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Alphonso Davies
Alphonso Boyle Davies
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Alphonso Boyle Davies (born November 2, 2000) is a professional soccer player who plays as a left-back, winger, or wing-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the Canada national team. Regarded as one of the best full-backs in the world, Davies has earned the nickname "the Roadrunner" for his pace, dribbling ability, and creativity. Davies was the first player born in the 2000s to play in a Major League Soccer match. He joined Bayern in January 2019 from MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps FC on a contract lasting until 2023 for a then-record MLS transfer fee, and in February 2025 signed a new contract with Bayern Munich until June 2030. Davies was named the Bundesliga Rookie of the Season for 2019–20. In that season he also was part of the team winning the continental treble after Bayern won the Bundesliga, the UEFA Champions League and the DFB-Pokal. His performances led him to be a finalist of 2020 Golden Boy award. Born a Liberian refugee in Ghana, Davies and his family relocated to Canada when he was five years old. Davies obtained Canadian citizenship in June 2017; he was until then a Liberian national. Later that month, he became the youngest player to appear for the Canada national team. By scoring two goals in a 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against French Guiana, he became the youngest player to score for the team, the youngest to score at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and first player born in the 2000s to score at a top level international tournament. He would go on to be named CONCACAF Men's Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022. Davies was called up to play in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where he scored Canada's first ever goal at a men's World Cup. He is widely considered both the best player on and the face of the Canada national team. Davies is the first soccer player, and first Canadian, to become an ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR.
Career
- 2000Born
- 2016Joined Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- 2017Joined Canadian men's national soccer team
- 2018Joined FC Bayern Munich II
- 2019Joined FC Bayern Munich
- 2020Won Northern Star Award
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Edmonton
- •Citizenship: Canada, Liberia
- •Known as: association football player
- •Sport: association football
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Bayern Munich stars Jamal Musiala, Lennart Karl, Serge Gnabry, Alphonso Davies working to return
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Will Bayern Munich’s signing of Nathaniel Brown light a fire under Alphonso Davies or lead to the Canadian’s exit?
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Bayern Munich News: Alphonso Davies not thinking about transfer; Real Madrid lies in wait for Michael Olise; and MORE!
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Alphonso Davies completes first individual training session since returning to Bayern
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Why is Alphonso Davies not starting for Canada vs Mexico in FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16?
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Alphonso Davies laments World Cup woes and not helping 'when my team and country needed it most'
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Questions on Alphonso Davies absence will linger long after Canada's World Cup exit
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Report: Alphonso Davies enlists fitness trainer in bid to keep Bayern Munich place
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Bruce Arthur: Alphonso Davies sits out Canada’s must-win game. ‘I felt a little bit of something’
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Did Alphonso Davies pick Bayern over Canada? Just one appearance at the World Cup
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Alphonso Davies says it was his call to not play in Canada’s World Cup elimination
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What Is Alphonso Davies' Ethnicity? Inside the Canada Soccer Star's Heritage and Family Background
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Stephen Eustaquio on what could have been an Alphonso Davies vs Achraf Hakimi matchup
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Canada’s dream World Cup ends with Morocco through but where was Alphonso Davies?
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Alphonso Davies Set to Start for Canada Against Morocco in World Cup Knockout Match
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Why Is Alphonso Davies Not Playing Today for Canada vs. Morocco at the World Cup?
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Why isn’t Alphonso Davies starting for Canada against Morocco at the 2026 World Cup?
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2026 World Cup: Jesse Marsch confirms why Alphonso Davies didn't play for Canada against Morocco
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Why isn’t Alphonso Davies starting today for Canada vs Morocco at the 2026 World Cup?
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Experts release new Morocco vs. Canada predictions after Alphonso Davies injury update
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FIFA World Cup 2026: Alphonso Davies fit to face South Africa, says Canada coach Marsch
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Is Alphonso Davies playing today for Canada? World Cup injury update for Round of 32
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Why isn’t Alphonso Davies playing for Canada against South Africa in the 2026 World Cup Round of 16?
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Canada says star Alphonso Davies is honestly ready to play at World Cup as knockout rounds begin
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Time running short for Alphonso Davies to leave his mark on Canada’s World Cup
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The wait is over: Alphonso Davies ‘more than ready’ to take the World Cup stage with Canada
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'Alphonso Davies was a 'decoy!' - Jesse Marsch admits to deceptive pre-game tactic ahead of Canada's defeat to Switzerland
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