Whitecaps’ Alphonso Davies named to MLS Homegrown Game

Alphonso Davies is the player for the new millennium.
The Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder became the first player born in 2000 or after to score in any senior national team game worldwide. The 16-year-old scored two goals for Canada in last week’s 4-2 win over French Guiana in the opening game of the Gold Cup, making him the youngest goalscorer in Gold Cup and Canadian men’s national team history. He then followed that up with another goal in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Costa Ric