Alphonso Davies
Alphonso Boyle Davies (born November 2, 2000) is a Canadian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or winger for Bayern Munich and the Canadian national team. He has also played for Vancouver Whitecaps FC of the Major League Soccer (MLS) from 2016 until 2018.
.jpg) Davies with Bayern Munich in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alphonso Boyle Davies[1] | ||
| Date of birth | November 2, 2000[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Buduburam, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Left-back, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Edmonton Internationals | |||
| Edmonton Strikers | |||
| 2015–2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 11 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 65 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Bayern Munich II | 6 | (0) |
| 2019– | Bayern Munich | 115 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Canada U17 | 12 | (2) |
| 2016 | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | Canada | 42 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:21, October 28, 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 13, 2023 | |||
During a 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against French Guiana, he scored two goals. In doing this, he became the youngest player to score for the Canada. He also became the youngest player to score in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and was the first player that was born in the 2000s to have scored at a top international tournament.[4] He won the CONCACAF Men's Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022.[5][6] Davies played for Canada at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He scored the first ever goal for Canada at a FIFA World Cup event in a 4-1 loss to Croatia.[7]
Davies is an ambassador for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.[8]
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Davies playing for Bayern Munich in 2019
Davies in action with Bayern Munich in 2022
Davies playing for Canada in 2018
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. February 1, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ↑ Template:Canada Soccer player
- ↑ "Alphonso Davies". FC Bayern Munich. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ↑ "Canada's Davies a Gold Cup player to watch after stellar debut". The Sports Network. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Davies wins Concacaf Men's Player of the Year Award". CONCACAF. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Davies wins second Concacaf Men's Player of the Year Award". CONCACAF. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Alphonso Davies Scores Canada's First Goal In FIFA Men's World Cup History". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies on his parents fleeing war and his efforts to help refugees". BBC Sports. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
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