhelming majority of players on the national team are either immigrants or children of immigrants. The CANMNT better represents Canada than our hockey TEAM CANADA. Edited August 23, 2021 by Sal333 sebdeserio, Corazon, Northvansteve and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Sal333 said: but that was only because until recently we didn't have a team to root for. I have a lot of trouble with that. In fact, that is why this whole group/website/forum or whatever we're calling it exists. Even though I have memories of the CMNT going back to the 70's I sure as hell didn't have to wait for 1986 to have a team to root for. Not that it should matter, but I am also the child of an immigrant. Edited August 23, 2021 by Joe MacCarthy Ivan, MtlMario, RichV and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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