for me to come to germany. i got my license to work as a swimming instructor. and our 2 children other dogs just robbed us of just. what's your story take part charity on info migrants dot. com. i. alfonso davies one of the bundesliga fastest rising stars this season. 19 years young and a fascinating back story with the most unlikely of beginnings it wasn't easy

getting a refugee across the ocean to canada with both parents working little up front so had his hands full. name said. he has been living secret. to his talent came to light at school and after that there was no stopping him i really believe that the sky's the limit spiral for. now he's doubling the biggest names in football and his own special one on and off the pitch the incredible journey of alfonso davies from the unlikeliest point of origin to the very pinnacle of the bundesliga it's a stirring football fairytale. i . i.

alfonso davies has taken the bundesliga by storm in double quick time. his consistent excellent form of buy in munich has earned him a regular starting spot and then added reward in april he signed a contract extension to 2025. has always been good to me and every time they want to know they're a top team and they were to start my contract. in the skin my futures. so far so don't use them so. i'm. a bundesliga star already and on course to follow suit on the wider international stage a dream come true indeed alfonso davies remarkable football journey has brought him a very long wife already.

burum in ghana just west of the capital a crowd it was originally established by the un as a camp for refugees for the most part those fleeing civil war in liberia. alphonso davies parents were among them and this is where their house once stood when their 1st child alfonso was born in the 1st year of the new millennium. life it was tough a constant struggle to make ends meet with opportunities to better yourself few and far between. you know from stories i've heard from my parents there was no was an easy being a refugee term you know is not easy being anywhere around the world is not so easy being a refugee camp i don't really have much memory was about my time in ghana. is that. he escaped and was ok you have. be careful.

out good luck to you all want to come back but what gas. a kick about him. here alfonso davies is an inspiring example to others chasing the football dream. i wish that you know i'll see you and the group will go if you work anywhere you know in my division were always keep me strong and again. welcome monitoring. the 4 course. this is where it all began and alfonso hasn't forgotten it he's actively supporting the u.n. refugee agency is coded 19 response to me for produce you know to raise money to help in the refugees. with whatever they need obviously social distancing is tough for them you know being so compact and if corona hits you know one of those

refugee camps or can be a disaster. before the bundesliga restart alfonso davies and his team mates have to keep fit during the coronavirus lockdown 1st at long distance via video chat. it is called kids pick up economy ok. and finally back out on the pitch that competitive spirit driving each other forward. as much change as possible in small shows he's come into this team i knew that there were a family and we were going to fight for you know each and every play and hey yo soccer boy. while the football was on hold alfonso also had more time to keep his followers entertained on social media fancy footwork aplenty with the ball. and without it. a young man of many facets. and also not averse to showcasing his acting abilities

online it all helps keep the boredom at but a. mere 2 year old kids. is a way to express express yourself with growing old people i don't know you personally go through social media and know a little bit more about you. and also. just i think. edmonton in central canada the regional capital is home to almost a 1000000 people the davies family moved to in 2006 after arriving in the country on a refugee relocation program with my parents' outworking alfonse i had to look after his younger siblings on a daily basis and he has been living. here in the back and see my mum boy he is the only here he's

a kid he will visit one grain and then a 2nd they beat him. never. and. say. all and now i want to start a football around. the city 1210 for the show is a start for boys you know a little bit. later than most of my family my friends are playing on a very young age on a 1st i was just playing with my friends. you know outside. st nicholas catholic junior high in edmonton as fate would have it alfonso school also had its own in-house soccer academy these days his pictures graced the walls here mathematics teacher marco basia was also his 1st coach back then and quit to recognize the many qualities of his new project. alfonso came here

each 11 till 14 passion for the game was through the roof and bonds was you know a great leader on and off the fuel what impressed me the most goal was his ability on the ball. his 1st touch was fantastic everyone sees his feet several pieces of legislation but i think what what separates him from the rest its ability to combine that with this is that technical ability on the ball. the instrumental on so i train up the school and you know ride the bike or you're given it. you know work on his legs for strength training. all different kinds of things. here we point out our best results from all of our students. and one of the tests that we've done here is a fitness test and alfonzo still has the record. this is the room that i taught

fonzo math house. and then we would have our talks and watch champions league soccer and here. on the biggest. night i interviewed him i did an interview when he was in grade 7 and i asked him those the same questions and he said that he wanted to be a pro soccer player and that was his number one goal and now he is like gordon playing to reach the special level and. so in the pros today he certainly is playing with and against some of the best to winning effects song let's take a closer look at his getting. davies combines creativity and versatility with an exceptional level of a collective system here and a quick one to leave his mark a trailing from the outset pulling further ahead. he has the time and space to take

stock of the situation before opting to square the ball to thomas miller. no goal on this occasion but it's a typical illustration of davey's dynamism going forward. the canadian super talent can also open things up from further back with his long ball game becoming even more assured he times the possible perfectly taking out 7 apartments to send teammate even parish it's clear. alfonso davies is causing quite a stir in munich so what is germany's most kept quiet thick. enough davis is proving your courage for brian already. the competition for places there you'll really thrown into a shark pool as a young unknown quantity it's a great achievement to break through like that because as he's moving in the right direction and i think with brian he's

a very good host of this. he's also a very cool customer under pressure with a technique to back it up here davies has 3 opposition players on his case but simply dribbles his white clear. naturally left footed he can switch to his right with possession safely retained. he's become brian's delivery specialist down the left flank and meet 12 sprinting upfield and 70 meters later still able to play at one point pass into the danger zone. get. the. cut they look how much ground they covered here and look out quickly he did so and then he provided it inch perfect levodopa skated the rest. yeah i did run

a 100 years when i was in. 78 and 9. 11 something. that's a track record at school did evidently leave a lasting impression. on me when we did track and field when they came to play. you know what i can feel he he was unbelievable in the 1021500 and everyone was coming up to me in. the 100 meter and then he ran the 50100 meter any one them he won them both it's rare to see him do the 150 that he goes into the relay he did. davies go back a long way. and current agent as well as

a good friend so this is one of the communities. in north. this is where we used to do all of our training right over here at this field and let's go down and check out this field see what kind of condition. it will be nice to get down and take a look at it again i haven't been here for a couple years. you know he was my mentor he as much as possible i make sure i have you know whatever i needed so i'm happy i'm glad that he's my life. in edmonton. season starts in the summer they go for about 3 to 4 months and in that period they must play about. 16 to 18 matches you know most of our training matches are during an indoor season being canada and having snow not being able to play outside for most of the years. you know most. snow. no snow cover the ground so you can really play for signing off on

that came from a tough environment i mean you know when he got to vancouver he had to perform when he performed and you know within within a year just over a year he became a pro. the end. with the vancouver whitecaps the team prodigy was soon making his mark as one of major league soccer's youngest ever players. off the pitch on june 6th 201716 year old alfonso officially became a canadian citizen a moment to remember and reflect on. j.r. go on. playing a war live in refugee camp and then coming to canada this is what we were in journey as a family to get here now are here and excited that. his

international debut soon followed accompanied by growing interest from some of world football's top clubs. now things were happening really fast after his family had been reluctant to even let him go in the 1st place. people think when you get near there will be a new day here and in. ghana he can't and he's still young. before i left i promised her that i was i would be a good boy or stays in our sawfish my case i'm still working on it. i'm what i mean you know life on the big thank you so it. all now i'm from this.