Chad_Impact Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 On 4/12/2023 at 9:27 AM, archer21 said: Of course, I didn’t mean immediately. I meant if he breaks out into a Wales/Canada NT caliber player. I guess it’s a stupid question anyways since none of us really know, just didn’t know if there were any interviews or anything with him discussing his choices. Presumably he can play for England too, but that’s a long shot. Wales just seems like more of a direct competitor for us. Gotta think we'd be the favourites over Wales these days. Depending on his attachment of course. Def seems like a bright prospect, especially at CB archer21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grigorio Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Chad_Impact said: Gotta think we'd be the favourites over Wales these days. Depending on his attachment of course. Def seems like a bright prospect, especially at CB We've "lost" prospects to non-WC teams like Bulgaria, Romania and Italy recently so I wouldn't be so sure. Olympique_de_Marseille, narduch, Bigandy and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, grigorio said: We've "lost" prospects to non-WC teams like Bulgaria, Romania and Italy recently so I wouldn't be so sure. Speaking of which, doesn't seem like Sali has done much since opting for Romania. No further caps and doesn't seem to have improved on his debut season, at least statistically. Enes Sali - Wikipedia Of course, it's still crazy impressive for him to be playing in Liga 1 Romania at 17 years old, but I am heartened to see his development hasn't exactly exploded since declaring for Romania. Now, what he has been doing lately is filling out his youth international resume. Since playing for the senior team in 2021, he's played 14 games for the U-17s (4 goals) and 2 games with the U-19s (0 goals). Clearly right now he's not good enough for the senior team of Canada or Romania, so perhaps another case of playing youth ball for someone else because Canada doesn't have any to offer? YorkRegionFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footyeh Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Obinna said: Speaking of which, doesn't seem like Sali has done much since opting for Romania. No further caps and doesn't seem to have improved on his debut season, at least statistically. Enes Sali - Wikipedia Of course, it's still crazy impressive for him to be playing in Liga 1 Romania at 17 years old, but I am heartened to see his development hasn't exactly exploded since declaring for Romania. Now, what he has been doing lately is filling out his youth international resume. Since playing for the senior team in 2021, he's played 14 games for the U-17s (4 goals) and 2 games with the U-19s (0 goals). Clearly right now he's not good enough for the senior team of Canada or Romania, so perhaps another case of playing youth ball for someone else because Canada doesn't have any to offer? He has a transfer agreed for the summer to a top team that will get some buzz for sure. Still very much a top tier prospect in Europe... and the good news is he will play for Canada at the earliest possibility. MM3/MM2/MM and Shway 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 8 minutes ago, Footyeh said: He has a transfer agreed for the summer to a top team that will get some buzz for sure. Still very much a top tier prospect in Europe... and the good news is he will play for Canada at the earliest possibility. I am confused. grigorio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer21 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 36 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: I am confused. I have no info on whether he’d want to switch or not, but he definitely could if he wanted. He only played 1 match and it wasn’t a final of a major tournament. He played in a World Cup Qualifier in Nov 3 2021, so he could switch to play for us Nov 4 2024 if he doesn’t play for their senior team anymore . dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 11 minutes ago, archer21 said: I have no info on whether he’d want to switch or not, but he definitely could if he wanted. He only played 1 match and it wasn’t a final of a major tournament. He played in a World Cup Qualifier in Nov 3 2021, so he could switch to play for us Nov 4 2024 if he doesn’t play for their senior team anymore . Wow, time flies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Footyeh said: He has a transfer agreed for the summer to a top team that will get some buzz for sure. Still very much a top tier prospect in Europe... and the good news is he will play for Canada at the earliest possibility. What team is he transferring too? Also, do you have any special information on this, or is this just a hope/guess on your part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Footyeh said: He has a transfer agreed for the summer to a top team that will get some buzz for sure. Still very much a top tier prospect in Europe... and the good news is he will play for Canada at the earliest possibility. Yeah I'm not buying this off some random post. If he actually wanted to play for Canada I feel like we would have seen reports in Romania about it. He also hasn't posted this in the actual Sali thread on the WS forum, just here on a thread about a different player. Edited April 13, 2023 by VinceA Shway and Obinna 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 31 minutes ago, VinceA said: Yeah I'm not buying this off some random post. If he actually wanted to play for Canada I feel like we would have seen reports in Romania about it. He also hasn't posted this in the actual Sali thread on the WS forum, just here on a thread about a different player. You've probably seen this but theres a post on the sali thread about sporting being interested. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer21 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 36 minutes ago, VinceA said: Yeah I'm not buying this off some random post. If he actually wanted to play for Canada I feel like we would have seen reports in Romania about it. He also hasn't posted this in the actual Sali thread on the WS forum, just here on a thread about a different player. To be fair, I don't think everyone on this board uses the WS forum (I don’t). I agree though, I’m not just going to take 1 guy’s word on an Internet forum. sebdeserio, Shway, NVsoccer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bigandy said: You've probably seen this but theres a post on the sali thread about sporting being interested. Thanks for passing that along. Probably he goes to the B team and/or the U23s. Doubt he's ready for the first team if he's not lighting up Liga 1 Romania. Bigandy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footyeh Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 5 hours ago, VinceA said: Yeah I'm not buying this off some random post. If he actually wanted to play for Canada I feel like we would have seen reports in Romania about it. He also hasn't posted this in the actual Sali thread on the WS forum, just here on a thread about a different player. Why would there be reports on it in Romania? I'm not sure it's the smartest thing to be announcing that he will be switching while playing in Romania... for one of the biggest Romanian legends who was directly influencing that senior call up and is also handling his transfer. He's in close contact with the federation and wasn't eligible to join the U17 Canada team because he has to wait 3 years from the date of his senior debut with Romania. He'll be eligible for the 2025 U20 cycle. Check back here in the summer I guess😁 Xavier., maccaliam, Corazon and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 31 minutes ago, Footyeh said: Why would there be reports on it in Romania? I'm not sure it's the smartest thing to be announcing that he will be switching while playing in Romania... for one of the biggest Romanian legends who was directly influencing that senior call up and is also handling his transfer. He's in close contact with the federation and wasn't eligible to join the U17 Canada team because he has to wait 3 years from the date of his senior debut with Romania. He'll be eligible for the 2025 U20 cycle. Check back here in the summer I guess😁 Did he sign at Sporting or is it elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footyeh Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 On 4/13/2023 at 8:37 PM, jordan said: Did he sign at Sporting or is it elsewhere? Was told he's signing for a dutch club jordan, Xavier., Unnamed Trialist and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borjans Sweatpants Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 (edited) Started today for Bristol City in a friendly Edit: might be a little deceiving, looks like they had a double header with two separate 11s. Still nice for him to get in though. Edited July 22, 2023 by Borjans Sweatpants narduch, GasPed, Aird25 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1997 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 23 minutes ago, Borjans Sweatpants said: Started today for Bristol City in a friendly Edit: might be a little deceiving, looks like they had a double header with two separate 11s. Still nice for him to get in though. It would be huge if he starts playing for them Corazon, Borjans Sweatpants and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) Bristol City split their squad and played two friendlies yesterday again. He again started in one. At least some first team players in his game, Alex Scott for instance is highly-rated. At least we know he is one the higher-rated of their academy centre-backs. Incidently digging a little deeper, he played as a "trialist" for Swindon against Bristol City on the 18th because Swindon didn't have enough players. Edited July 26, 2023 by WestHamCanadianinOxford jordan, Bigandy, GasPed and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 hours ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: Bristol City split their squad and played two friendlies yesterday again. He again started in one. At least some first team players in his game, Alex Scott for instance is highly-rated. At least we know he is one the higher-rated of their academy centre-backs. Incidently digging a little deeper, he played as a "trialist" for Swindon against Bristol City on the 18th because Swindon didn't have enough players. Wonderful that the EFL uses the same roster filling tactics that my little league team did when we were down a man because a kid wanted to stay home and play video games. A few times we had to roster my friend's little sister and hope for the best- I think that could've been a really interesting tactic for Swindon Town to attempt as well. WestHamCanadianinOxford, GasPed and Borjans Sweatpants 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 YorkRegionFan, canuckgbp, Northvansteve and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchryan11 Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 cap tie asap ray, Borjans Sweatpants, YorkRegionFan and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1997 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 One to watch this season for sure. With all the talk of LDF and Stefanovic (rightfully so) I think this guy playing most of Bristol’s games has gone somewhat under the radar. If he starts getting consistent minutes he likely deserves a call up due to position need and dual nationality, Good luck to the kid! CanadaFan123, Norrin Radd, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchryan11 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 if he comes off the bench for a championship club at 18 years old he would have to be one of the top 3 prospects for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Got a squad number, never a bad sign for a young crossover player InglewoodJack, narduch, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 9 minutes ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: Got a squad number, never a bad sign for a young crossover player For those who don’t want to click through - 26 total squad numbers given and he’s number 27. Corazon, johnyb, narduch and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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