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Top 5 best Canadian soccer players 2024
Soccer has been competitive in North America, and Canada is not excluded. The country boasts of some of the best legs in Europe. This brought healthy competition, especially in CONCACAF soccer competitions.
Interesting Football has ranked the best Canadian soccer players in Europe and other parts of the globe in 2024.
1. Alphonso Davies
Alphonso Davies is arguably the best Canadian soccer player globally, regardless of his position on the field of play.
Davies has been employed sometimes as a winger, left-back, or even as a forward in some cases, and the good thing about this is his ability to deliver at all times.
Davies has played outstanding at left-back with Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. One of the greatest moments of Davies’s career was during Bayern Munich’s humiliation of Barcelona in the 2019/2020 Champions League season.
Since then, he’s been very consistent and is yet to be sidelined except for obvious reasons like squad rotation.
Davies formed a core part of the German Men’s National Team coach Hansi Flick at Bayern Munich.
He’d also continued with his excellent form and cemented his position in the first team.
He joined the Bundesliga club in 2018, and since then, he has won major European and world titles like the UEFA Champions League in 2019–20, FIFA Club World Cup in 2020, up to four Bundesliga titles and one UEFA Super Cup.
He’s currently the eye of Canadian soccer on the European continent European national team level, and Davies has been in fine form lately, helping Canada in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
2. Jonathan David
Lille’s new magician, Jonathan David, is currently the talk of the town on the European football transfer market. Helping Lille to a surprise French Ligue 1 title triumph in 2020/2021, he’s currently in the spotlight.
The stats do speak well of him. His consistency has been the only key to blistering form for Lille in the French football top division.
David, who began his career as a youth for Ottawa Gloucester SC, moved to Belgium First Division A big boys KAA Gent in 2018. He was extremely useful for the Belgian side, with over 30 goals in 60 league appearances.
Lille won the French Ligue 1 thanks to contributions from Jonathan David, who scored 13 goals in 37 league appearances.
3. Cyle Larin
Cyle Larin is one of the most celebrated soccer players in Canada. He plays for La Liga club Mallorca for the 2023/2024 season.
He joined Beşiktaş in 2018 and was a key team member during 2020/2021, scoring 19 goals in 38 matches to help the club lift their 21st Turkish Super Lig title.
4. Tajon Buchanan
Tajon Buchanan is one of the best legs right now. He is known for his versatility and technical ability, which makes him stand out.
Buchanan plays for Belgian side Club Brugge and has also been one of the key players in the team.
His performance has led to growing interest from some top European soccer teams.
5. Stephen Eustáquio
Stephen Eustáquio plays for Portuguese club FC Porto as a midfielder. The Canadian star plays a key role and has been one of the standout players in the domestic league in Portugal.
Eustáquio was one of the players at the World Cup in Qatar.