Alphonso Davies

The 20-year old is still riding on buses and trams. But we predict it won't be long before we see him driving down the Bavarian highways behind the wheels of an Audi.

Born in Buduburam, Ghana, his parents moved to Canada as refugees when Al was 5-years old. He adopted football to adapt to his new surroundings and soon found himself in the youth academy of the Edmonton based football clubs. In 2015, aged 14, he joined Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and a year later, on 16 July, the winger made his MLS debut. In September of the following year, he opened his account for the first-team, scoring in dramatic fashion in the dying minutes to knock-out Sporting Kansas City in the 2016/17 CONCACAF Champions League. The youngster improved with every passing season, and during his third and final year with Vancouver, the winger notched an impressive 8 goals and 10 assists in 31 appearances. He was voted both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Canadian Men’s ‘Player of the Year’ in 2018 for his outstanding performances. Soon Europe’s top clubs began to take notice, and it was German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich who secured his signature. On 27 January 2019, the Canadian made his Bundesliga debut, coming on as a substitute in a 3-1 victory over VfB Stuttgart. Two months later, he grabbed himself his first goal as Bayern demolished FSV Mainz 05 6-0. He made sporadic appearances through out the rest of the season as Die Roten completed a Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double.