Alphonso Davies vs Jonathan David
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.
Jonathan David
Canada · 2019–26 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Canada
- #3 of 33
- Clubs
- KAA Gent, Lille OSC, Juventus
Vancouver's BC Place watched him score three times on 18 June 2026 as Canada beat Qatar 6-0, the first World Cup hat-trick by a North American in 96 years. He is Canada's record scorer with 42 goals, won Ligue 1 with Lille in 2021 and the Trophée des Champions that year, took the 2019 Gold Cup Golden Boot and was named CONCACAF Player of the Year for 2024-25. Career record: club career at KAA Gent, Lille OSC, Juventus.
The verdict
The almanac puts Alphonso Davies ahead by 4 rating points, 88 against 84.
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