Alphonso Davies

Alphonso Davies

Date of birth

2000

Point of origin

Ghana

Davies’ family fled the Liberian civil war as refugees to Ghana, where he was born, and then on to Canada when he was five.

Sport

A soccer player gets ready for a sideline throw-in.

In 2018, FC Bayern Munich made a record-breaking deal with the Vancouver Whitecaps for Davies to join them. Playing with FC Bayern Munich as pictured, he was the Bundesliga Rookie of the Year, 2019-20.

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About one month after he became a Canadian citizen, Davies and his teammates on the Canadian men’s national team won their game against French Guiana, July 2017.

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Besides dominant play on the pitch, Davies is the first Canadian goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Here he represents Canada in a Gold Cup game against Martinique, 2019.

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Alphonso Davies, 2000- , Ghana.

Davies’ family fled the Liberian civil war as refugees to Ghana, where he was born, and then on to Canada when he was five. Davies has advanced quickly in the world of soccer, including representing Canada internationally and joining Bayern Munich in 2019. He was the 2019-20 Bundesliga Rookie of the Season.