PegCityCam Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Had a chance to witness his talents on display for Valour last season as well as his first goal: https://www.instagram.com/p/CVi4P4lPIR-/?utm_medium=copy_link Small but extremely feisty, technically sound and hard-working I believe he deserves some attention. He just missed out on the top 50 MLS prospect list per Top Drawer Soccer: https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/ranking-the-top-50-prospects-in-mls:-2022_aid50535 Here's his wiki info: Born in Montreal May 15, 2002 Rea joined the academy of Montreal Impact in 2014. He signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2020, and was subsequently loaned out to Valour FC. On 27 June 2021, Rea made his professional debut for Valour as a starter in the opening match of the 2021 season. Upon completion of the 2021 MLS season, CF Montréal would announce that they would exercise the option on Rea's contract for 2022. Macksam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colliedor Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Did he feature in any of the preseason matches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-O Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 He has got to go on Loan again this season. No place for him and I believe in the loan system where he's gonna play 90 minutes every week instead of sit on the bench and play the odd game for Montreal. No rush, he's still 19 years old and Montreal has plenty of depth. I believe him and Sirois will be with the club next year, along with Kone and Zouhir who locked their spot this year. Corazon, PegCityCam and Shway 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 4 hours ago, Colliedor said: Did he feature in any of the preseason matches? The only two I can find info on are the first against NYCFC which he featured in and the second against Miami which he did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC_Hali Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 9 hours ago, P-O said: He has got to go on Loan again this season. No place for him and I believe in the loan system where he's gonna play 90 minutes every week instead of sit on the bench and play the odd game for Montreal. No rush, he's still 19 years old and Montreal has plenty of depth. I believe him and Sirois will be with the club next year, along with Kone and Zouhir who locked their spot this year. A second pro team in Quebec would do wonders for players like this. Lots of talent emerging from Quebec, only so many spots with the Impact. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Hopefully Joey Saputo finally gets around to launching a Next Pro team, because nothing appears to be happening imminently on the CanPL front in that context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Saputo rightfully knows that NextPro probably won't be around in 5 years and doesn't want to waste the money PegCityCam and longlugan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longlugan Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Hopefully Joey Saputo finally gets around to launching a Next Pro team, because nothing appears to be happening imminently on the CanPL front in that context. What a shocking take by you 🤣🤣. narduch and dyslexic nam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Just now, longlugan said: What a shocking take by you 🤣🤣. Yeah, rather than hoping for the launch of a QC-based CPL team, let’s all hope the MLS team gets around to starting a farm team in a 3rd tier American League… narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longlugan Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Just now, dyslexic nam said: Yeah, rather than hopinits.g for the launch of a QC-based CPL team, let’s all hope the MLS team gets around to starting a farm team in a 3rd tier American League… His douchebaggery has no limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 I'm pretty sure Saputo opted to put a team in PLSQ instead of MNP because he wouldn't have to pay salaries LOL narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, VinceA said: I'm pretty sure Saputo opted to put a team in PLSQ instead of MNP because he wouldn't have to pay salaries LOL To bring it back around to Sean, I remember checking on his contract last year and I believe it was 80K (maybe 75) Not sure what he's signed for this year. *My bad: 72K last year guaranteed* Edited February 26, 2022 by PegCityCam Correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 4 hours ago, narduch said: Saputo rightfully knows that NextPro probably won't be around in 5 years and doesn't want to waste the money You think huh? I think it will remain exactly what it is…a bridge U-23 league where academy players, draft picks, and young homegrowns will play. The D3 tag is just a facade and teams like Rochester will die or move leagues. As of 2023 I believe it will be mandatory for all MLS teams to have a MLS NextPro team. So Uncle Joey won’t have to worry about solely spending his money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 24 minutes ago, Shway said: You think huh? I think it will remain exactly what it is…a bridge U-23 league where academy players, draft picks, and young homegrowns will play. The D3 tag is just a facade and teams like Rochester will die or move leagues. As of 2023 I believe it will be mandatory for all MLS teams to have a MLS NextPro team. So Uncle Joey won’t have to worry about solely spending his money. Maybe I'm being a bit pessimistic saying it will only last 5 years. But I'm also old enough to remember the MLS Reserve league and the MLS-USL partnership. I'm highly skeptical MLS will stick with it if it bleeds money Kent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-O Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 A reserve league is useless imo. We want the kids to play for the league title, meaningful match everyweek. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Players need to play in professional environments and I’m not just talking about the level of play. These pathway leagues need to try and be as professional as they can. Therefore, young players going to these leagues , League 1 Ontario, MLS Pro and even the CPL need to do their best in creating a professional environment as much as they can. A player needs to feel that environment, it also helps in inspiring and motivating a player to keep on going and improving . One thing that I found a bit disheartening when I was quasi involved with a League 1 Ontario team a few seasons ago 2019 to be exact , was little things that gave the experience the look at times of a just any regular men’s open age soccer league one plays in after your youth soccer days are over. Things like no change rooms at your practice soccer field , always having practice with at least 6 to 7 guys missing practise for whatever excuse, guys missing games because of some excuse , players going on vacation during the middle of the season and missing games , players showing up late for games . These were not things isolated to the team I was around but things that many teams in the league experienced. Therefore, yes we want these pathway leagues like League 1 Ontario and so on but they need to make sure they are run as professional as they can to keep the serious young players motivated and interested and hopefully making the next step. Shway and PegCityCam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 @SoccMan you missed the one where teams get weaker after July, due to a lot of their key guys going back to school. (Reason why Masters won in 2019. SoccMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 the l1's are semi pro in name but in reality closer to amateur SoccMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 N1ckbr0wn, johnyb, Craig11rm and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Beautiful goal PegCityCam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 I thought Valour was terrible against the Whitecaps but Rea was a bit of a bright spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Sean Rea is a good player. Gets better every time I watch him. Chad_Impact, Shway, Pottsy3 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 His first...of many😅 johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 The hottest of hot takes🤷♂️ johnyb and Wingback6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 I thought the little flashy footwork to begin with coupled with the shot was like a mini Canadian Zizou. PegCityCam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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