http://everardoherrera.com/index.ph...cional&catid=92:selecciones-menores&Itemid=59 Latest news in Costa Rica is that Canadian youth product Keven Aleman is going to play for his birth country for the U20 level. Why can't this country hold on to players past the youth level?
Re: Keven Aleman to play for Costa Rica U20 Maybe for the same reason your info section doesn't say Canada or CMNT, let's start with that. Don't know if this is confirmed yet anyway. If he sucks as badly as he did playing for Canada's youth setup and is still going into business for himself, on the field, they can have him.
Re: Keven Aleman to play for Costa Rica U20 +1. This has nothing to do with the CSA. It has everything to do with that fact that Aleman thinks he's more Costa Rican than Canadian.
Re: Keven Aleman to play for Costa Rica U20 To recap Keven Aleman thinks he's bigger than; 1) Toronto FC 2) Canada 3) Pélé To finish our recap, Keven Aleman is actually bigger than; 1) Possibly North York Astros, maybe...
Re: Keven Aleman to play for Costa Rica U20 Thanks for your years of service Keven. Best of luck playing for Costa Rica! Now if you don't mind, here's your invoice for the services that you've used. Let me add up your charges....and your total comes to about $70,000 payable by cash or check. This includes everything from your schooling, health care, hotel and let's not forget, professional coaching at TFC. Of course, if you can't pay it the door's always open to come back and work it off...
Re: Keven Aleman to play for Costa Rica U20 Never heard of him until reading this thread...Is he any good?
Re: Keven Aleman to play for Costa Rica U20 In actuality, he is an extremely promising youth player. BTW, his agent has denied that there has been any contact between the Costa Rican federation and either Aleman or himself stating that he believes it is all just speculation on the part of the CR media and/or their federation. http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2334-No-truth-to-Aleman-reports-Agent
Re: Keven Aleman to play for Costa Rica U20 My understanding is that he was born in Costa Rica...How old was he when he arrived here? He could very well take his decision depending on whoever goes to the World Cup in 2014 between us and Costa Rica since he's a U-20 player at the moment.
Re: Keven Aleman to play for Costa Rica U20 That's a possibility. Let's hope he's not quite that mercenary but it might be best for his career prospects. Yes, he was born in Costa Rica. I don't recall the age of his move to Canada though.
Re: Keven Aleman to play for Costa Rica U20 I think he was 10, which would put him in a pretty ambiguous zone in terms of identity I think.
Re: Keven Aleman to play for Costa Rica U20 Not when you take up a spot (and resources) in a Canada camp and play in a World Championship. Nothing ambiguous about that. If you're going to screw us (re: Aleman), at least have class enough not to deny somebody else an opportunity.
Re: Keven Aleman to play for Costa Rica U20 The situation is certainly murky right now although, in terms of public pronouncements, the only thing we've seen or heard is from Costa Rica. I'll believe it when I see it.
The Canadian Soccer Association has named Nick Dasovic as coach of Canada’s Men’s U-20 team on the road to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013. Dasovic will start this month with a 10-day camp in Sunrise, FL, USA. The camp features 19 players born 1993 or later. Canada’s U-20 camp this December features 19 players, 16 of whom have previous experience in a national youth camp. The players come from clubs in Canada, USA, France, Germany and Spain. Of note, a few players in Canada were not called in per their year-end programs with their clubs. Also of note, goalkeeper Ricky Gomes was unavailable because of injury. CANADA GK- Chad Bush | CAN / Toronto FC Academy GK- Quillan Roberts | CAN / Toronto FC Academy CB- Ben McKendry | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency CB- Daniel Stanese | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency CB- Skylar Thomas | USA / Syracuse University FB- Dino Gardner | FB- Doneil Henry | CAN / Toronto FC FB- Manjrekar James | CAN / Sigma FC FB- Jordan Murrell | USA / Syracuse University M- Bryce Alderson | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC M- Keven Aleman | ESP / Real Valladolid M- Oscar Cordon | CAN / Toronto FC M- Ben Fisk | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency M- Jonathan Lao | GER / FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt M- Shadrack Mmunga | FRA / FC Metz M- Samuel Piette | FRA / FC Metz F- Caleb Clarke | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency F- Abu Kamara | CAN / Concord F- Stefan Vukovic | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
Young star commits to Canada John Molinaro February 24, 2012 The soccer narrative in this country is littered with tales of promising young prospects who have snubbed Canada in order to play for other nations. The list is long, but some of the more notable names include Owen Hargreaves (England), Teal Bunbury (United States), Asmir Begovic (Bosnia) and Daniel Fernandes (Portugal). Keven Aleman insists his name won't be on that dubious roll call and that he is firmly committed to playing for Canada's senior national team in the future. "Right now I'm playing for Canada (at U-20 level). That's the country I'm playing for right now and there's nothing more to it. Canada's my home and I will play for my country," Aleman told sportsnet.ca on Friday. Such a declarative statement might not seem newsworthy, but considering past instances with Hargreaves et al and the yet-to-be determined international futures of David Hoilett and Jonathan de Guzman, it's a big deal whenever a young Canadian player who has options comes out and declares his international allegiance to Canada. And considering Aleman's potential, it's especially important. Aleman is a 17-year-old midfielder who recently signed a two-year contract with Real Valladolid in Spain's second division. He grew up in Canada (his hometown is Brampton, Ont.) and developed as a player in the Canadian soccer system, representing his country at last year's FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico. Currently, he plays for Canada's under-20 team and he has yet to be capped by the Canadian senior side. The attacking midfielder, who is a former member of Toronto FC's youth academy, is one of Canadian soccer's brightest and most talented young prospects, and the general consensus is that he could be a key player for Canada's national senior team for years to come. But Aleman was born in Costa Rica and as a result he is eligible to play for Los Ticos, as well as for Canada. Aleman's international future became a hot topic of discussion last year when his father told a Costa Rican radio station that his son was considering playing for his birth nation. Concern amongst soccer fans grew over the ensuing months, especially when Aleman went on trial with Real Valladolid, as the thought was that he might not feel the same ties to his country while living in Spain. However, Aleman insists he is firmly committed to playing for Canada's national team and shoots down any possibility that he will represent Costa Rica. To further underline his stance on his intention to play for Canada, Aleman said he rebuffed a recent invite from Costa Rican soccer officials. "They contacted me and to see if I would come down to a (U-20) camp a few months ago, but I said no," Aleman said. It’s important to note that Aleman could still play for Costa Rica and until he actually appears in a competitive match for Canada at the senior level he retains the option of turning out for Los Ticos. However, his comments to sportsnet.ca suggest he has made up his mind. A standout with Canada's under-17 side -- he finished runner-up in voting for Canada's U-17 player of the year for 2011 -- he has since graduated to the Canadian under-20 side, one step below the full senior national team. Aleman participated in Canada's U-20 training camp in Florida last December, and is expected to be called up again when the under-20 team convenes for another camp this spring. Check back with sportsnet.ca next week as we will have a full-length feature story on Keven Aleman and his budding career at Spanish club Real Valladolid.
What makes his assertion believable is that Costa Rica isn't doing much better than we are these days, and doesn't look to be any better than us in the future. A few years ago, it may have been a different story.