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Alphonso Davies

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Key facts

Full name Alphonso Boyle Davies[1]
Date of birth November 2, 2000[1]
Place of birth Buduburam, Ghana[1]
Current club Bayern Munich[1]
National team Canada[1]
Positions Left-back, winger, wing-back[1]

Alphonso Davies is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back, winger, or wing-back for Bayern Munich and the Canada national team.

Context

Alphonso Davies is a professional soccer player from Canada who plays for Bayern Munich and the Canada national team [1]. He is commonly identified as a left-back, winger, or wing-back, and he was born in Buduburam, Ghana, on November 2, 2000 [1]. Davies started his professional career with the Vancouver Whitecaps [2]. He made his senior Canada debut in June 2017 after being called up as a 16-year-old [2]. He played at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and scored Canada's first World Cup goal against Croatia [2]. He joined Bayern Munich in 2019 [4]. He was born in a refugee camp in Ghana after his parents fled civil unrest in Liberia [3].

Documented claims

  • Davies started his professional career with the Vancouver Whitecaps. [2]
  • He made his senior Canada debut in June 2017 as a 16-year-old. [2]
  • He scored Canada's first World Cup goal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup against Croatia. [2]
  • He joined Bayern Munich in 2019. [4]
  • He was born in a refugee camp in Ghana after his parents fled civil unrest in Liberia. [3]

Questions and answers

Why did Alphonso Davies leave Ghana?

Davies was born in a refugee camp in Ghana after his parents fled civil unrest in Liberia [3].

Where does Alphonso Davies live in Canada?

Davies grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, before starting his professional career with the Vancouver Whitecaps [2].

Why is Alphonso Davies still not playing?

The sources do not specify any current injury or absence reason for Davies.

Sources

  1. Alphonso Davies — thecanadianencyclopedia.ca (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Alphonso Davies evolves from young Edmonton soccer star to Canada's captain — cbc.ca (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Alphonso Davies Red Bull Canada Athlete Profile — redbull.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. Alphonso Davies - Vancouver Whitecaps FC — whitecapsfc.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Sports