Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency

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Whitecaps FC Residency
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Full name Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
Nickname(s) Caps,
Blue and White
Founded 2009
Owners Greg Kerfoot
Steve Luczo
Jeff Mallett
Steve Nash
League USSDA
Website Club home page

The Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency are the youth academy and development system of Canadian Major League Soccer club, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The residency program currently consists of two tiers. Residency squads include U-18 and U-16 teams while pre-residency have U-15, U-14 and U-13 squads. Beginning in 2011–12 the U-18 and U-16 teams compete in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, the top tier of youth soccer in the United States.

For the first year they played their home games at locations across the Lower Mainland, including Swangard Stadium, Thunderbird Stadium and Simon Fraser University. On September 6, 2012, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, in partnership with the government of British Columbia and the University of British Columbia announced plans to develop the National Soccer Development Centre located within UBC. The $32.5 million facility will feature a new state-of-the-art fieldhouse in addition to five soccer fields, three natural grass and two artificial turf. The Development Centre will be home for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC men, women's and residency teams, UBC soccer teams and Canadian men's and women's national teams. In addition, the facility will be used by various youth soccer programs from across the province of British Columbia.

The Whitecaps FC Residency is a full-time, fully funded, player development program. It is designed to develop a player’s on and off field potential through a philosophy integrating training, education, and accommodation, all conveniently situated in one place. U14 is the pre-academy group featuring players U13 to U15 separated in two squads; Senior and Junior teams for a total pool of 32-36 players. Players train in the evenings and attend their own schools. Exhibition matches are scheduled within the Pacific Northwest region against elite club teams, MLS Academies and other USSDA Pre-Academy teams.

Players graduate into the U16 and U18 program joining the USSDA. These teams feature 18 to 20 players per squad and travel throughout California, Oregon, and Washington. Given the training and playing demands, players train and attend a holistic development program at Burnaby Central Secondary School. Program graduates enter the first team development environment that includes training and competitive opportunities in both Reserve team and PDL games.

The Whitecaps FC web site has a residency/elite section with lots of information including youth coach video interviews. The residency also has a billet program for players from outside Vancouver. With the move from a Burnaby-based program to the University of BC at Point Grey, partnerships and billet may be changing in 2013. Also the United States Soccer Federation has announced a U14 USSDA program starting in the fall 2013 which may further change the Whitecaps FC Residency/Elite program.

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Residency Technical Director Craig Dalrymple
U-16 Head Coach Rich Fagan
Head Coach Pre-Residency Bart Choufour
U-18 Assistant Coach & Player Liaison Steve Meadley
U-16 Assistant Coach Carl Valentine
Goalkeeper Coach Raegyn Hall
Head Therapist Chris Franks
Head Athletic Trainer Jon MacGregor
Equipment Manager Martin McDermott

Last updated: February 24, 2014
Source: [1]

Honours

U-18s

Current roster

U-18 squad

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of February 24, 2014.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Marco Carducci      Canada
3 Defender Nike Azuma      Canada
5 Defender Vaggeli Boucas      Canada
6 Defender Eric De Graaf      Canada
8 Midfielder Ali Musse      Canada
10 Midfielder Marco Bustos      Canada
11 Defender Jordan Haynes      Canada
7 Forward Gamal ElRifai      Egypt
15 Midfielder Drake Rendle      Canada
16 Defender Manraj Bains      Canada
17 Defender Jeevin Kang      Canada
18 Goalkeeper William Diaz      Canada
19 Midfielder Kianz Froese      Canada
20 Midfielder Kyle Jones      Canada
21 Midfielder Dario Conte      Canada
23 Goalkeeper Francesco Saporito      Canada
24 Midfielder Vana Markarian      Canada
39 Defender Joshua Cuthbert      Canada
— Defender Quinn Bredin      England

U-16 squad

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of February 24, 2014.[2]

No. Position Player Nation


25 Defender Brendan Skinner      Canada
27 Midfielder Alessandro Hojabrpour      Canada
29 Defender Joel Harrison      Canada
27 Goalkeeper Joshua Zadeiks      Canada
32 Midfielder Noah Verhoeven      Canada
33 Midfielder Michael Baldisimo      Canada
34 Midfielder Georges Mukumbilwa      Canada
35 Defender Travis Selje      Canada
36 Midfielder Jonas Hakkinen      Canada
37 Midfielder Nicolas Apostol      Canada
38 Midfielder Andres Charles-Barrera      Canada
39 Forward Alphonso Davies      Canada
40 Forward Theo Bair      Canada
41 Forward Alan Camacho      Canada
43 Defender Christopher Guerreiro      Canada
43 Goalkeeper Evan Ince      Canada
45 Forward Devin O'Hea      Canada
46 Defender Liam Robinson      Canada
48 Defender Terrell Smith      Canada
50 Goalkeeper Trevor Schneider      Canada
51 Midfielder Tudor Mihaila      Canada
52 Midfielder Gabriel Escobar      Canada
– Forward Rees Goertzen      Canada
– Midfielder Nicholas Fussell      Canada

Alumni

Below is sortable list of residency alumni who have played in more than 50 professional top-tier league games, or currently play for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC first team. Only league appearances and goals are included.

Name Nationality[n 1] Position Year of birth Career[n 2] Appearances Goals Club[n 3]
Russell Teibert  Canada Midfielder 1992 2011– 86 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Caleb Clarke  Canada Forward 1993 2012– 2 – Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sam Adekugbe  Canada Defender 1995 2013- 13 - Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Ethen Sampson  South Africa Defender 1993 2014- 1 - Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Marco Carducci  Canada Goalkeeper 1996 2014- - - Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Kianz Froese  Canada Midfielder 1996 2014- 9 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Marco Bustos  Canada Midfielder 1996 2015- - - Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Notes

  1. ↑ Country indicates national team as it has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  2. ↑ Begins with first top-tier league game and ends with the last
  3. ↑ The club where a player has played the most games is listed. If the player is still active, current club is shown.

References

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External links

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