Dominic94 Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 (edited) One to watch, he’s signed with VFC. Born April 21st 2007. He is highly rated, has played with Red Bull youth, Villarreal and FC Midijitland. He would have been on the U17 if it were not for politics. This is a big signing for the Can PL and VFC. Kid has a legitimate chance to be a good player in a top 6 league. Edited May 6, 2023 by Dominic94 Corazon, Approve My Account Pls, johnyb and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Dominic94 said: He would have been on the U17 if it were not for politics Elaborate please. Free kick, RJB and HochelagaFC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Elaborate please. @Footyeh is better positioned to answer this than I am. Correct me where I am wrong. Essentially he was denied the right to try out because he wasn’t with the Whitecaps academy and it wouldn’t be fair to the boys from that academy if he made the team over them. Ottawafan and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 46 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: @Footyeh is better positioned to answer this than I am. Correct me where I am wrong. Essentially he was denied the right to try out because he wasn’t with the Whitecaps academy and it wouldn’t be fair to the boys from that academy if he made the team over them. Fuck the powers that be running the sport in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Hopefully they signed him to a 3/4 year contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Dominic94 said: @Footyeh is better positioned to answer this than I am. Correct me where I am wrong. Essentially he was denied the right to try out because he wasn’t with the Whitecaps academy and it wouldn’t be fair to the boys from that academy if he made the team over them. No offence to you or anything, but that sounds like the classic lame excuse. If he truly is highly rated, I would assume he would be in the squad since we like to value European prospects over the "local" lads. Free kick and RJB 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footyeh Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 15 minutes ago, Shway said: No offence to you or anything, but that sounds like the classic lame excuse. If he truly is highly rated, I would assume he would be in the squad since we like to value European prospects over the "local" lads. Essentially he was told to join Whitecaps to have a chance at the U17 national team prior to the very first camp despite just having trained with several European clubs. He went to train with the Whitecaps during the week the National Team coaches came to work/scout with the U17 squad at UBC, Whitecaps took him out of that group and put him with the U16 instead and rational was shouldn't be given opportunities over their own boys if he doesn't commit to them. Player walked, National Team coaches I assume said "no club no selection". Let's see if they bring him in now. Ivan, narduch, johnyb and 7 others 3 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, Footyeh said: Essentially he was told to join Whitecaps to have a chance at the U17 national team prior to the very first camp despite just having trained with several European clubs. He went to train with the Whitecaps during the week the National Team coaches came to work/scout with the U17 squad at UBC, Whitecaps took him out of that group and put him with the U16 instead and rational was shouldn't be given opportunities over their own boys if he doesn't commit to them. Player walked, National Team coaches I assume said "no club no selection". Let's see if they bring him in now. This was last spring right ? When he was 14 ? How does he compare to Kone, Rutty and David as a prospect ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footyeh Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 18 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: This was last spring right ? When he was 14 ? How does he compare to Kone, Rutty and David as a prospect ? That was this past fall I believe, so guessing he was 15 going on 16. He's very dynamic/athletic, can play 2-3 positions in the attack, always positive in possession looking to make things happen. I watched the matches when he guest played for Red Bull against Benfica and another team (can't remember), and he was one of the key threats on the field scoring one and assisting on a couple playing in a role underneath the #9. Hard to say what his ceiling is and I would never want to put a label like that on a kid but he's quite good for his age. We didn't know David was a world class player until he was 19 and playing 1st team in Belgium. No one knew Kone period until he started playing for Montreal. Of course, he still has to prove it at this level but here's hoping they actually use him while he's young and not wait until he's 18/19 to start playing him.. InglewoodJack, Shway and Ivan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Footyeh said: That was this past fall I believe, so guessing he was 15 going on 16. He's very dynamic/athletic, can play 2-3 positions in the attack, always positive in possession looking to make things happen. I watched the matches when he guest played for Red Bull against Benfica and another team (can't remember), and he was one of the key threats on the field scoring one and assisting on a couple playing in a role underneath the #9. Hard to say what his ceiling is and I would never want to put a label like that on a kid but he's quite good for his age. We didn't know David was a world class player until he was 19 and playing 1st team in Belgium. No one knew Kone period until he started playing for Montreal. Of course, he still has to prove it at this level but here's hoping they actually use him while he's young and not wait until he's 18/19 to start playing him.. Hoping they use him, but I think VFC seems to have a set plan for their youth. They’ve got a few interesting young players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 5 hours ago, Dominic94 said: One to watch, he’s signed with VFC. Born April 21st 2007. He is highly rated, has played with Red Bull youth, Villarreal and FC Midijitland. He would have been on the U17 if it were not for politics. This is a big signing for the Can PL and VFC. Kid has a legitimate chance to be a good player in a top 6 league. What's the story with Red Bull Youth, Villareal and FC Micijitland? He tried out, trained or actually played for them? That's a lot of academy's for a 16yr old no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, costarg said: What's the story with Red Bull Youth, Villareal and FC Micijitland? He tried out, trained or actually played for them? That's a lot of academy's for a 16yr old no? The Red Bulls story hard to find, only the one video clip to be found. As for the Villareal connection, it seems like a relative (probably his father), is head of Van City Pro and signed some sort of collaborative arrangement: Dad (let's assume) is originally from Ghana. Interesting path to starting an academy in Greater Vancouver: https://medium.com/off-the-pitch-by-villarreal/q-a-getting-to-know-imran-tahid-vancity-pro-football-academy-director-f4665fcfcad6 Edited May 7, 2023 by nolando johnyb and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 This is the type of signing we want to see in CPL. Shame what went down with the whitecaps - bad business all around. Footyeh, Obinna, Ivan and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 8 hours ago, nolando said:The Red Bulls story hard to find, only the one video clip to be found. Dad (let's assume) is originally from Ghana. Interesting path to starting an academy in Greater Vancouver: https://medium.com/off-the-pitch-by-villarreal/q-a-getting-to-know-imran-tahid-vancity-pro-football-academy-director-f4665fcfcad6 Side note: You should see what’s happening in Ontario. Every former pro has their own academy, and have teams in unsanctioned leagues with the promises of going to Europe. Soccer in this country is a cash cow, so it’s highly questionable how our federation struggles financially. NVsoccer, Free kick, BearcatSA and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 This looks like the exact type of player that should be getting a CPL deal, nice. Excited to see him play. It’ll be funny if Vancouver FC is somehow the first CPL team to produce a bright young future star Footyeh and Aird25 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 I bet they will give him some minutes in the second half today. Would be great for a lot of reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 17 hours ago, Shway said: No offence to you or anything, but that sounds like the classic lame excuse. If he truly is highly rated, I would assume he would be in the squad since we like to value European prospects over the "local" lads. Politics is a catch-all for when people don't like the outcome or can't meet the expectations placed upon them. Reading further on in the thread, it seems he wasn't given the chance to train in front of the scouts. Others are saying it's the Whitecaps fault and whereas that may well be true, it doesn't serve the young man very well to externalize in this way and make excuses. After all he didn't have a club (I know more than a couple of people that 'trained' with European clubs). So hopefully it's just others making this excuses for him and not him and his advisors. I hope he gets on the field today and has a good showing. It's exciting to have some young prospects so soon! Shway and red card 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 Makes the bench, btw he’s trained with them for months so they must think he’s ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 15 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: Makes the bench, btw he’s trained with them for months so they must think he’s ready. Yup. And he got minutes in many of the pre season matches. Dominic94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 21 minutes ago, nolando said: Yup. And he got minutes in many of the pre season matches. Would think he fills up most of the U-21 minutes and eventually becomes a key player for them if he’s able to meet the task. RJB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawafan Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 7 hours ago, Shway said: Side note: You should see what’s happening in Ontario. Every former pro has their own academy, and have teams in unsanctioned leagues with the promises of going to Europe. Soccer in this country is a cash cow, so it’s highly questionable how our federation struggles financially. From the top on down, it’s all about grabbing as much as you can whenever you can. Obinna and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Just subbed in to make his pro debut. Corazon, johnyb, Dominic94 and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 9 mins, made all 3 of his passes, 1/1 tackles, 2/2 ground duels, doesn’t sound like a bad pro debut at all costarg, Kent, Olympique_de_Marseille and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 12 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: 9 mins, made all 3 of his passes, 1/1 tackles, 2/2 ground duels, doesn’t sound like a bad pro debut at all He's calm and confident. Dominic94, Shway, InglewoodJack and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 He got an article on a Danish football website https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/generelle/kaldt-et-fodboldfaenomen-her-er-fcm-emnes-nye-klub narduch, johnyb, Jack1997 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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