Alphonso Davies vs Atiba Hutchinson
Canada against Canada. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Alphonso Davies
Canada · 2017–22 · LB
- Almanac rating
- 88
- Rank in Canada
- #1 of 33
- Clubs
- Vancouver Whitecaps, FC Bayern Munich
Sixty-eight seconds into Canada's game against Croatia on 27 November 2022, he rose to Tajon Buchanan's cross and headed in the first goal his country had ever scored at a men's World Cup. With Bayern he has won the 2020 Champions League and the Club World Cup and Super Cup that followed it, seven Bundesliga titles and three DFB-Pokals; at sixteen he had already taken the Golden Boot at the 2017 Gold Cup. Career record: club career at Vancouver Whitecaps, FC Bayern Munich II, FC Bayern Munich.
Atiba Hutchinson
Canada · 2020s · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Canada
- #2 of 33
- Clubs
- F.C. Copenhagen, PSV Eindhoven, Beşiktaş J.K. (Football)
In the 71st minute against Morocco on 1 December 2022, Hutchinson, at 39 the oldest outfield player in Qatar, met a corner and saw his header come off the crossbar and drop just short of the line. He retired with 104 caps, a Canadian men's record, six Canadian Player of the Year awards, four Danish titles at Copenhagen, three Süper Lig titles at Beşiktaş and a KNVB Cup at PSV. Career record: club career at F.C. Copenhagen, PSV Eindhoven, Beşiktaş J.K. (Football).
The verdict
The almanac puts Alphonso Davies ahead by 4 rating points, 88 against 84.
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