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Simon Colyn
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-23) March 23, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SPAL
(on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
Youth career
Langley United YSA
–2016 Surrey United
2016–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 (0)
2020– → SPAL (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019– Canada U17 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 28, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 14, 2019

Simon Colyn (born March 23, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for S.P.A.L. on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.

Career

Club

Colyn signed with Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 19, 2018.[1] He made his debut on Vancouver's final game of the 2018 MLS season on October 28, as a substitute for Alphonso Davies in the 86th minute of a 2–1 victory over the Portland Timbers.[2]

On November 19, 2019, it was announced that Colyn would be joining Dutch club PSV for a 10-day training stint.[3]

On October 7, 2020, Colyn joined Italian Serie B side SPAL on loan until June 2021, with an option for the club to make the deal permanent.[4]

International

Colyn was called up to a U-15 youth identification camp for Canada in 2017 under coach Rob Gale.[5] For the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship, Colyn was named the captain for Canada and helped the team qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign 16-year-old Residency attacking midfielder Simon Colyn to MLS Homegrown contract". whitecapsfc.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. April 19, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ^ West, Phil (October 28, 2018). "Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Portland Timbers 1 - 2018 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps teenager Simon Colyn set to train with PSV Eindhoven". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  4. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/10/07/vancouver-whitecaps-loan-canadian-youth-international-simon-colyn-loan-italian-club
  5. ^ "16 Whitecaps FC Residency players called up to Canada U-15 ID camp". whitecapsfc.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 15, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Press, The Canadian (May 9, 2019). "Canada reaches CONCACAF U17 quarterfinals, now one win from FIFA U17 World Cup - TSN.ca". tsn.ca. TSN. Retrieved May 12, 2019.


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