BERLIN—Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies opened his account for Bayern Munich with a goal off the bench in Sunday’s record-setting 6-0 rout of Mainz. Canadian Alphonso Davies unleashes his goal celebration for the first time at Bayern, during Sunday’s 6-0 blowout win over Mainz. Davies, 18, became the first Canadian soccer player ever to score for Bayern and first in the Bundesliga since Marcel de Jong in 2013. Born to Liberian parents in a Ghana refugee camp, Davies grew up in Edmonton before moving to Vancouver to further his soccer career. The deal was consummated in July, but Davies closed out the MLS season before joining Bayern in January.

Source: thestar March 17, 2019 20:03 UTC