Alphonso Davies
{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 2000)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alphonso Davies
| image = Alphonso Davies in 2022.jpg
| caption = Davies playing for Bayern Munich in 2022
| full_name = Alphonso Boyle Davies
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|11|2}}{{Cite web |date=February 1, 2021 |title=FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/fb00fb4f430e88fc/original/vfolbncwswkxqi8ostba-pdf.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205121207/https://img.fifa.com/image/upload/vfolbncwswkxqi8ostba.pdf |archive-date=February 5, 2021 |access-date=February 1, 2021 |publisher=FIFA}}{{Canada Soccer player|5810|accessdate=September 15, 2020}}
| birth_place = Buduburam, Ghana
| position = {{hlist|Left-back|winger}}
| currentclub = Bayern Munich
| clubnumber = 19
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Edmonton Internationals
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Edmonton Strikers
| youthyears3 = 2015–2016
| youthclubs3 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| years1 = 2015–2016
| clubs1 = Whitecaps FC 2
| caps1 = 11
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2016–2018
| clubs2 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| caps2 = 65
| goals2 = 8
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = Bayern Munich II
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–
| clubs4 = Bayern Munich
| caps4 = 154
| goals4 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Canada U17
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2016
| nationalteam2 = Canada U20
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017–
| nationalteam3 = Canada
| nationalcaps3 = 58
| nationalgoals3 = 15
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's soccer}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|CAN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|CONCACAF Nations League}}
{{Medal|RU|2023 United States|}}
{{Medal|3rd|2025 United States|}}
| club-update = 16:24, March 15, 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = March 23, 2025
}}
Alphonso Boyle Davies (born November 2, 2000) is a professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for {{German football updater|BaMunich}} club Bayern Munich and captains the Canada national team. Regarded as one of the best full-backs in the world, Davies has earned the nickname "the Roadrunner" for his pace, dribbling ability, and creativity.{{Cite web|last=Mithani|first=Priyank|date=January 8, 2022|title=5 most valuable full-backs in the world right now – January 2022|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/5-valuable-full-backs-world-right-now-january-2022-cancelo-alexander-arnold|access-date=January 31, 2022|website=Sportskeeda|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131131750/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/5-valuable-full-backs-world-right-now-january-2022-cancelo-alexander-arnold|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last1=McCambridge|first1=Ed|last2=published|first2=Mark White|date=October 15, 2021|title=Best left-backs in the world: the top 10, ranked|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/best-left-backs-world-ranked-alphonso-davies-david-alaba-ben-chilwell-andrew-robertson-jordi-alba|access-date=January 31, 2022|website=FourFourTwo|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195657/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/best-left-backs-world-ranked-alphonso-davies-david-alaba-ben-chilwell-andrew-robertson-jordi-alba|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=The best left-back in the world! Davies' rise has Bayern eyeing Champions League glory |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/the-best-left-back-in-the-world-davies-rise-has-bayern/1rzjc5ncsuhxo1vb90oxqemolp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019112417/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/the-best-left-back-in-the-world-davies-rise-has-bayern/1rzjc5ncsuhxo1vb90oxqemolp |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=June 16, 2021 |website=Goal (website)}}
Davies was the first player born in the 2000s to play in a Major League Soccer match. He joined Bayern in January 2019 from MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps FC on a contract lasting until 2023 for a then-record MLS transfer fee and in February 2025 signed a new contract with Bayern Munich until June 2030.{{Cite news |date=July 25, 2018 |title=FC Bayern verpflichtet Alphonso Davies bis 2023 |language=de |trans-title=Bayern commits Alphonso Davies until 2023 |work=FC Bayern Munich |url=https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2018/07/fc-bayern-verpflichtet-alphonso-davies-bis-2023 |url-status=live |access-date=July 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329074442/https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2018/07/fc-bayern-verpflichtet-alphonso-davies-bis-2023 |archive-date=March 29, 2019}} Davies was named the Bundesliga Rookie of the Season for 2019–20. In that season he also was part of the team winning the continental treble after Bayern won the Bundesliga, the UEFA Champions League and the DFB-Pokal. His performances led him to be a finalist of 2020 Golden Boy award.
Born a Liberian refugee in Ghana, Davies and his family relocated to Canada when he was five years old. Davies obtained Canadian citizenship in June 2017; he was until then a Liberian national. Later that month, he became the youngest player to appear for the Canada national team.{{Cite web |last=Buhler |first=Andy |date=July 5, 2017 |title=Canadian soccer phenom Alphonso Davies' talent belies his youth |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2017/07/05/canadian-soccer-phenom-alphonso-davies-talent-belies-his-youth.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125155057/https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2017/07/05/canadian-soccer-phenom-alphonso-davies-talent-belies-his-youth.html |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |access-date=July 8, 2017 |website=The Star}} By scoring two goals in a 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against French Guiana, he became the youngest player to score for the team, the youngest to score at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and first player born in the 2000s to score at a top level international tournament.{{Cite news |last=Schuller |first=Rudi |title=Davies becomes first 2000s-born player to score at a top level international tournament |url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/588/gold-cup/2017/07/07/36915632/davies-becomes-first-2000s-born-player-to-score-at-a-top |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718222931/http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/588/gold-cup/2017/07/07/36915632/davies-becomes-first-2000s-born-player-to-score-at-a-top |archive-date=July 18, 2017 |access-date=July 8, 2017 |work=Goal (website)}} He would go on to be named CONCACAF Men's Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022. Davies was called up to play in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where he scored Canada's first ever goal at a men's World Cup. He is widely considered both the best player on and the face of the Canada national team.{{Cite web |last=Kloke |first=Joshua |date=March 22, 2022 |title=How Canada have continued their success without Alphonso Davies, who could be on the verge of becoming 'the most famous Canadian athlete' |url=https://theathletic.com/3202461/2022/03/22/how-canada-have-continued-their-success-without-alphonso-davies-who-could-be-on-the-verge-of-becoming-the-most-famous-canadian-athlete/ |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=The Athletic |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610132752/https://theathletic.com/3202461/2022/03/22/how-canada-have-continued-their-success-without-alphonso-davies-who-could-be-on-the-verge-of-becoming-the-most-famous-canadian-athlete/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|last=Callaghan|first=Joe|date=October 14, 2021|title=Alphonso Davies' Canadian moment has arrived. Don't sleep on it|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/opinion/2021/10/14/alphonso-davies-moment-has-arrived-and-he-is-bringing-canadian-soccer-with-him-enjoy-it-as-long-as-you-can.html|access-date=June 10, 2022|newspaper=Toronto Star|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019112417/https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/opinion/2021/10/14/alphonso-davies-moment-has-arrived-and-he-is-bringing-canadian-soccer-with-him-enjoy-it-as-long-as-you-can.html?rf|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Armstrong|first=Laura|date=October 11, 2019|title=Alphonso Davies is the face of Canadian men's soccer — and he's just getting started|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2019/10/11/alphonso-davies-is-the-face-of-canadian-mens-soccer-and-hes-just-getting-started.html|access-date=June 10, 2022|newspaper=Toronto Star|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610132752/https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2019/10/11/alphonso-davies-is-the-face-of-canadian-mens-soccer-and-hes-just-getting-started.html|url-status=live}}
Davies is the first soccer player, and first Canadian, to become an ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR.{{cite news |last=Stone |first=Simon |date=March 24, 2021 |title=Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies on his parents fleeing war and his efforts to help refugees |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56507473 |url-status=live |access-date=March 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324111152/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56507473 |archive-date=March 24, 2021}}
Early life
Davies was born to Liberian parents in Buduburam, a refugee camp in Ghana, the fourth youngest of six siblings.{{Cite web |date=September 26, 2019 |title=Alphonso Davies: The Bayern Munich winger born in a refugee camp |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49841881 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001025418/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49841881 |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |access-date=September 27, 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport}}{{Cite web |last=Asano |first=Naoko |title=Whitecaps phenom Davies receives Canadian citizenship, 1st senior call-up |date=June 6, 2017 |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/alphonso-davies-canada-national-team-vancouver-whitecaps-mls-major-league-soccer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328040759/http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/alphonso-davies-canada-national-team-vancouver-whitecaps-mls-major-league-soccer/ |archive-date=March 28, 2019 |access-date=June 7, 2017 |website=Sportsnet}}{{Cite web |last=Willes |first=Ed |date=July 4, 2017 |title=Whitecaps' Davies never doubted rise from refugee camp to soccer splendour |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/soccer/mls/vancouver-whitecaps/ed-willes-davies-never-doubted-rise-from-refugee-camp-to-soccer-splendor |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020141435/https://theprovince.com/sports/soccer/mls/vancouver-whitecaps/ed-willes-davies-never-doubted-rise-from-refugee-camp-to-soccer-splendor |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |access-date=August 20, 2020 |website=The Province}} His father, Debeah Davies, and his mother, Victoria Davies, originally lived in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqt5u1jtvGw |title=Becoming Canadian: The Alphonso Davies Story |date=June 6, 2017 |publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC's YouTube channel |access-date=August 20, 2020 |archive-date=August 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826010255/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqt5u1jtvGw |url-status=live }} From 1:00 to 2:00. They fled during the Second Liberian Civil War, which displaced more than 450,000 Liberians.{{Cite news |last=Penfold |first=Chuck |date=July 26, 2018 |title=Bayern Munich: Who is new signing Alphonso Davies? |publisher=Deutsche Welle |url=https://www.dw.com/en/bayern-munich-who-is-new-signing-alphonso-davies/a-44824675 |url-status=live |access-date=July 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615152855/https://www.dw.com/en/bayern-munich-who-is-new-signing-alphonso-davies/a-44824675 |archive-date=June 15, 2020}}{{Cite journal |title=The Civil War and the Refugee Crisis in Liberia |journal=Journal of Conflict Studies |date=June 1997 |url=https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/jcs/article/view/11734/12489 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107224758/https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/jcs/article/view/11734/12489 |archive-date=November 7, 2019 |access-date=July 24, 2018|last1=Nmoma |first1=Veronica }} In 2005, the family emigrated to Canada, eventually settling in Edmonton. After moving to Edmonton, Davies attended Mother Teresa Elementary School.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpshZ3Ae0SE |title=Showed NIKE where I grew up, my old school, and MORE!! |date=2022-11-19 |last=Alphonso Davies |access-date=2024-08-11 |via=YouTube}} At the age of 14, Davies relocated alone to Vancouver to join the Whitecaps FC Residency program.{{Cite web |title="It was a privilege to be a part of their journey": Apply to become a Whitecaps FC billet home |url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/it-was-privilege-be-part-their-journey-apply-become-whitecaps-fc-billet-home |access-date=December 14, 2021 |website=whitecapsfc.com |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214033947/https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/it-was-privilege-be-part-their-journey-apply-become-whitecaps-fc-billet-home |url-status=live }} As part of the program, he attended Burnaby Central Secondary School. On June 6, 2017, he received Canadian citizenship;{{Cite web |date=June 6, 2017 |title=Alphonso Davies receives Canadian citizenship and first senior call-up to Canada |url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2017/06/06/alphonso-davies-receives-canadian-citizenship-and-first-senior-call-canada |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630052924/https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2017/06/06/alphonso-davies-receives-canadian-citizenship-and-first-senior-call-canada |archive-date=June 30, 2018 |access-date=June 6, 2017}} until then he had been a Liberian national.
Davies attended St Nicholas Catholic Junior High in the Edmonton Catholic School District. His school soccer teammate Onesphore Hamis recalled, "Soccer was the thing he wanted to get into, but language was a problem."{{Cite news |last=Leavitt |first=Kieran |date=July 25, 2018 |title=Edmonton's soccer community remembers Alphonso Davies' local legacy prior to Bayern Munich signing |work=StarMetro |location=Edmonton |url=https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2018/07/25/edmontons-soccer-community-remembers-alphonso-davies-local-legacy-prior-to-bayern-munich-signing.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723132201/https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2018/07/25/edmontons-soccer-community-remembers-alphonso-davies-local-legacy-prior-to-bayern-munich-signing.html |archive-date=July 23, 2021}} His classmate and fellow Liberian immigrant Chernoh Fahnbulleh recalled of Davies, "He spoke English but it was, like, broken English".
As a child in Edmonton, Davies first played organized soccer with Free Footie, an after-school soccer league for inner-city elementary school students who cannot afford registration fees and equipment, or who lack transportation to games.{{Cite web |title=Success of soccer star Alphonso Davies shines spotlight on Free Footie program |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alphonso-davies-soccer-tim-adams-free-footie-1.4962778 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211153002/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alphonso-davies-soccer-tim-adams-free-footie-1.4962778 |archive-date=February 11, 2019 |access-date=June 15, 2020 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |language=en}}
After playing for Edmonton Internationals, and Edmonton Strikers, Davies joined the Whitecaps FC Residency in 2015 at the age of 14.{{Cite web |title=Alphonso Davies |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2018/bayern-muenchen-14/99583/spieler_alphonso-davies.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423181942/https://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2018/bayern-muenchen-14/99583/spieler_alphonso-davies.html |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |access-date=February 2, 2019 |website=Kicker |language=de}}{{Cite web |title=Whitecaps FC Profile: Alphonso Davies |url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/alphonso-davies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327112102/https://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/alphonso-davies |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |access-date=February 24, 2016}}
Club career
=Whitecaps FC 2=
After joining Vancouver Whitecaps FC during their 2016 MLS preseason tour,{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Marc |title=Caps give youth a chance in 15-year-old Alphonso Davies |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/Weber+Caps+give+youth+chance+year+Alphonso+Davies/11708472/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531023646/http://www.theprovince.com/sports/weber+caps+give+youth+chance+year+alphonso+davies/11708472/story.html |archive-date=May 31, 2016 |access-date=February 24, 2016}} Davies signed with Whitecaps FC 2 in the USL on February 23, 2016.{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2016 |title=Whitecaps FC sign teenagers Matthew Baldisimo and Alphonso Davies to WFC2 |url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/post/2016/02/22/whitecaps-fc-sign-teenagers-matthew-baldisimo-and-alphonso-davies-wfc2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327123033/https://www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/post/2016/02/22/whitecaps-fc-sign-teenagers-matthew-baldisimo-and-alphonso-davies-wfc2 |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |access-date=February 24, 2016}} At the time of his signing, he became the youngest player signed to a USL contract at 15 years, 3 months. Davies made his professional debut for Whitecaps FC 2 at the age of 15 years, 5 months in April 2016.{{Cite web |title=Whitecaps FC 2 on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/wfc2/status/716433490217148416 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222140633/https://twitter.com/wfc2/status/716433490217148416 |archive-date=February 22, 2020 |access-date=July 17, 2016}} On May 15, 2016, he scored his first professional goal, making him the youngest goal scorer in USL history at 15 years, 6 months,{{Cite web |title=USL on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/USL/status/731961905821057024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024135436/https://twitter.com/USL/status/731961905821057024 |archive-date=October 24, 2016 |access-date=July 17, 2016}} a record held by Davies until 2020. He scored two goals in 11 games played during the 2016 season.{{Cite web |title=Alphonso Davies profile |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/alphonso-davies/441396/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202104528/https://int.soccerway.com/players/alphonso-davies/441396/ |archive-date=December 2, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=Soccerway}}
=Vancouver Whitecaps FC=
Davies was named to the Whitecaps roster for the 2016 Canadian Championship on a short-term contract.{{Cite web |date=May 31, 2016 |title=Whitecaps FC submit 20-man roster in advance of Wednesday's Amway Canadian Championship semifinal | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2016/05/31/whitecaps-fc-submit-20-man-roster-acc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327184038/https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2016/05/31/whitecaps-fc-submit-20-man-roster-acc |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |access-date=June 2, 2016}} On June 1, 2016, he made his first team debut in the first leg of the Canadian Championship against Ottawa Fury FC and started the second leg in Vancouver.{{Cite web |title=Vancouver Whitecaps on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/WhitecapsFC/status/738176377921249281 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102213639/https://twitter.com/WhitecapsFC/status/738176377921249281 |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |access-date=July 17, 2016}}
File:Alphonso Davies Canadian Championship by Frid06 (27559553025) (cropped).jpg
On July 15, 2016, Davies signed a first team contract with the Whitecaps through 2018, with options for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. At the time of his signing, he was the youngest active player in Major League Soccer, and the third youngest player to have signed an MLS contract.{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2016 |title=Whitecaps FC add 15-year-old Residency product Alphonso Davies to MLS roster |url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2016/07/15/whitecaps-fc-add-15-year-old-residency-product-alphonso-davies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327123101/https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2016/07/15/whitecaps-fc-add-15-year-old-residency-product-alphonso-davies |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |access-date=July 15, 2016 |publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}} Davies made his MLS debut on July 16, 2016, becoming the second youngest player to play in MLS, behind Freddy Adu.{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2016 |title=Youngster Alphonso Davies impresses in MLS debut for Whitecaps |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/youngster-alphonso-davies-impresses-mls-debut-whitecaps/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327122934/http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/youngster-alphonso-davies-impresses-mls-debut-whitecaps/ |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |access-date=July 17, 2016 |publisher=Sportsnet}} In September 2016, he scored his first goal for the first team in the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League against Sporting Kansas City in injury time to send the club through to the knockout round.{{Cite web |date=September 13, 2016 |title=SCCL quarterfinal berth: CLINCHED!!! |url=https://twitter.com/WhitecapsFC/status/775908017636253696 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220133032/https://twitter.com/WhitecapsFC/status/775908017636253696 |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |access-date=December 4, 2017 |publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC Official Twitter}} In September 2016, Davies became the second youngest starter in MLS history when he started a game against the Colorado Rapids.{{Cite web |last=Stephen |first=Colin |date=September 24, 2016 |title=Whitecaps' Alphonso Davies, 15, is second-youngest starter in MLS history |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/09/24/whitecaps-alphonso-davies-15-second-youngest-starter-mls-history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021035252/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/09/24/whitecaps-alphonso-davies-15-second-youngest-starter-mls-history |archive-date=October 21, 2019 |access-date=September 25, 2016 |publisher=MLS Official Website}} On October 2, 2016, he started against rival club Seattle Sounders FC earning a penalty kick.{{Cite web |last=Boehm |first=Charles |date=October 3, 2016 |title=Vancouver Whitecaps 1, Seattle Sounders 2 |url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-10-02-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-vs-seattle-sounders-fc/recap |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711044047/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-10-02-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-vs-seattle-sounders-fc/recap |archive-date=July 11, 2019 |access-date=July 8, 2017 |publisher=Major League Soccer}} During the 2016 season, Davies played in eight MLS games,{{Cite web |title=Alphonso Davies – Club matches |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/alphonso-davies/2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710154938/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/alphonso-davies/2/ |archive-date=July 10, 2019 |access-date=July 27, 2018 |publisher=World Football}} four Canadian Championship games, and three games in the CONCACAF Champions League.{{Cite web |title=Alphonso Davies {{!}} CONCACAF Champions League 2016/2017 |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/alphonso-davies/concacaf-champions-league-2016-2017/vancouver-whitecaps/3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727181222/http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/alphonso-davies/concacaf-champions-league-2016-2017/vancouver-whitecaps/3/ |archive-date=July 27, 2018 |access-date=July 27, 2018 |publisher=World Football}} In the 2017 season, he played in both legs against New York Red Bulls and Tigres UANL in the CONCACAF Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively, in which he scored in a 2–0 win over New York Red Bulls.
Following his impressive early MLS appearances, Davies attracted interest and was scouted by European clubs including Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool,{{Cite web |last=Dyer |first=Kristian |title=Source: Alphonso Davies being trailed by three English Premier League giants |date=March 10, 2017 |url=http://www.metro.us/sports/source-alphonso-davies-being-trailed-by-three-english-premier-league-giants/zsJqci---b4pyPX6iT1FuM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162525/https://www.metro.us/sports/source-alphonso-davies-being-trailed-by-three-english-premier-league-giants/zsJqci---b4pyPX6iT1FuM |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=July 9, 2017 |publisher=Metro.us}} and was also named one of the 60 best young soccer talents in the world in 2017.{{Cite news |title=Next Generation 2017: 60 of the best young talents in world football |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2017/oct/04/next-generation-2017-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610201434/https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2017/oct/04/next-generation-2017-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football |archive-date=June 10, 2020 |access-date=January 1, 2018 |website=The Guardian|date=October 4, 2017 |last1=Sport |first1=Guardian |last2=Robson |first2=Joshua }} In the 2018 season opener against the Montreal Impact, Davies scored his first goal in MLS action, and assisted on a Kei Kamara goal.{{Cite web |last=Boehm |first=Charles |date=March 4, 2018 |title=Recap: Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Montreal Impact |url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-04-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-vs-montreal-impact/recap |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126075046/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-04-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-vs-montreal-impact/recap |archive-date=January 26, 2020 |access-date=March 5, 2018 |website=MLS}} On June 10, 2018, he scored a goal and got three assists in a 5–2 win over Orlando City SC.{{Cite web |last=Dyck |first=Darryl |date=June 10, 2018 |title=Alphonso Davies has goal, three assists to lead Whitecaps past Orlando City |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/article-alphonso-davies-has-goal-three-assists-to-lead-whitecaps-past-orlando/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617063943/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/article-alphonso-davies-has-goal-three-assists-to-lead-whitecaps-past-orlando/ |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |access-date=June 10, 2018 |website=The Globe and Mail}} Davies scored two goals and provided two assists to help his side defeat Minnesota United with a 4–2 victory on July 29.{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2018 |title=Bayern Munich-bound Alphonso Davies destroys Loons as Whitecaps win |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/07/29/bayern-munich-bound-alphonso-davies-destroys-loons-whitecaps-win |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212170212/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/07/29/bayern-munich-bound-alphonso-davies-destroys-loons-whitecaps-win |archive-date=December 12, 2019 |access-date=July 29, 2018 |publisher=Major League Soccer}} On June 29, 2018, Davies was included in the MLS All-Star roster for the 2018 MLS All-Star Game on August 1 against Juventus.{{Cite web |date=June 29, 2018 |title=2018 MLS All-Star Roster |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2018/rosters/mls-all-star-team |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626044537/https://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2018/rosters/mls-all-star-team |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |access-date=June 16, 2018 |website=MLSsoccer.com |publisher=Major League Soccer}} Davies made an appearance during the match, which finished as a 3–5 penalty shoot-out loss following a 1–1 draw.{{Cite news |last=Roberson |first=Doug |date=August 1, 2018 |title=Martinez scores but MLS All-Stars fall to Juventus in front of record crowd |work=AJC.com |publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/martinez-mls-all-stars-tie-juventus-front-record-crowd/7xztCXmW1mO712v99nD8NL/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816064632/https://www.ajc.com/sports/martinez-mls-all-stars-tie-juventus-front-record-crowd/7xztCXmW1mO712v99nD8NL/ |archive-date=August 16, 2020}} Davies was named the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Player of the Year on October 24,{{Cite news |last=Adams |first=J.J. |date=October 24, 2018 |title=Alphonso Davies named Caps' player of the year |work=The Province |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/soccer/mls/vancouver-whitecaps/alphonso-davies-named-whitecaps-player-of-the-year |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228131242/https://theprovince.com/sports/soccer/mls/vancouver-whitecaps/alphonso-davies-named-whitecaps-player-of-the-year |archive-date=February 28, 2020}} and also received the Whitecaps' Goal of the Year award.{{Cite news |date=October 24, 2018 |title=Winners announced for 2018 Whitecaps FC Player Awards, presented by BMO |work=whitecapsfc.com |publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC |url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2018/10/24/winners-announced-2018-whitecaps-fc-player-awards-presented-bmo |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616105333/https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2018/10/24/winners-announced-2018-whitecaps-fc-player-awards-presented-bmo |archive-date=June 16, 2020}} In Davies' final game for Vancouver on October 28, he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory over the Portland Timbers.{{Cite web |last=Little |first=Simon |date=October 28, 2018 |title=Emotional sendoff as Alphonso Davies plays final game as Vancouver Whitecap |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4605129/alphonso-davies-final-vancouver-game/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414063616/https://globalnews.ca/news/4605129/alphonso-davies-final-vancouver-game/ |archive-date=April 14, 2019 |access-date=October 30, 2018}}
=Bayern Munich=
==2018–19: Vancouver to Munich==
File:Alphonso Davies - cropped.jpg in 2019]]On July 25, 2018, Vancouver announced that it had agreed to a multi-million-dollar transfer of Davies to Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, with Davies seeing out the 2018 MLS season with Vancouver, before joining Bayern in January 2019.{{Cite web |date=July 26, 2018 |title=Alphonso Davies: Bayern Munich sign 17-year-old for MLS record fee |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44964070 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927113315/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44964070 |archive-date=September 27, 2019 |access-date=September 27, 2019 |publisher=BBC}}{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2018 |title=Whitecaps FC agree to MLS record-breaking transfer of Homegrown midfielder Alphonso Davies to Germany's most storied club FC Bayern Munich |url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2018/07/25/whitecaps-fc-agree-mls-record-breaking-transfer-homegrown-midfielder-alphonso-davies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091613/https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2018/07/25/whitecaps-fc-agree-mls-record-breaking-transfer-homegrown-midfielder-alphonso-davies |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |access-date=July 25, 2018 |publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}} The base fee for the transfer was US$13.5 million, with performance-related bonuses that total $22 million, a then-record for MLS,{{Cite news |last=Lindberg |first=Austin |date=July 25, 2018 |title=Bayern Munich sign Canadian teen Alphonso Davies in MLS-record deal |publisher=ESPN |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/3573807/bayern-munich-sign-canadian-teen-alphonso-davies-in-mls-record-deal |url-status=live |access-date=July 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726071814/http://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/3573807/bayern-munich-sign-canadian-teen-alphonso-davies-in-mls-record-deal |archive-date=July 26, 2018}} later eclipsed by the transfer of Miguel Almirón to Newcastle United.{{Cite web |date=January 31, 2019 |title=Miguel Almiron completes record transfer from Atlanta to Newcastle |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/01/31/miguel-almiron-completes-record-transfer-atlanta-newcastle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717214042/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/01/31/miguel-almiron-completes-record-transfer-atlanta-newcastle |archive-date=July 17, 2019 |access-date=January 31, 2019 |publisher=MLS Soccer}} Davies had his first training session with Bayern on November 21, 2018,{{Cite web |last=Uersfeld |first=Stephan |date=November 22, 2018 |title=Canada's Alphonso Davies 'very excited' as Bayern Munich career begins |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/bayern-munich/story/3705715/canadas-alphonso-davies-very-excited-as-bayern-munich-career-begins |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215202621/https://www.espn.com/soccer/bayern-munich/story/3705715/canadas-alphonso-davies-very-excited-as-bayern-munich-career-begins |archive-date=December 15, 2019 |access-date=November 22, 2018 |publisher=ESPN}} and debuted on January 12, 2019, against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Telekom Cup championship finale, which Bayern won on penalties following a scoreless draw.{{Cite web |last=Devji |first=Farhan |date=January 13, 2019 |title=Alphonso Davies shows attacking flair in Bayern Munich debut |url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2019/01/13/alphonso-davies-shows-attacking-flair-bayern-munich-debut |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090721/https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2019/01/13/alphonso-davies-shows-attacking-flair-bayern-munich-debut |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |access-date=January 19, 2019}} Davies made his Bundesliga debut on January 27 against VfB Stuttgart, appearing as a late substitute for Kingsley Coman in a 3–1 victory.{{Cite web |date=January 27, 2019 |title=Alphonso Davies makes league debut for Bayern Munich in win |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/alphonso-davies-bundesliga-debut-bayern-1.4995003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423023128/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/alphonso-davies-bundesliga-debut-bayern-1.4995003 |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |access-date=February 1, 2019 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}} He scored his first goal for Bayern on March 17, netting the final goal in a 6–0 rout of Mainz 05.{{Cite magazine |last=Echegaray |first=Luis Miguel |date=March 17, 2019 |title=Alphonso Davies Scores First Ever Goal for Bayern Munich in Huge Win Over Mainz |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/03/17/alphonso-davies-bayern-munich-first-goal-watch-mainz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091053/https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/03/17/alphonso-davies-bayern-munich-first-goal-watch-mainz |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |access-date=March 17, 2019 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}} In doing so, and at the age of 18 years, 4 months and 15 days, he became the youngest player since Roque Santa Cruz, twenty years prior, to score for the club. He is the first Canada international to score for Bayern.{{Cite news |date=March 17, 2019 |title=James Rodriguez hat-trick and maiden Alphonso Davies goal send Bayern Munich top after crushing Mainz win |publisher=Bundesliga |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/bayern-munich-mainz-live-line-ups-stats-thomas-muller-james-rodriguez-hummels-3035 |url-status=live |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731205513/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-mainz-live-line-ups-stats-thomas-muller-james-rodriguez-hummels-3035 |archive-date=July 31, 2020}} On May 18, 2019, Davies won his first Bundesliga title as Bayern finished two points above Dortmund with 78 points. A week later, Davies won his first DFB-Pokal as Bayern defeated RB Leipzig 3–0 in the 2019 DFB-Pokal Final. Davies was not selected for the match day squad.{{Cite web |title=Robert Lewandowski hits brace as Bayern Munich beat RB Leipzig in DFB Cup final to seal the double |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/rb-leipzig-bayern-munich-live-dfb-cup-final-james-rodriguez-lewandowski-neuer-4678 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525223235/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/rb-leipzig-bayern-munich-live-dfb-cup-final-james-rodriguez-lewandowski-neuer-4678 |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |access-date=May 26, 2019 |publisher=bundesliga.com}}
==2019–20: First team breakthrough and Champions League triumph==
Davies made his first Bundesliga start with Bayern on matchday nine of the 2019–20 Bundesliga season, going the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home victory over Union Berlin.{{Cite web |title=Davies lauds Lewandowki |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/alphonso-davies-inspired-by-robert-lewandowski-bayern-munich-7771 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028193133/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/alphonso-davies-inspired-by-robert-lewandowski-bayern-munich-7771 |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |access-date=October 28, 2019 |website=bundesliga.com}} He made his first UEFA Champions League start on November 6, 2019, in a 2–0 victory against Olympiacos.{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2019 |title=Robert Lewandowski on target again as Bayern Munich down Olympiacos to reach UEFA Champions League last 16 |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-olympiacos-champions-league-live-line-ups-stats-lewandowski-7935 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108023704/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-olympiacos-champions-league-live-line-ups-stats-lewandowski-7935 |archive-date=November 8, 2019 |access-date=November 6, 2019 |website=bundesliga.com}} Throughout the 2019–20 season, coach Niko Kovač moved Davies to the left back position, following long-term injuries to Niklas Süle and Lucas Hernandez, to allow David Alaba to play at centre back.{{Cite web |year=2020 |title=Alphonso Davies: "Transition to left-back at Bayern Munich has been easy" |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/alphonso-davies-transition-to-left-back-at-bayern-munich-has-been-easy-alaba-8337 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016094354/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/alphonso-davies-transition-to-left-back-at-bayern-munich-has-been-easy-alaba-8337 |archive-date=October 16, 2020 |access-date=March 2, 2021 |website=Bundesliga}}{{Cite web |title=Is Alphonso Davies the best left back in the world? |url=https://www.internationalchampionscup.com/is-alphonso-davies-the-best-left-back-in-the-world-if-not-hes-well-on-his-way |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019112417/https://www.internationalchampionscup.com/is-alphonso-davies-the-best-left-back-in-the-world-if-not-hes-well-on-his-way |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=April 8, 2021 |website=International Champions Cup}} Davies earned high praise during his time in that role, gaining an early reputation as one of the best left backs in the world.{{Cite web |date=May 20, 2020 |title=Squawka Scout: Is Alphonso Davies the world's best left-back-in-waiting? |url=https://www.squawka.com/en/alphonso-davies-bayern-munich-next-best-left-back-world-football/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616153131/https://www.squawka.com/en/alphonso-davies-bayern-munich-next-best-left-back-world-football/ |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |access-date=June 16, 2020 |website=squawka.com}} On February 25, 2020, Davies set-up Robert Lewandowski's goal in a 3–0 away win over Chelsea in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League; his performance during the match was widely praised in the media, with pundit Gary Lineker commenting that Davies played "beautifully," while former U.S. international Stuart Holden described him as a "world class left back."{{Cite news |date=February 25, 2020 |title=Alphonso Davies shines in Bayern Munich's 3–0 Champions League win at Chelsea |work=Global News |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6595963/alphonso-davies-bayern-munich-chelsea-champions-league/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406194005/https://globalnews.ca/news/6595963/alphonso-davies-bayern-munich-chelsea-champions-league/ |archive-date=April 6, 2020}}
In April 2020, Bayern Munich and Davies agreed to a contract extension to 2025, adding two years onto his existing contract.{{Cite news |title=Bayern extends Davies until 2025 |publisher=TSN |url=https://www.tsn.ca/bayern-munich-signs-canada-international-alphonso-davies-to-extension-until-2025-1.1468026 |url-status=live |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608020321/https://www.tsn.ca/bayern-munich-signs-canada-international-alphonso-davies-to-extension-until-2025-1.1468026 |archive-date=June 8, 2020}}
Following the restart of the Bundesliga which had halted all matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Davies started against both Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund. He scored and assisted in the Frankfurt match and ended up running down Dortmund's Erling Haaland at a speed of {{convert|35.3|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Davidson |first=Neil |date=May 27, 2020 |title=Alphonso Davies turning heads, winning over Bayern fans with speed and smarts |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/alphonso-davies-impact-bayern-munich-1.5586825 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714120835/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/alphonso-davies-impact-bayern-munich-1.5586825 |archive-date=July 14, 2020 |access-date=May 27, 2020 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |agency=The Canadian Press}} On June 16, 2020, Davies featured for Bayern against Werder Bremen in a game they won 1–0, securing Bayern Munich their eighth consecutive league title. Davies was sent off in the 79th minute for a second yellow card, but not before breaking the record for the fastest speed clocked in the Bundesliga at {{convert|36.51|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Rob |date=June 16, 2020 |title=Alphonso Davies sets new Bundesliga speed record in title-clinching match |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/alphonso-davies-bundesliga-speed-record |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627122116/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/alphonso-davies-bundesliga-speed-record |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |access-date=June 16, 2020 |website=dailyhive.com}} Davies was named the Bundesliga Rookie of the Year for the 2019–20 season.{{Cite web |last=Decourcy |first=Mike |date=June 19, 2020 |title=Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies beats tough competition to Bundesliga Rookie of the Year award |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/soccer/news/bayern-munichs-alphonso-davies-beats-tough-competition-to-bundesliga-rookie-of-the-year-award/1og62y10i90e1pmlavt88alnc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622121642/https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/soccer/news/bayern-munichs-alphonso-davies-beats-tough-competition-to-bundesliga-rookie-of-the-year-award/1og62y10i90e1pmlavt88alnc |archive-date=June 22, 2020 |access-date=June 19, 2020 |website=The Sporting News}}
On August 14, 2020, Davies, who was playing the left-back position, was applauded for assisting Joshua Kimmich's goal against Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals which Bayern Munich won 8–2.{{Cite web |date=August 14, 2020 |title='Unbelievable' Davies killed Barca belief – Kimmich |url=https://www.espn.in/football/uefa-champions-league/story/4159878/unbelievable-davies-assist-leaves-bayerns-kimmich-in-awe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824035704/https://www.espn.in/football/uefa-champions-league/story/4159878/unbelievable-davies-assist-leaves-bayerns-kimmich-in-awe/ |archive-date=August 24, 2020 |access-date=August 23, 2020 |publisher=ESPN}} On August 23, he started in the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain, which Bayern won 1–0 to complete a continental treble;{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2020 |title=Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain to win Champions League |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=573698 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831175653/https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=573698 |archive-date=August 31, 2020 |access-date=August 23, 2020 |publisher=ESPN}} consequently, Davies became the first Canadian international to win the Champions League.{{Cite news |date=August 23, 2020 |title=Edmonton's Alphonso Davies wins Champions League title with Bayern Munich |work=CTV News Edmonton |url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/edmonton-s-alphonso-davies-wins-champions-league-title-with-bayern-munich-1.5076022 |url-status=live |access-date=August 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925163026/https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/edmonton-s-alphonso-davies-wins-champions-league-title-with-bayern-munich-1.5076022 |archive-date=September 25, 2020}}
== 2020–present: Domestic success and contract extension ==
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On October 24, Davies was forced off in the third minute of play in an eventual 5–0 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga, after sustaining an injury to his right ankle; it was later announced that he was expected to remain sidelined for 6 to 8 weeks.{{Cite news |date=October 24, 2020 |title=Alphonso Davies out 6–8 weeks with right ankle injury suffered in Bayern Munich win |work=CBC Sports |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/alphonso-davies-ankle-injury-bayern-munich-1.5775801 |url-status=live |access-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028101636/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/alphonso-davies-ankle-injury-bayern-munich-1.5775801 |archive-date=October 28, 2020}}
Davies finished in third place for the 2020 Golden Boy award, behind Erling Haaland and Ansu Fati.{{Cite web |date=November 21, 2020 |title=Erling Haaland: Borussia Dortmund forward wins 2020 Golden Boy award |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11899/12137895/erling-haaland-borussia-dortmund-forward-wins-2020-golden-boy-award |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121111637/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11899/12137895/erling-haaland-borussia-dortmund-forward-wins-2020-golden-boy-award |archive-date=November 21, 2020 |access-date=November 21, 2020 |website=skysports.com}} On February 11, 2021, he played in a 1–0 win over Tigres UANL in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup Final.{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2021 |title=Alphonso Davies, Bayern capture Club World Cup to add to trophy haul |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/alponso-davies-bayern-munich-club-world-cup-title-win-1.5910855 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212011518/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/alponso-davies-bayern-munich-club-world-cup-title-win-1.5910855 |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |access-date=February 12, 2021 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}
On January 5, 2022, Davies tested positive for COVID-19,{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/alphonso-davies-positive-covid-19-1.6304676|title=Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies tests positive for COVID-19|publisher=cbc.ca|date=January 5, 2022|access-date=January 14, 2022|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114210719/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/alphonso-davies-positive-covid-19-1.6304676|url-status=live}} prompting Bayern to do further tests and on January 14, it was revealed that he had developed mild myocarditis; he was unable to train with the rest of the Bayern squad.{{Cite news |title=Davies diagnosed with mild myocarditis |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59995862 |access-date=January 14, 2022 |archive-date=January 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114125852/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59995862 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=January 14, 2022 |title=Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies has heart muscle issue after bout with COVID-19 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/alphonso-davies-covid-myocarditis-1.6314813 |access-date=January 14, 2022 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |archive-date=January 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114122819/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/alphonso-davies-covid-myocarditis-1.6314813 |url-status=live }} Davies is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and had received his booster shot in December 2021.{{cite web | url = https://www.tsn.ca/alphonso-davies-to-miss-canada-s-next-concacaf-world-cup-qualifiers-canmnt-bayern-munich-1.1745686 | title = Davies (myocarditis) to miss next three World Cup qualifiers | website = TSN | date = January 14, 2022 | access-date = January 17, 2022 | archive-date = January 16, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220116092940/https://www.tsn.ca/alphonso-davies-to-miss-canada-s-next-concacaf-world-cup-qualifiers-canmnt-bayern-munich-1.1745686 | url-status = live }}
On October 8, Davies sustained a cranial bruise while taking a foot to the face in the 45th minute in a challenge with Dortmund's Jude Bellingham of a 2–2 away draw.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/canadian-alphonso-davies-diagnosed-with-bruised-skull-following-kick-to-the-face/|title=Canadian Alphonso Davies diagnosed with bruised skull following kick to the face|publisher=sportsnet.ca|date=October 9, 2022|access-date=October 11, 2022|archive-date=October 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011213055/https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/canadian-alphonso-davies-diagnosed-with-bruised-skull-following-kick-to-the-face/|url-status=live}}
On March 4, 2023, Davies made his 100th Bundesliga appearance in Bayern's 2–1 victory over VfB Stuttgart, which made him the youngest non-German to reach that feat for Bayern Munich.{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2023 |title=Davies makes 100th Bundesliga appearance in Stuttgart |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/davies-makes-100th-bundesliga-appearance-in-stuttgart-36911503 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=OneFootball |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304211736/https://onefootball.com/en/news/davies-makes-100th-bundesliga-appearance-in-stuttgart-36911503 |url-status=live }} On May 8, 2024, he scored his first Champions League goal in the semi-final second leg, which granted his team a 1–0 away lead against Real Madrid, before conceding two late goals and losing 4–3 on aggregate.{{cite web |last=Emons |first=Michael |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68973021 |title=Real Madrid 2–1 Bayern Munich |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 May 2024 }} On February 4, 2025, he extended his contract with the club until 2030.{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2025/02/alphonso-davies-extends-with-bayern-to-2030 |title=Alphonso Davies extends with Bayern to 2030 |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |date = 4 February 2025 | access-date = 4 February 2025}} Davies scored a 94th-minute equalizer against Celtic in the Champions League round of 16 match on February 19, 2025, enabling Bayern to progress 3–2 on aggregate.{{cite news|url=https://bulinews.com/alphonso-davies-the-most-important-thing-that-advanced|title=Alphonso Davies reflects on Celtic drama: "The most important thing is that we advanced"|last=Gjerulff|first=Rune|date=February 19, 2025|publisher=Bundesliga English|access-date=February 20, 2025}} A month later, he sustained an ACL injury in his right knee during international break, which would sideline him for the rest of the 2024–25 season.{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2025/03/kreuzbandriss-bei-alphonso-davies-auch-dayot-upamecano-faellt-lange-aus |title=Kreuzbandriss bei Alphonso Davies - auch Dayot Upamecano fällt aus |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |language=de |date=26 March 2025 }}
International career
=Youth=
Although a Liberian citizen by birth, Davies was called to numerous Canada under-15 and under-18 camps in 2014 and 2015.{{Canada Soccer player|5810|accessdate=September 15, 2020}} On March 17, 2016, he was called up to the Canada under-20 squad for a friendly against England under-20.{{Cite web |title=Canada Soccer selects players for England youth friendly |url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-selects-players-for-england-youth-friendly-p159270 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918014835/https://canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-selects-players-for-england-youth-friendly-p159270 |archive-date=September 18, 2018 |access-date=July 17, 2016 |publisher=Canada Soccer}}{{Cite news |title=Alphonso Davies joins Canada's U-20 soccer team |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/alphonso-davies-soccer-1.3494605 |url-status=live |access-date=March 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428132728/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/alphonso-davies-soccer-1.3494605 |archive-date=April 28, 2019}} In November 2016, Davies attended a Canada under-17 camp, where he scored against Jamaica.{{Cite web |date=November 26, 2016 |title=Alphonso Davies scores for Canada's under-17 squad in friendly win over Jamaica |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/alphonso+davies+scores+canadas+under17+squad+friendly+over+jamaica/12441846/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129144149/http://www.theprovince.com/sports/alphonso+davies+scores+canadas+under17+squad+friendly+over+jamaica/12441846/story.html |archive-date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016 |publisher=Vancouver Province |agency=The Canadian Press}} In 2016, he was named the Canada U17 Male Player of the Year for his performances with the under-17 and under-20 squads in friendlies.{{Cite web |date=December 13, 2016 |title=Davies and Rose win 2016 Canadian U-17 Players of the Year |url=http://canadasoccer.com/davies-and-rose-win-2016-canadian-u-17-players-of-the-year-p160230 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219064502/https://canadasoccer.com/davies-and-rose-win-2016-canadian-u-17-players-of-the-year-p160230 |archive-date=February 19, 2020 |access-date=December 14, 2016 |publisher=Canada Soccer}} In March 2017, Davies stated in an interview that, "to be able to represent Canada, it is one of my dreams."{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2017 |title='His talent was evident': Alphonso Davies is dropping jaws, one at a time |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/soccer/mls/vancouver-whitecaps/his-talent-was-evident-whitecaps-teenage-soccer-phenom-turning-heads |last=Clipperton |first=Joshua |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622003003/http://theprovince.com/sports/soccer/mls/vancouver-whitecaps/his-talent-was-evident-whitecaps-teenage-soccer-phenom-turning-heads |archive-date=June 22, 2018 |access-date=January 27, 2019 |website=Vancouver Province}} In 2017, he was named the Canada under-17 Male Player of the Year for a second time due to his performances with the senior team.{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2017 |title=Davies & Huitema named Canadian U-17 Players of the Year for Canada Soccer |url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/davies-huitema-named-canadian-u-17-players-of-the-year-for-canada-soccer-p161311-preview-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219064455/https://www.canadasoccer.com/davies-huitema-named-canadian-u-17-players-of-the-year-for-canada-soccer-p161311-preview-1 |archive-date=February 19, 2020 |access-date=December 12, 2017 |website=Canada Soccer}}
=Senior=
File:Alphonso Davies 2018.jpg in 2018]]
Born a Liberian refugee, Davies was originally only eligible for the Liberian national team.{{Cite news |date=June 3, 2020 |title=Alphonso Davies, symbole de la mosaïque canadienne |language=fr |publisher=Le Temps |url=https://www.letemps.ch/sport/alphonso-davies-symbole-mosaique-canadienne |url-status=live |access-date=June 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621162947/https://www.letemps.ch/sport/alphonso-davies-symbole-mosaique-canadienne |archive-date=June 21, 2020}}{{Cite news |date=December 30, 2020 |title=Birthright Citizenship Around the World |publisher=Library of Congress (United States) |url=https://www.loc.gov/law/help/birthright-citizenship/global.php |url-status=live |access-date=June 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318083131/https://www.loc.gov/law/help/birthright-citizenship/global.php |archive-date=March 18, 2021}} On June 6, 2017, Davies passed his Canadian citizenship test and officially became a citizen of Canada, making him eligible to play for the Canada national team. On the same day, Davies was added to a senior team camp for a friendly against Curaçao,{{Cite news |last=Clipperton |first=Joshua |date=June 6, 2017 |title=Teen's soccer journey takes him from refugee camp to Canada's national team |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |agency=The Canadian Press |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/mls/alphonso-davies-receives-canadian-citizenship-first-national-team-call-up-1.4148883 |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727081913/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/mls/alphonso-davies-receives-canadian-citizenship-first-national-team-call-up-1.4148883 |archive-date=July 27, 2018}} as well as Canada's preliminary 40-man roster for the 2017 Gold Cup.{{Cite web |date=June 6, 2017 |title=Canada Soccer releases 40-man Provisional List for CONCACAF Gold Cup |url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-releases-40-man-provisional-list-for-concacaf-gold-cup-p160880 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529093226/https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-releases-40-man-provisional-list-for-concacaf-gold-cup-p160880 |archive-date=May 29, 2019 |access-date=June 6, 2017 |website=Canada Soccer}} Davies would debut for the senior team on June 13, 2017 during a friendly game against Curaçao at the age of 16, making him the youngest player to play for the national team.{{Cite news |last=Heidenreich |first=Phil |date=June 14, 2017 |title=Teen soccer star from Edmonton impresses in history making debut for Team Canada |work=globalnews.ca |publisher=Global News |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3526091/teen-soccer-star-from-edmonton-impresses-in-history-making-debut-for-team-canada/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616081055/https://globalnews.ca/news/3526091/teen-soccer-star-from-edmonton-impresses-in-history-making-debut-for-team-canada/ |archive-date=June 16, 2020}} On June 27, Davies was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2017 Gold Cup.{{Cite web |last=Zeitlin |first=Dave |date=June 27, 2017 |title=Canada names nine MLS players to 23-man CONCACAF Gold Cup roster |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/06/27/canada-names-nine-mls-players-23-man-concacaf-gold-cup-roster |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117025205/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/06/27/canada-names-nine-mls-players-23-man-concacaf-gold-cup-roster |archive-date=November 17, 2019 |access-date=June 28, 2017}} In Canada's first match of that tournament, on July 7, 2017, Davies scored twice in a 4–2 victory over French Guiana. The goals made him the youngest goalscorer in both Gold Cup and Canada history.{{Cite web |title=Teen Alphonso Davies scores 2 in Canada's Gold Cup win |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canada-french-guiana-gold-cup-recap-1.4195412 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221074838/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canada-french-guiana-gold-cup-recap-1.4195412 |archive-date=December 21, 2017 |access-date=July 8, 2017 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}{{Cite web |title=Canada walks away with win and lessons learned in Gold Cup opener |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/canada-french-guiana-concacaf-gold-cup-alphonso-davies-octavio-zambrano/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017153540/https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/canada-french-guiana-concacaf-gold-cup-alphonso-davies-octavio-zambrano/ |archive-date=October 17, 2019 |access-date=July 8, 2017 |website=Sportsnet.ca}} He then scored in their second match against Costa Rica to earn a 1–1 draw.{{Cite web |title=Canada stays atop Group A with impressive 1:1 draw with Costa Rica at CONCACAF Gold Cup |url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-stays-atop-group-a-with-impressive-1-1-draw-with-costa-rica-at-concacaf-gold-cup-p161011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327151522/https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-stays-atop-group-a-with-impressive-1-1-draw-with-costa-rica-at-concacaf-gold-cup-p161011 |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |access-date=July 12, 2017 |website=canadasoccer.com}} Davies went on to win the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer, the Young Player of the Tournament award, and was included in the tournament's Best XI selection.{{Cite web |last=Schuller |first=Rudi |title=Canada's Alphonso Davies wins trio of Gold Cup awards |date=July 27, 2017 |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/soccer/news/gold-cup-2017-canadas-davies-named-best-young-player/wqonov7ykcdy1aa7d63qc2xn0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026155951/https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/soccer/news/gold-cup-2017-canadas-davies-named-best-young-player/wqonov7ykcdy1aa7d63qc2xn0 |archive-date=October 26, 2019 |access-date=July 29, 2017 |publisher=Sporting News}}
On May 30, 2019, Davies was named to the squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2019 |title=Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup |url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/together-we-rise-canada-soccer-announces-squad-for-the-2019-concacaf-gold-cup-p162198 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603025211/https://www.canadasoccer.com/together-we-rise-canada-soccer-announces-squad-for-the-2019-concacaf-gold-cup-p162198 |archive-date=June 3, 2019 |access-date=June 25, 2019 |website=canadasoccer.com}} Davies was called up for a pair of 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A matches against Cuba on September 7 and 10, 2019. In the second match, Davies scored the decisive goal in a 1–0 victory for Canada.{{Cite news |date=September 10, 2019 |title=Alphonso Davies scores as Canada beats Cuba in Nations League |publisher=Sportsnet |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/alphonso-davies-scores-canada-beats-cuba-nations-league/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331200116/https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/alphonso-davies-scores-canada-beats-cuba-nations-league/ |archive-date=March 31, 2020}} In October 2019, Davies would help lead Canada to their first win over the United States in 34 years, scoring the opening goal of their CONCACAF Nations League match, which ended 2–0.{{Cite web |last=Kloke |first=Joshua |date=October 15, 2019 |title=Canada's historic win over the U.S. cements Alphonso Davies as the face of the program |url=https://theathletic.com/1297824/2019/10/16/canadas-historic-win-over-the-u-s-cements-alphonso-davies-as-the-face-of-the-program/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111044838/https://theathletic.com/1297824/2019/10/16/canadas-historic-win-over-the-u-s-cements-alphonso-davies-as-the-face-of-the-program/ |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |access-date=November 11, 2019 |website=The Athletic}}
In July 2021, Davies was named to the Canada squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup,{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2021 |title=Canada Soccer announces 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup roster |url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-announces-2021-concacaf-gold-cup-roster/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701145822/https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-announces-2021-concacaf-gold-cup-roster/ |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |access-date=July 1, 2021 |website=canadasoccer.com}} however he suffered an ankle injury on July 9, two days before Canada's opening match at the tournament, that ruled him out of the competition.{{Cite web |date=July 9, 2021 |title=ALPHONSO DAVIES TO MISS CONCACAF GOLD CUP |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/alphonso-davies-to-miss-concacaf-gold-cup/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709200507/https://canadasoccer.com/news/alphonso-davies-to-miss-concacaf-gold-cup/ |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |access-date=July 9, 2021}} On October 13, 2021, in a World Cup qualifying match against Panama, Davies scored a highlight reel goal, making an 80-yard run to keep the ball in play, reaching a top speed of {{convert|37.1|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Callaghan |first=Joe |date=October 14, 2021 |title=Alphonso Davies' moment has arrived, and he is bringing Canadian soccer with him. Enjoy it as long as you can |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/opinion/2021/10/14/alphonso-davies-moment-has-arrived-and-he-is-bringing-canadian-soccer-with-him-enjoy-it-as-long-as-you-can.html|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019112417/https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/opinion/2021/10/14/alphonso-davies-moment-has-arrived-and-he-is-bringing-canadian-soccer-with-him-enjoy-it-as-long-as-you-can.html?rf |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=October 15, 2021 |website=Toronto Star}}{{Cite web |date=October 14, 2021 |title=Breaking Down Alphonso Davies' spectacular goal against Panama – World Cup Qualifier |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWHT7rmqsss&ab_channel=CBCSports |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019112425/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWHT7rmqsss&ab_channel=CBCSports |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=October 15, 2021 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |via=YouTube}} In his hometown of Edmonton, Alberta, Davies played a key role in Canada's 2–1 World Cup qualifying win over Mexico in November 2021.
Davies played a central role in Canada's qualification campaign for most of the calendar, but he missed the final two international windows as a result of having developed mild myocarditis.{{Cite web |date=March 21, 2022 |title=Star winger Alphonso Davies left off Canada's World Cup qualifiers roster |url=https://theathletic.com/news/star-winger-alphonso-davies-left-off-canadas-world-cup-qualifiers-roster/AEebvO7c8xxp/ |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=The Athletic |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610132752/https://theathletic.com/news/star-winger-alphonso-davies-left-off-canadas-world-cup-qualifiers-roster/AEebvO7c8xxp/ |url-status=live }} His livestream Twitch commentaries on the remaining games attracted media attention, in particular his reaction to the 4–0 victory over Jamaica that officially qualified Canada for the 2022 World Cup. This was only the second time Canada had managed this feat, and the first time since 1986.{{Cite magazine |last=Salvador |first=Joseph |date=March 27, 2022 |title=Alphonso Davies Has Incredible Emotional Reaction to Canada Reaching World Cup |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2022/03/27/alphonso-davies-breaks-down-in-tears-when-canada-qualifies-for-world-cup |access-date=June 10, 2022 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610132752/https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2022/03/27/alphonso-davies-breaks-down-in-tears-when-canada-qualifies-for-world-cup |url-status=live }}
In May 2022, Davies was called up to the Canada squad for two CONCACAF Nations League matches and a friendly.{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/canadasocceren/status/1529540157539590145 |title=Canada Soccer's Men's National Team have announced their squad for the upcoming series of three international matches in June including the 2022–23 edition of Concacaf Nations League |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=Twitter |language=en |archive-date=May 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529114002/https://twitter.com/canadasocceren/status/1529540157539590145 |url-status=live }} In the June 9 game against Curaçao, he marked his return to international competition after his myocarditis-related absence with two goals in a 4–0 victory for Canada.{{Cite web |date=June 10, 2022 |last=Karstens-Smith |first=Gemma |title=Davies scores twice, Canada tops Curacao in CONCACAF Nations League play |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canada-soccer-curaco-june-5-recap-1.6484080 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=CBC Sports |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610044435/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canada-soccer-curaco-june-5-recap-1.6484080 |url-status=live }}
In November 2022, Davies was named to Canada's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/canada-announces-26-man-squad-for-2022-fifa-world-cup-in-qatar|date=November 13, 2022|title=Canada announces 26-man squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar|work=Canadian Premier League|first=Charlie|last=O'Connor-Clarke|access-date=November 13, 2022|archive-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113160308/https://canpl.ca/article/canada-announces-26-man-squad-for-2022-fifa-world-cup-in-qatar|url-status=live}} In Canada's first match of the tournament against Belgium on November 23, he failed to score an early penalty in an eventual 1–0 loss, with Thibaut Courtois saving his shot.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/belgium-spoil-canada-s-world-cup-return-behind-thibaut-courtois-masterclass|title=Belgium spoil Canada's World Cup return behind Thibaut Courtois masterclass|publisher=www.mlssoccer.com|date=November 23, 2022|access-date=November 23, 2022|archive-date=November 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123223720/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/belgium-spoil-canada-s-world-cup-return-behind-thibaut-courtois-masterclass|url-status=live}} Four days later, he scored Canada's first ever goal at the FIFA World Cup in the match against Croatia; however, Croatia came back to win 4–1, eliminating Canada from the tournament after two matches.{{Cite news |author=Bryan Murphy |title=Alphonso Davies World Cup goal for Canada vs Croatia is nation's first in men's FIFA World Cup history |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/alphonso-davies-world-cup-goal-canada-croatia-first-history/eeh1fmtqtmbcn9akthdj7lvn |website=The Sporting News |date=November 27, 2022 |access-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127165516/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/alphonso-davies-world-cup-goal-canada-croatia-first-history/eeh1fmtqtmbcn9akthdj7lvn |url-status=live }}
In June 2023, Davies was named to the final 23-man squad for Canada ahead of the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.{{cite web|title=Former CPLers Loturi, Zator called up by Canada for 2023 Concacaf Nations League Finals|date=June 7, 2023|url=https://canpl.ca/article/canada-canmnt-2023-concacaf-nations-league-final-roster|first=Mitchell|last=Tierney|work=Canadian Premier League}} Having missed the final months of the club season due to a hamstring injury, Davies did not start in the semi-final against Panama, but came off the bench as a substitute in the second half and scored the team's second goal in a 2–0 victory. Canada advanced to the tournament final against the United States, their first tournament final in 23 years,{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/soccer-canada-concacaf-nations-league-semifinal-panama-recap-1.6878600|title=Davies, David each score as Canada blanks Panama to reach CONCACAF Nations League final|website=CBC Sports|date=June 15, 2023|access-date=June 15, 2013}} but would lose 2–0 to the Americans.{{Cite web |title=USA 2-0 Canada (Jun 18, 2023) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/667792/united-states-canada |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
Davies captained Canada for the first time in a friendly against the Netherlands on June 6, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/alphonso-davies-named-captain-for-canadian-mens-team-friendly/|date=June 6, 2024|work=Sportsnet|title=Alphonso Davies named captain for Canadian men's team friendly}} On June 15, Davies was named to Canada's squad for the 2024 Copa América.{{cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/canmnt-announce-2024-copa-america-roster/|title=CANMNT ANNOUNCE 2024 COPA AMÉRICA ROSTER|date=June 15, 2024|work= Canadian Soccer Association}} He was later named the team's captain for the tournament by head coach Jesse Marsch, succeeding longtime veterans Atiba Hutchinson and Milan Borjan.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7237212 |title=Alphonso Davies will captain Canada at Copa America, Stephen Eustaquio named vice-captain |work=CBC Sports |date=June 17, 2024 |access-date=June 30, 2024 }} Davies would captain his country all the way to the semifinals of the tournament, with Canada finishing fourth.
In a September 2024 friendly in Kansas City, Kansas, Davies captained Les Rouges to a 2–1 win against the United States, their first on American soil since 1957.{{Cite web |title=Canada 2-1 USA (Sep 7, 2024) Game Analysis |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/707615 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
While named to the initial roster for Canada's November 2024 tie against Suriname in the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals, Davies would withdraw before the international window for what head coach Jesse Marsch described as "match fatigue".{{Cite web |date=2024-11-11 |title=Canada captain Alphonso Davies to miss CONCACAF Nations League games against Suriname |url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/canada-captain-alphonso-davies-to-miss-concacaf-nations-league-games-against-suriname-1.7106010 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Edmonton |language=en}} Canada would win the tie 4–0 on aggregate to progress to the 2025 Nations League finals.{{Cite web |agency=The Canadian Press |date=2024-11-19 |title=Canada advances to Nations League semis with decisive win over Suriname |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/canada-advances-to-nations-league-semis-with-decisive-win-over-suriname/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Sportsnet.ca |language=en}}
Player profile
= Style of play =
Although mainly playing as an attacking full back on the left flank, Davies is capable of playing as a wing-back, left midfielder, or winger due to his explosive pace, dribbling, creativity, and crossing ability, which allow him to make overlapping runs and serve as an attacking threat for his teams. Although his positional sense has been cited as an area in which he needs to improve, his pace and intelligence allows him to drop back to provide defensive cover for his team, and assist at both ends of the pitch. He is considered to be a highly promising young player in the media.{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2018 |title=Scout Report: Alphonso Davies – Speedy Canadian Winger |url=http://outsideoftheboot.com/2018/08/15/scout-report-alphonso-davies-speedy-canadian-winger/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124132545/http://outsideoftheboot.com/2018/08/15/scout-report-alphonso-davies-speedy-canadian-winger/ |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |access-date=August 14, 2020 |publisher=Outside of the Boot}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/alphonso-davies-impact-bayern-munich-1.5586825 |title=Alphonso Davies turning heads, winning over Bayern fans with speed and smarts |work=CBC Sports |date=27 May 2020 |access-date=8 May 2024 }}
= Reception =
Davies has been widely regarded as one of the best left-backs in the world, with particular praise for his ability to be able to also play as an offensive winger if needed. In his early seasons with Bayern he was praised as one of the world's best youth players, being listed on the 2020 IFFHS World Youth Team and finished 3rd in voting for the 2020 Golden Boy award; presented to the best under-21 player in Europe - the highest for a defender.{{Cite web |title=2020 Golden Boy Award Full Results Announced - Haaland Wins, Nike With 9 Of 10 Best Players |url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2020/10/2020-golden-boy-award-20-finalists.html#google_vignette |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Footy Headlines |language=en}} Regarded by many as the greatest Canadian player of all time since a young age, he is seen as the "face" of his national side and scored the country's first ever World Cup goal in 2022. He is also seen as one of the two best active CONCACAF players worldwide with Christian Pulisic.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-25 |title=CONCACAF Player Power Rankings: USMNT's Christian Pulisic and Canada's Alphonso Davies rule in the region as Jonathan David and Ricardo Pepi push way up list {{!}} Goal.com US |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/concacaf-player-power-rankings-usmnt-mexico-canada-christian-pulisic-alphonso-davies/blt9cbda3c570f5935c |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.goal.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Golazo 100: Alphonso Davies tops Concacaf reps, but why aren't there more USMNT, Mexico and Canada players? |url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/golazo-100-alphonso-davies-tops-concacaf-reps-but-why-arent-there-more-usmnt-mexico-and-canada-players/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}
Personal life
Davies was in a relationship with fellow Canadian Jordyn Huitema, a forward for Paris Saint-Germain and the Canada women's national team starting from September 2017.{{cite web |date=November 23, 2018 |title=Does Canada have a new power soccer couple in Alphonso Davies and Jordyn Huitema? |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/11/23/does-canada-have-a-new-power-soccer-couple-in-alphonso-davies-and-jordyn-huitema/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607042140/https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/11/23/does-canada-have-a-new-power-soccer-couple-in-alphonso-davies-and-jordyn-huitema/ |archive-date=June 7, 2020 |access-date=April 21, 2020 |website=Toronto City News}} In September 2019, he was fined €20,000 for arriving late to a Bayern practice after visiting Huitema in Paris,{{Cite web |date=September 2, 2019 |title=Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies was fined €20k by Niko Kovač after being four hours late to practice |url=https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2019/9/2/20845014/bayern-munich-alphonso-davies-jordyn-huitema-niko-kovac-paris-st-germain-sabener-strasse |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607043529/https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2019/9/2/20845014/bayern-munich-alphonso-davies-jordyn-huitema-niko-kovac-paris-st-germain-sabener-strasse |archive-date=June 7, 2020 |access-date=June 7, 2020 |website=Bavarian Football Works}} and by June 2020, French press were aware that Davies might be interested in having Huitema sign with Bayern's women's side.{{Cite web |last=Alvarez |first=Marc |date=June 6, 2020 |title=Alphonso Davies aimerait que sa copine passe du PSG au Bayern |url=https://canal-supporters.com/2020/06/alphonso-davies-aimerait-que-sa-copine-passe-du-psg-au-bayern/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607043528/https://canal-supporters.com/2020/06/alphonso-davies-aimerait-que-sa-copine-passe-du-psg-au-bayern/ |archive-date=June 7, 2020 |access-date=June 7, 2020}} On May 22, 2022, Davies confirmed on social media that he and Huitema had split up.{{cite web |last=Anderson |first=Sarah |date=May 22, 2022 |title=Canada's soccer power couple Alphonso Davies and Jordyn Huitema split {{!}} Offside |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/alphonso-davies-jordyn-huitema-break-up |access-date=May 23, 2022 |website=Daily Hive |archive-date=May 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522235847/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/alphonso-davies-jordyn-huitema-break-up |url-status=live }}
Davies is an ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In April 2020, he played a virtual soccer match against fellow professional Asmir Begović – who also came to Canada as a child refugee – to raise money for the agency.{{cite news |title=A match for lives: Football stars compete in virtual match to raise funds for UNHCR |url=https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/24357/a-match-for-lives-football-stars-compete-in-virtual-match-to-raise-funds-for-unhcr |access-date=August 6, 2022 |publisher=Info Migrants |date=April 24, 2022 |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519054257/https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/24357/a-match-for-lives-football-stars-compete-in-virtual-match-to-raise-funds-for-unhcr |url-status=live }}
Davies is a fan of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers.{{Cite web | url = https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/2022/05/25/alphonso-davies-nhl-playoff-game-edmonton-oilers/ | title = Alphonso Davies cements status as Canadian legend by attending NHL playoff game | website = Pro Soccer Wire | date = May 25, 2022 | access-date = June 10, 2022 | first = Seth | last = Vertelney | archive-date = June 7, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220607114621/https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/2022/05/25/alphonso-davies-nhl-playoff-game-edmonton-oilers/ | url-status = live }} Davies serves as a club ambassador with Edmonton BTB SC, with whom he played for a period in his youth.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alphonso-davies-dieu-merci-michel-btb-edmonton-fifa-world-cup-1.6670831|title=Alphonso Davies-backed soccer club inspires Edmonton kids to achieve their goals|date=December 1, 2022|first=Andrea|last=Huncar|work=CBC}}
Career statistics
=Club=
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Canadian Championship, DFB-Pokal}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Whitecaps FC 2
|2016 |USL |11 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |||
rowspan="4"|Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|2016 |MLS |8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=CCL|Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 1 | ||
2017
|MLS |26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4{{efn|name=CCL}} | 1 | 1{{efn|Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs}} | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
2018
|MLS |31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 8 | |||
colspan="2"|Total
!65 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 12 | |
rowspan="3"|Bayern Munich II
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in 3. Liga promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
2019–20
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
colspan="2"|Total
!6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
rowspan="8"|Bayern Munich
|6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 1 | ||
{{nowrap|2019–20}}
|Bundesliga |29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=DSC|Appearance in DFL-Supercup}} | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
{{nowrap|2020–21}}
|Bundesliga |23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 4{{efn|One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in DFL-Supercup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}} | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
{{nowrap|2021–22}}
|Bundesliga |22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=DSC}} | |0 | 31 | 0 | |
{{nowrap|2022–23}}
|Bundesliga |25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=DSC}} | |0 | 38 | 3 | |
{{nowrap|2023–24}}
|Bundesliga |29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10{{efn|name=UCL}} | 1 | 1{{efn|name=DSC}} | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
{{nowrap|2024–25}}
|Bundesliga |19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9{{efn|name=UCL}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
colspan="2"|Total
!154 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 226 | 14 | |
colspan="3"|Career total
!236 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 326 | 28 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played March 23, 2025|{{Cite web |title=NFT profile |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/68404/Alphonso_Davies.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731202756/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/68404/Alphonso_Davies.html |archive-date=July 31, 2019 |access-date=July 12, 2017 |website=National Football Teams}}}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
rowspan="9"|Canada
|2017 | 6 | 3 |
2018 | 3 | 0 |
2019 | 8 | 2 |
2020 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 13 | 5 |
2022 | 7 | 3 |
2023 | 7 | 2 |
2024 | 12 | 0 |
2025 | 2 | 0 |
colspan="2"|Total||58||15 |
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{{updated|March 23, 2025.}} Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Davies goal.
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|+ List of international goals scored by Alphonso Davies ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |
1
| rowspan="2"|July 7, 2017 | rowspan="2"|Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | rowspan="2"|{{fb|GYF|local}} | align="center"| 3–0 | rowspan="2" align="center"|4–2 | rowspan="2"|2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
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2
| align="center" | 4–2 |
3
| July 11, 2017 | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States | {{fb|CRC}} | align="center"| 1–0 | align="center"| 1–1 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
4
| September 10, 2019 | Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands | {{fb|CUB}} | align="center"| 1–0 | align="center"| 1–0 |
5
| October 15, 2019 | {{fb|USA}} | align="center"| 1–0 | align="center"| 2–0 |2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A |
6
|rowspan="2"|March 29, 2021 | rowspan="2"|IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States | rowspan="2"|{{fb|CAY}} | align="center"|4–0 | rowspan="2" align="center"|11–0 | rowspan="2"|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7
|align="center"|9–0 |
8
| June 5, 2021 | IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States | {{fb|ARU}} | align="center" | 5–0 | align="center" | 7–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9
| June 8, 2021 |SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, United States |{{fb|SUR}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10
| October 13, 2021 |BMO Field, Toronto, Canada |{{fb|PAN}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11
|rowspan="2"|June 9, 2022 | rowspan="2"|BC Place, Vancouver, Canada | rowspan="2"|{{fb|CUW}} | align="center"|1–0 | rowspan="2" align="center"|4–0 | rowspan="2"|2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
12
|align="center"|3–0 |
13
| November 27, 2022 |Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |{{fb|CRO}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–4 |
14
| June 15, 2023 |Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, United States |{{fb|PAN}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 |
15
| November 21, 2023 |BMO Field, Toronto, Canada |{{fb|JAM}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–3 |
Honours
Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21,{{cite news |date=May 8, 2021 |title=Bayern Munich crowned Bundesliga champions |publisher=Bundesliga |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-crowned-german-champions-2020-21-lewandowski-flick-davies-15756 |url-status=live |access-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819192404/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-crowned-german-champions-2020-21-lewandowski-flick-davies-15756 |archive-date=August 19, 2021}} 2021–22, 2022–23,{{cite news |title=Dortmund draw gifts Bayern title on thrilling final day |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65714772 |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=27 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527160105/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65714772 |archive-date=27 May 2023}} 2024–25{{Cite web |date=2025-05-04 |title=FC Bayern München deutscher Meister 2025: Leverkusen patzt gegen Freiburg in Bundesliga |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/fussball/bundesliga/fc-bayern-muenchen-deutscher-meister-2025-leverkusen-patzt-gegen-freiburg-in-bundesliga-110402738.html |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=FAZ.NET |language=de}}
- DFB-Pokal: 2018–19, 2019–20
- DFL-Supercup: 2020, 2021,{{cite news |title=Robert Lewandowski double as Bayern Munich overcome Borussia Dortmund to win the Supercup |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/borussia-dortmund-bayern-munich-live-supercup-line-ups-stats-haaland-lewandowski-16902 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019112418/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/borussia-dortmund-bayern-munich-live-supercup-line-ups-stats-haaland-lewandowski-16902 |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=October 11, 2021 |website=Bundesliga Official |publisher=Bundesliga}} 2022{{Cite web |date=30 July 2022 |title=Sadio Mane debut goal helps Bayern Munich to Supercup win over RB Leipzig |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/rb-leipzig-bayern-munich-live-supercup-team-news-match-stats-mane-de-ligt-20652 |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=Bundesliga |language=}}
- UEFA Champions League: 2019–20{{cite web |date=July 23, 2020 |title=Bayern win the Champions League |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-champions-league/story/4165270/bayern-munich-win-the-champions-league-how-social-media-reacted-to-the-bavarians-being-kings-of-europe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920213302/https://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-champions-league/story/4165270/bayern-munich-win-the-champions-league-how-social-media-reacted-to-the-bavarians-being-kings-of-europe |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |access-date=July 23, 2020 |publisher=ESPN}}
- UEFA Super Cup: 2020{{cite web |date=September 24, 2020 |title=Joker Javi Martinez köpft Bayern zum Supercup |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-fc-sevilla-2020-uefa-supercup-4651922/analyse |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925163103/https://www.kicker.de/4651922/spielbericht/fc-bayern-muenchen/fc-sevilla |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |access-date=September 24, 2020 |website=Kicker |language=de}}
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2020{{cite news |date=February 11, 2021 |title=Pavard completes sextuple for dominant Bayern |publisher=FIFA |url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/amp/pavard-completes-sextuple-for-dominant-bayern |url-status=dead |access-date=February 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211201846/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/amp/pavard-completes-sextuple-for-dominant-bayern |archive-date=February 11, 2021}}
Individual
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2017{{cite web|date=July 26, 2017|title=Alphonso Davies wins Young Player, Golden Boot and Best XI at Gold Cup 2017|url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/alphonso-davies-wins-young-player-golden-boot-and-best-xi-at-gold-cup-2017-p161038|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219064513/https://www.canadasoccer.com/alphonso-davies-wins-young-player-golden-boot-and-best-xi-at-gold-cup-2017-p161038|archive-date=February 19, 2020|access-date=July 27, 2017|publisher=Canada Soccer}}
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Bright Future Award: 2017{{cite web|date=July 26, 2017|title=Canada's Davies merits Young Player Award presented by Scotiabank|url=https://www.goldcup.org/en/young-player-award|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726092530/http://www.goldcup.org/en/young-player-award|archive-date=July 26, 2017|access-date=July 27, 2017|website=goldcup.org}}
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Boot Award: 2017
- FIFA FIFPro World11: 2020{{cite news |date=December 17, 2020 |title=Lucy Bronze and Robert Lewandowski are The Best of 2020 |publisher=FIFA |url=https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/news/lucy-bronze-and-robert-lewandowski-are-the-best-of-2020 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430054053/https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/news/lucy-bronze-and-robert-lewandowski-are-the-best-of-2020 |archive-date=April 30, 2021}}{{cite web |date=December 17, 2020 |title=The FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11 of 2019–2020 – FIFPRO World Players' Union |url=https://fifpro.org/en/industry/world-11/the-fifa-fifpro-men-s-world-11-of-2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215035636/https://www.fifpro.org/en/industry/world-11/the-fifa-fifpro-men-s-world-11-of-2020 |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |access-date=December 18, 2020 |website=FIFPRO |language=en}}
- IFFHS Men's World Team: 2020,{{cite web |date=December 4, 2020 |title=IFFHS WORLD AWARDS 2020 – THE WINNERS |url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/809 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613010326/https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/809 |archive-date=June 13, 2021 |access-date=December 4, 2020 |website=IFFHS}} 2021,{{cite web |date=December 7, 2021 |title=IFFHS MEN'S WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 2021 |url=https://iffhs.com/posts/1510 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207073547/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1510 |archive-date=December 7, 2021 |access-date=December 7, 2021 |website=IFFHS}} 2022,{{cite web |date=January 11, 2023 |title=IFFHS MEN'S WORLD TEAM 2022 |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2465 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111083043/https://iffhs.com/posts/2465 |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=IFFHS}} 2023{{cite web|date=4 January 2024|title=IFFHS MEN'S WORLD TEAM 2023|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/3299|access-date=4 January 2024|website=IFFHS}} 2024{{cite web|title=IFFHS WORLD TEAMS 2024|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/4086|website=IFFHS|date=26 December 2024|access-date=26 December 2024}}
- IFFHS Men's World Youth (U20) Team: 2020{{cite web |title=IFFHS |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1036%26ved%3D2ahUKEwjYi-TBkNb0AhUIUWwGHecyBNkQFnoECAQQAQ%26usg%3DAOvVaw1KsuRLOkdvcpMgQgM2DzGA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220114122901/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1036&ved=2ahUKEwjYi-TBkNb0AhUIUWwGHecyBNkQFnoECAQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1KsuRLOkdvcpMgQgM2DzGA |archive-date=January 14, 2022 |access-date=January 14, 2022 |website=IFFHS}}
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2020{{cite news |date=January 20, 2021 |title=UEFA.com fans' Team of the Year 2020 revealed |publisher=UEFA |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0265-1160a803540f-283794ce2b95-1000--uefa-com-fans-teams-of-the-year-2020-announced/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120150306/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/news/0265-1160a803540f-283794ce2b95-1000--uefa-com-fans-teams-of-the-year-2020-announced/ |archive-date=January 20, 2021}}
- CONCACAF Men's Player of the Year: 2021,{{cite news|url=https://www.concacaf.com/news/davies-wins-concacaf-men-s-player-of-the-year-award/|title=Davies wins Concacaf Men's Player of the Year Award|website=CONCACAF|date=April 4, 2022|access-date=April 5, 2022|archive-date=April 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405112048/https://www.concacaf.com/news/davies-wins-concacaf-men-s-player-of-the-year-award/|url-status=live}} 2022{{cite news|url=https://www.concacaf.com/news/davies-wins-second-concacaf-men-s-player-of-the-year-award/|title=Davies wins second Concacaf Men's Player of the Year Award|website=CONCACAF|date=May 5, 2023|access-date=May 6, 2023}}
- CONCACAF Best XI: 2021
- CONCACAF Nations League Finals Best XI: 2023{{Cite web |date=19 June 2023 |title=Turner, Reyna and David lead way in CNL Finals Best XI |url=https://www.concacaf.com/nations-league/news/turner-reyna-and-david-lead-way-in-cnl-finals-best-xi/ |access-date=20 June 2023 |website=CONCACAF}}
- Lou Marsh Trophy co-winner: 2020{{cite news |date=December 8, 2020 |title=Davies, Duvernay-Tardif named co-winners of 2020 Lou Marsh Trophy |url=https://www.tsn.ca/alphonso-davies-laurent-duvernay-tardif-named-co-winners-of-2020-lou-marsh-trophy-1.1561451 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208184840/https://www.tsn.ca/alphonso-davies-laurent-duvernay-tardif-named-co-winners-of-2020-lou-marsh-trophy-1.1561451 |archive-date=December 8, 2020 |access-date=December 8, 2020 |publisher=The Sports Network |location=Toronto}}
- Lionel Conacher Award winner: 2020{{cite news |date=December 29, 2020 |title=Alphonso Davies wraps up remarkable year with Bayern by winning Lionel Conacher Award |url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/cp-newsalert-alphonso-davies-captures-150025428.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127204150/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/cp-newsalert-alphonso-davies-captures-150025428.html |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |access-date=December 30, 2020 |publisher=Yahoo! Sports Canada}}
- Canadian Men's Player of the Year: 2018,{{cite news |last=Molinaro |first=John |date=December 12, 2018 |title=Alphonso Davies named Canadian men's player of the year |publisher=Sportsnet |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/alphonso-davies-named-canadian-mens-player-year/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331200033/https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/alphonso-davies-named-canadian-mens-player-year/ |archive-date=March 31, 2020}} 2020,{{cite news |date=December 3, 2020 |title=Alphonso Davies wins 2020 Canadian Player of the Year Award presented by Allstate |publisher=Canada Socce |url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/news/alphonso-davies-wins-2020-canadian-player-of-the-year-award-presented-by-allstate/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203152920/https://www.canadasoccer.com/news/alphonso-davies-wins-2020-canadian-player-of-the-year-award-presented-by-allstate/ |archive-date=December 3, 2020}} 2021,{{cite news |title=Alphonso Davies wins 2021 Canada Soccer Player of the Year award |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/alphonso-davies-wins-2021-canada-soccer-player-of-the-year-award/ |date=December 15, 2021 |access-date=December 15, 2021 |publisher=Canada Soccer |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215190339/https://canadasoccer.com/news/alphonso-davies-wins-2021-canada-soccer-player-of-the-year-award/ |url-status=live }} 2022{{cite news |title=Alphonso Davies wins 2022 Canada Soccer Player of the Year |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/alphonso-davies-wins-2022-canada-soccer-player-of-the-year/ |publisher=Canada Soccer |date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=December 22, 2022 |archive-date=December 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223030637/https://canadasoccer.com/news/alphonso-davies-wins-2022-canada-soccer-player-of-the-year/ |url-status=live }}
- Canada U-17 Male Player of the Year: 2016, 2017
- UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season runner-up: 2019–20
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2019–20{{cite news|date=August 28, 2020|title=UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season|publisher=UEFA|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0260-103d6b6179e6-7a1932c7a58c-1000--uefa-champions-league-squad-of-the-season|url-status=live|access-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114125542/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0260-103d6b6179e6-7a1932c7a58c-1000--uefa-champions-league-squad-of-the-season/|archive-date=November 14, 2020}}
- UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI: 2020{{cite news|date=December 30, 2020|title=Champions League breakthrough team of 2020|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0264-1136a160137c-1457a37d80c8-1000--champions-league-breakthrough-team-of-2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101025118/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0264-1136a160137c-1457a37d80c8-1000--champions-league-breakthrough-team-of-2020/|archive-date=January 1, 2021|access-date=January 1, 2021|publisher=UEFA}}
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2020–21,{{cite news|date=May 15, 2021|title=The 2020/21 Bundesliga Team of the Season!|publisher=Bundesliga|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/team-of-the-season-2021-vote-fifa-21-ea-sports-haaland-lewandowski-overview-4204|url-status=live|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517120158/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/team-of-the-season-2021-vote-fifa-21-ea-sports-haaland-lewandowski-overview-4204|archive-date=May 17, 2021}} 2021–22,{{cite news|date=May 13, 2022|title=The EA Sports Bundesliga Team of the Season 2021/22 is here!|publisher=Bundesliga|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/ea-sports-team-of-the-season-2021-22-overview-19624|access-date=May 13, 2022|archive-date=November 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104100645/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/ea-sports-team-of-the-season-2021-22-overview-19624|url-status=live}} 2022–23,{{cite news|date=May 18, 2023|title=The official Bundesliga Team of the Season 2022/23|publisher=Bundesliga|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/team-of-the-season-2022-23-vote-fifa-ea-sports-fut23-23319|access-date=May 18, 2023}} 2024–25{{cite news|date=May 9, 2025|title=The EA FC 25 Bundesliga Team of the Season 2024/25|publisher=Bundesliga|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/team-of-the-season-2024-25-voting-best-players-ea-fc25-easports-31723|access-date=May 9, 2025}}
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Season: 2019–20
- Bundesliga Player of the Month: November 2021{{cite news |date=December 16, 2021 |title=Davies named Bundesliga player of the month for November |publisher=CTV News |url=https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/edmonton/2021/12/16/1_5710212.html |access-date=December 16, 2021 |archive-date=February 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218215049/https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/edmonton/2021/12/16/1_5710212.html |url-status=live }}
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: May 2020{{cite news |date=June 12, 2020 |title=Davies named Bundesliga rookie of the month |publisher=The Sports Network |url=https://www.tsn.ca/canadian-international-alphonso-davies-named-bundesliga-rookie-of-the-month-1.1485581 |url-status=live |access-date=June 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612225224/https://www.tsn.ca/canadian-international-alphonso-davies-named-bundesliga-rookie-of-the-month-1.1485581 |archive-date=June 12, 2020}}
- VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2019–20,{{cite web|url=https://www.spielergewerkschaft.de/de/Aktionen/VDV11/Detail/1196.htm|title=Robert Lewandowski zum VDV-Spieler der Saison gewählt|publisher=VDV|language=de|date=July 9, 2020|access-date=July 9, 2020|archive-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202154247/https://www.spielergewerkschaft.de/de/Aktionen/VDV11/Detail/1196.htm|url-status=dead}} 2020–21,{{cite web|url=https://www.spielergewerkschaft.de/de/VDV/Aktuelles/Detail/1347/Aktuelles-%7C-Meldung-%7C-VDV-11-2020%2F2021.htm|title=Robert Lewandowski zum VDV-Spieler der Saison gewählt|publisher=VDV|language=de|date=June 2, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214747/https://www.spielergewerkschaft.de/de/VDV/Aktuelles/Detail/1347/Aktuelles-%7C-Meldung-%7C-VDV-11-2020%2F2021.htm|url-status=dead}} 2022–23{{cite web|url=https://www.spielergewerkschaft.de/de/VDV/Aktuelles/Detail/1625/Aktuelles-%7C-VDV-11-%7C-2022%2F2023.htm|title=Jude Bellingham ist VDV-Spieler der Saison|publisher=VDV|language=de|date=June 7, 2023|access-date=June 7, 2023|archive-date=June 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613063410/https://www.spielergewerkschaft.de/de/VDV/Aktuelles/Detail/1625/Aktuelles-%7C-VDV-11-%7C-2022%2F2023.htm|url-status=dead}}
- VDV Bundesliga Newcomer of the Season: 2019–20{{cite news|date=July 9, 2020|title=Lewandowski, Flick and Davies honoured by players' union|url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2020/07/bayern-trio-sweep-the-board---lewandowski-flick--davies-honoured-by-players-union|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606122943/https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2020/07/bayern-trio-sweep-the-board---lewandowski-flick--davies-honoured-by-players-union|archive-date=June 6, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|publisher=FC Bayern Munich}}
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2019–20{{cite web |date=July 3, 2020 |title=Sechsmal Bayern, einmal Gladbach: Die kicker-Elf der Saison (2019/20) |url=https://www.kicker.de/sechsmal_bayern_einmal_gladbach_die_kicker_elf_der_saison-778646/slideshow |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521061132/https://www.kicker.de/sechsmal_bayern_einmal_gladbach_die_kicker_elf_der_saison-778646/slideshow |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |access-date=September 3, 2020 |publisher=kicker |language=de}}
- MLS All-Star: 2018
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC Player of the Year: 2018
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC Goal of the Year: 2018
References
{{Reflist}}
Further reading
- {{cite book |last=Devji |first=Farhan |title=Alphonso Davies: A New Hope |date=May 2, 2023 |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=978-1770416529}}
External links
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- [https://fcbayern.com/en/teams/first-team/alphonso-davies Profile] at the FC Bayern Munich website
- {{Canada Soccer player|id=5810}}
- [https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/alphonso-davies/spieler Alphonso Davies] at DFB.de
- {{NFT|68404}}
- {{UEFA player}}
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{{2020 UEFA Team of the Year}}
{{2020 FIFA FIFPRO World 11}}
{{2019–20 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season}}
{{Lou Marsh Trophy}}
{{Lionel Conacher Award}}
{{Canadian Player of the Year}}
{{Canada Soccer Young Players of the Year}}
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Category:Footballers from Central Region (Ghana)
Category:Black Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Soccer players from Edmonton
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Liberian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Whitecaps FC 2 players
Category:Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
Category:FC Bayern Munich footballers
Category:FC Bayern Munich II players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:UEFA Champions League–winning players
Category:Canada men's youth international soccer players
Category:Canada men's international soccer players
Category:2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:2022 FIFA World Cup players
Category:2024 Copa América players
Category:Liberian expatriates in Ghana
Category:Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
Category:Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany