Alphonso Davies vs Dwayne De Rosario
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.
Dwayne De Rosario
Canada · 2000–11 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Canada
- #4 of 33
- Clubs
- San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo, D.C. United
The 2001 MLS Cup went to golden goal, and in the 96th minute he shifted the ball onto his right foot and curled it off the far post and in, winning San Jose the title and the match's MVP award. Canada's 2000 Gold Cup belongs to him too, along with four MLS Cups, the 2011 MVP award and Golden Boot, a second MLS Cup MVP in 2007, and 22 goals in 81 caps. Career record: club career at San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo, D.C. United.
The verdict
The almanac puts Alphonso Davies ahead by 5 rating points, 88 against 83.
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