Insidesoccer story with info on all Canadians who have played in MLS. http://www.insidesoccer.net/?p=860
This really underlines the need for the TFC academy - though we're looking at a 5-10 year timeframe before we see any meaningful impact from it.
Seven Senior 1 Jim Brennan M Southhampton ENG F 2 Greg Sutton G Montreal Impact T 3 Andrea Lombardo F Atalanta ITA F Developmental 19 Nana Attakora-Gyan D Canada U20 N 20 Tyler Hemming D/M Hartwick College/Ottawa Fury DS07 #40 21 Joey Melo M/F Canada U17 N 22 Gabe Gala M Canada U20 N
Well, I'm not Canadian and the only U-20 games I watched was a couple of US games. The name Lombardo just doesn't scream Canadian to me. Sorry for my ignorance.
Don't worry about it. I'm sure many non-Canadians didn't realize Stalteri or Radzinski were Canadian when they first went to Europe.
Well done. The only critique I have as your statement that, of the Canadians on TFC, only Brennan was a regular starter. Sutton (and the replacement keepers we used) were also Canadians who started. Well done, though.
True enough! That said, it sure is nice to see a guy who played semi-pro in the CPSL for St. Catharines Roma Wolves and North York Rockets do as well as he has done!