footballfreak Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 19 years old. Apparently Canadian. Signed to Benfica from SC Lusitânia in the Azores and assigned to their U-23 team. Transfermarkt lists him a central midfielder. Big boy too (190 cm). Anyone familiar with him? InglewoodJack, Approve My Account Pls, Dominic94 and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Never heard of him but apparently he was playing in Azores. This is pretty much the only thing I found on him: https://www.soccerzz.com/jogador.php?id=915493 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Good luck to him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 I like him already. Jack1997, Approve My Account Pls, Corazon and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/agora/noticias/2022/08/04/futebol-formacao-benfica-equipa-sub-23-malcolm-simmons-contratacao Speaks well. Good lad. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 He was with Ismael Kone’s youth club. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1997 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 minute ago, Dominic94 said: He was with Ismael Kone’s youth club. Imagine how dominant that midfield was toontownman and Dominic94 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 How has this guy slipped completely through the cracks? We have threads on guys playing in the 5th division in France, but a young guy playing in Portugal slipped passed? Funny. Any reason to believe he's a dual national? Only found one site that lists his only nationality as Canadian, but don't know where he was born or where his family may be from. Jack1997 and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 minute ago, InglewoodJack said: How has this guy slipped completely through the cracks? We have threads on guys playing in the 5th division in France, but a young guy playing in Portugal slipped passed? Funny. Any reason to believe he's a dual national? Only found one site that lists his only nationality as Canadian, but don't know where he was born or where his family may be from. Quebec I believe InglewoodJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: How has this guy slipped completely through the cracks? We have threads on guys playing in the 5th division in France, but a young guy playing in Portugal slipped passed? Funny. Any reason to believe he's a dual national? Only found one site that lists his only nationality as Canadian, but don't know where he was born or where his family may be from. He just signed actually, I wanted to make a post but got side tracked. Jack1997 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Just now, Dominic94 said: He just signed actually, I wanted to make a post but got side tracked. No no, I'm just saying that we track such obscure players, it's funny to me that a kid who is good enough for Benfica academy slipped passed us for so long. That said, if I'm not mistaken, his former club was in the 5th division of Portugal (which begs the question of how we got there in the first place), so it's not like he was on the radar, but I don't think he's ever been to any of our youth camps, has he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 SC Lusitania is where FC Edmonton's Wesley Timoteo played before. yothat2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: No no, I'm just saying that we track such obscure players, it's funny to me that a kid who is good enough for Benfica academy slipped passed us for so long. That said, if I'm not mistaken, his former club was in the 5th division of Portugal (which begs the question of how we got there in the first place), so it's not like he was on the radar, but I don't think he's ever been to any of our youth camps, has he? He was already tracked by Canucks Abroad to be fair. And for how he got to his previous club, there’s quite a few clubs/academies in Canada that have good relationships with some clubs in Europe. First one that springs to mind is Woodbridge Strikers and ESTAC Troyes (they have had kids trial in France the last few years). I know Vaughn Azzuri also have contacts with clubs in the lower levels of Italy. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 8 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: No no, I'm just saying that we track such obscure players, it's funny to me that a kid who is good enough for Benfica academy slipped passed us for so long. That said, if I'm not mistaken, his former club was in the 5th division of Portugal (which begs the question of how we got there in the first place), so it's not like he was on the radar, but I don't think he's ever been to any of our youth camps, has he? Agreed but the player pool is getting so big it’s probably time to only track the ones at higher levels. We are passed the days where a kid in Europe is a big deal. This is the new norm. Macksam, Jack1997 and Kent 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 minute ago, InglewoodJack said: No no, I'm just saying that we track such obscure players, it's funny to me that a kid who is good enough for Benfica academy slipped passed us for so long. That said, if I'm not mistaken, his former club was in the 5th division of Portugal (which begs the question of how we got there in the first place), so it's not like he was on the radar, but I don't think he's ever been to any of our youth camps, has he? Errr..youth camps..what dat??? Seriously though, there has been such inactivity in our youth programs that young players aren't even thinking about repping Canada at youth level unless they are in Canada. If our programs were active, players or their agents, would probably reach out to the CSA. This is why the CSA needs to be better organized and funded. While there's not a whole lot going on for youth in Concacaf the US & Mexico often play friendlies vs high level youth teams and give their young players exposure. Btw these comments are not solely due to Malcolm being an"unknown". It also applies to many duals that play youth soccer for European countries. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: Agreed but the player pool is getting so big it’s probably time to only track the ones at higher levels. We are passed the days where a kid in Europe is a big deal. This is the new norm. At youth level you need to cast your net as wide as possible as it's a guessing game as to which player will turn pro. Take a look at Eustaquio. He wasn't at a high level when he started in 3rd div Portugal. The issue is funding for youth programs. Really hoping the CPL will at some point be in a position to have club academies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Timoteos father is backing Lusitania financially so sending a number of players there from Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, InglewoodJack said: How has this guy slipped completely through the cracks? We have threads on guys playing in the 5th division in France, but a young guy playing in Portugal slipped passed? Funny. Any reason to believe he's a dual national? Only found one site that lists his only nationality as Canadian, but don't know where he was born or where his family may be from. Maybe you hadn't heard of him because he's from the wrong side of Belgrade ? Edited August 4, 2022 by Unnamed Trialist Pottsy3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 hour ago, rydermike said: SC Lusitania is where FC Edmonton's Wesley Timoteo played before. Is this possibly Wesley's teammate Marcus' brother? Jack1997 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, Pottsy3 said: Is this possibly Wesley's teammate Marcus' brother? No though could be wrong, one from Alberta one from Quebec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infernal Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 29 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Maybe you hadn't heard of him because he's from the wrong side of Belgrade ? I don’t think Simmons is a Serbian name, from what I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 20 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: I don’t think Simmons is a Serbian name, from what I know Those Serbian hooligans pick funny names, they can't be trusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Those Serbian hooligans pick funny names, they can't be trusted. I will have to keep an eye on that, appreciate the tip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Even worse are those that don't pick a name. You might call them unnamed. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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