nolando Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 (edited) (screengrab above from his York U profile from 2021: https://yorkulions.ca/sports/mens-soccer/roster/niko-sigur/9221) Born in Burnaby, 2003. Mountain and Whitecaps as a youth. Provincial High School Champion with Notre Dame. Moved to Ontario and played for Vaughn and York U before making the move to Europe. First team debut, at RB, for Hajduk Spilt April 22 2023. https://www.transfermarkt.com/niko-sigur/profil/spieler/1045375 Edited April 22, 2023 by nolando Dominic94, Addona, sebdeserio and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phresh Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 (edited) Great stuff. Hajduk will play AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA youth league final two days from now, so it’ll be interesting to see if he plays then as well. Edited April 22, 2023 by phresh johnyb and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 (edited) I don't think he has repped Canada at any level, but I'm not sure. Edited April 22, 2023 by nolando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Good to see one for the future hopefully, was hoping he was a center back but once again another wide defender it seems . However , good luck to this kid only 20 so nice too see . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 This is great! Always skeptical about these players who just show up out of nowhere and right onto a first team at a good level. I.e. Di Chiara or Hemati. But hope this one turns out better! nolando, NVsoccer, Corazon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 18 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: This is great! Always skeptical about these players who just show up out of nowhere and right onto a first team at a good level. I.e. Di Chiara or Hemati. But hope this one turns out better! Well, to be fair, he's played 19 times for their U19s over the past year. Perhaps a sleeper story and just not on most people's radar because he's not in England or playing lower league in Italy or somewhere. CanadaFan123, johnyb and Jack1997 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1997 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Davies, Adekugbe, Laryea, Johnston, Farsi, Abzi, JMR, Raposo, ZBG, Petrasso now this kid damn we have a lot of full backs, hopefully he can keep getting games and would definitely warrant a gold cup call up maybe even nations league if he impress enough. Dominic94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 31 minutes ago, SoccMan said: Good to see one for the future hopefully, was hoping he was a center back but once again another wide defender it seems . However , good luck to this kid only 20 so nice too see . Still a teenager, actually, and apparently a midfielder by trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 52 minutes ago, phresh said: Great stuff. Hajduk will play AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA youth league final two days from now, so it’ll be interesting to see if he plays then as well. I do not think he is registered to play in the youth league. As far as I can tell, he has only played with the U19 in Croatian league matches. phresh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 37 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: This is great! Always skeptical about these players who just show up out of nowhere and right onto a first team at a good level. I.e. Di Chiara or Hemati. But hope this one turns out better! I have watched a few Hajduk Split U19 matches this season and he looked like a fast, creative player. maccaliam, JamboAl, Addona and 6 others 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 1 hour ago, phresh said: Great stuff. Hajduk will play AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA youth league final two days from now, so it’ll be interesting to see if he plays then as well. Thanks for the head's up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1997 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Played full game in a 2-0 win 7.1 on FotMob. nolando, Corazon, Addona and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 You remember that Adult Swim video "Too Many Cooks?" We should make one called too many RBs. Bikerack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 https://hajduk.hr/vijest/niko-sigur-bio-sam-nervozan-prije-debija-ali-suigraci-su-mi-puno-pomogli/15815 NVsoccer, Jack1997, johnyb and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingback6 Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, Jack1997 said: Davies, Adekugbe, Laryea, Johnston, Farsi, Abzi, JMR, Raposo, ZBG, Petrasso now this kid damn we have a lot of full backs, hopefully he can keep getting games and would definitely warrant a gold cup call up maybe even nations league if he impress enough. There was a time when we had none. Which is what led to the back 3. Then suddenly there were so many. Bassong. Godinho. Cordova. Corbin-Ong. Remember all of their names. Edited April 23, 2023 by Wingback6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Wingback6 said: There was a time when we had none. Which is what led to the back 3. Then suddenly there were so many. Bassong. Godinho. Cordova. Corbin-Ong. Remember all of their names. About 3-4 years ago we really didn’t have any depth at FB and especially RB. Laryea was a midfielder at the time and we had Adekugbe for LB but he was injured and really hadn’t emerged yet. We had a few extra CB’s so the back 3. Then Johnston emerged and immediately seized the RB spot, starting I think 25 straight games. Laryea and Adekugbe emerged and now all these other players are coming up. Suddenly FB is our deepest position probably. CanadaFan123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 54 minutes ago, baulderdash77 said: About 3-4 years ago we really didn’t have any depth at FB and especially RB. Laryea was a midfielder at the time and we had Adekugbe for LB but he was injured and really hadn’t emerged yet. We had a few extra CB’s so the back 3. Then Johnston emerged and immediately seized the RB spot, starting I think 25 straight games. Laryea and Adekugbe emerged and now all these other players are coming up. Suddenly FB is our deepest position probably. This is sort of true. I think you're missing that while Johnston did emerge, most of his games in his first year as a RCB for Canada in a back three with Laryea or Buchanan at RWB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 22 hours ago, Buchta said: I do not think he is registered to play in the youth league. As far as I can tell, he has only played with the U19 in Croatian league matches. Correct. Yes, the article I posted above states he is isn't eligible to play in Europe with the youth side. I read speculation that it was because he hadn't been with the club for at least la full two years, which seems to be the criteria. Interestingly, someone told me last night that he was cut by the Caps youth program at U15. Another great example of the value of multiple pathways, a kid who is successful despite growing up in the Whitecaps sphere of influence, rather than because of it. Buchta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted April 26, 2023 Author Share Posted April 26, 2023 Second consecutive start in the league. Corazon, Xavier., johnyb and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
to70 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 On 4/23/2023 at 12:29 PM, nolando said: Correct. Yes, the article I posted above states he is isn't eligible to play in Europe with the youth side. I read speculation that it was because he hadn't been with the club for at least la full two years, which seems to be the criteria. Interestingly, someone told me last night that he was cut by the Caps youth program at U15. Another great example of the value of multiple pathways, a kid who is successful despite growing up in the Whitecaps sphere of influence, rather than because of it. That is because he was playing for the juniors as an overage player. as an O/A he would need to be with the club 2 years. He has now signed a pro contract with Hajduk till May 31, 2025. Hajduk fans weren't happy that he taken off in the 65th.minute. Felt that he deserved to play the whole game. nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/26/2023 at 11:32 AM, nolando said: Second consecutive start in the league. Match rating for the recent scoreless draw: "Niko Kristian Sigur 6 – he is already playing the second game at right back and although it was not "wow football" overall - as Leko likes to say - Niko appears in the squad as a junior who can be relied on." https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/sport/hajduk/evo-kako-smo-ocijenili-hajdukovce-nakon-remija-na-gostovanju-kod-gorice-1284888 johnyb and cronaldo7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmedou Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/22/2023 at 1:09 PM, nolando said: (screengrab above from his York U profile from 2021: https://yorkulions.ca/sports/mens-soccer/roster/niko-sigur/9221) Born in Burnaby, 2003. Mountain and Whitecaps as a youth. Provincial High School Champion with Notre Dame. Moved to Ontario and played for Vaughn and York U before making the move to Europe. First team debut, at RB, for Hajduk Spilt April 22 2023. https://www.transfermarkt.com/niko-sigur/profil/spieler/1045375 A midfielder. Playing with Hajduk Spilt. Croatian team. Wearing #14. I'm a simple man. That's Modric. dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Kind of depressing that this is yet another young player who we can’t do anything with. We desperately need a B/u23 camp to get a look at some players. Corazon, costarg, Jack1997 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1997 Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 2 hours ago, CanadaFan123 said: Kind of depressing that this is yet another young player who we can’t do anything with. We desperately need a B/u23 camp to get a look at some players. A guy playing regularly Hadjuk split can surely get a call up to the NT maybe not nations league but probably for Gold cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 What's the quality in Croatia, outside of Dynamo Zagreb like? I've driven in front of the Hadjuk Split stadium before, not a small park at all. I actually got stuck in the worst traffic jam of my life coming back from a day trip in Bosnia on the night of (I think?) Split's home opener. Like 5KM of standstill bumper to bumper traffic, every other car with a Hadjuk Split flag or sticker. Still, a 19 (20?) year old professional in Europe is someone we need to pay attention to. The fact he went from U Sports to first tier Croatia is a crazy move. Also an indictment of Canadian soccer opportunities- he played for VWC as a kid, but had to go half way across the world to turn pro. I'm sure he was not the same player then as he is now, and VWC had their reasons for not keeping him onboard, but just a funny outcome. GasPed, johnyb and Jack1997 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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