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Bayern Munich s Alphonso Davies has capped a sensational 2020 by becoming the first soccer player in history to win the Lionel Conacher Award as The Canadian Press Male Athlete of the Year.
Davies, who turned 20 on 2 November 2020, surpassed all expectation in his first full campaign on European soil, excelling at left-back as Bayern won a Bundesliga, UEFA Champions League and DFB Cup treble. It s been a fantastic year for Alphonso, said Canada head coach John Herdman. And the awards are thoroughly deserved. He’s doing things at the highest level in the world game.
“And he s Canadian, he s from Edmonton. I think for all of us, it s just something we can be proud of. And for those young players, it s that reminder that anything s possible, anything s possible for a Canadian.