European Opportunities for Mike Da Fonte?

Beat me to it next time

 

Great pic. So this youngster goes to Espinho, then they dump him off on Chaves, then they toss him down to Pedras Salgadas a amateur team that was awful and they release him and he is now a free agent, but he is hoping for a shot on the national team. Well, sounds like hes ready to me.

 

Paid his dues and should be capped soon, agreed.

 

Signed to the NYRB II team. Also leaks the team's jersey.

Really happy to say that I just signed a professional contract with New York Red Bull ll #RBNY #Futbol 🔴⚪️⚽️ pic.twitter.com/LmCoMtTE6j

— Mike da Fonte (@MikedaFonte) March 26, 2015

 

He got a lot of time for NYRB2 and has just signed for the Republic. Obviously this guy hasn't been a YA for a while, so I'm mostly posting to highlight that sometimes these random thread dudes few people here know about before they end up in Europe turn out to be pretty solid pros.

http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/news/2015/12/21/srfc-sign-da-fonte#.VnhwHvkrLGh

 

To emphasize, everything that I read about him said that he was a very solid defender for RBII and an excellent captain.

 

Pointless update: Da Fonte signed a 2 year deal with the Rapids.

http://www.coloradorapids.com/post/...defender-mike-da-fonte-sacramento-republic-fc