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Alphonso Davies
Photo: The Canadian Press / Chris Young
Posted at 1:02 p.m. EDT
Alphonso Davies will serve as captain of the Canadian men’s soccer team that will participate in the Copa América. Stephen Eustaquio will serve as deputy.
Stephen Eustaquio was also named deputy.
Davies has been named Canada Soccer Player of the Year four times. Aged 23, the new captain already has 48 international caps, in addition to holding numerous men’s team records.
Head coach Jesse Marsch said in a press release on Monday, after his team’s training, that his attacker was an experienced young professional. who has all the assets to be an excellent captain
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I know he is ready for the challenge of taking on a bigger role with more responsibility
continued the former Montreal Impact driver from 2011 to 2012.
Marsch also called Eustaquio a great leader
adding that the duo will be able to lead the maple leaf formation to the FIFA World Cup in 2026.
Eustaquio has 37 caps with the Canadian team. The 27-year-old FC Porto midfielder was recently voted Canada Soccer’s Player of the Year.
The Canadians will begin their Copa América journey on Thursday against the Argentines, defending champions of the Americas, in Atlanta. The Albiceleste are also world champions since their conquest in 2022.
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