CANADA’S TRAILBLAZERS
On top of the sensational emergence of Alphonso davies, his fellow countryman Jonathan david commanded a €30 million transfer by moving from Gent to lille earlier this summer. There are high hopes for liverpool’s liam Millar too, while 18-year-old Jayden Nelson has already made his senior international debut and played in MlS for Toronto.
equally, canadian women’s football has progressed rapidly of late as well – epitomised by lyon defender Kadeisha Buchanan lifting her fourth champions league trophy in a row following a 3-1 victory over Wolfsburg back in August. lyon’s semi-final opponents, Paris Saint-Germain, have the next big thing on their books in the form of19-year-old striker Jordyn Huitema – who also happens to be davies’ girlfriend.
The canucks have long been considered a fledgling football nation. It seems that label is now set to become out of date.
With the future looking bright for the canadian women and men’s teams, we focus on the the canadian trailblazers who have paved the
