{ "title": "Prime Minister and Canadians celebrate Alphonso\u2019s achievement", "modified_at": "2026-05-04 14:51:23", "published_at": "2020-08-24 21:12:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/prime-minister-canadians-celebrate-alphonso-davies", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/duEd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "From the Prime Minister of Canada to Mayor of Edmonton, Canadians have celebrated and congratulated Alphonso Davies on winning the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League title. Davies is the first Canadian player to win the men\u2019s #UCL title, joining three-time #UWCL winner Kadeisha Buchanan in elite company \u2026", "slug": "prime-minister-canadians-celebrate-alphonso-davies", "body": "

From the Prime Minister of Canada to Mayor of Edmonton, Canadians have celebrated and congratulated Alphonso Davies on winning the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League title. Davies is the first Canadian player to win the men’s #UCL title, joining three-time #UWCL winner Kadeisha Buchanan in elite company across the Atlantic in Europe.

Davies won three major trophies with his German club FC Bayern Munich in 2019-20: his second Bundesliga, his second German Cup, and his first UEFA Champions League title. He was also named the 2019-20 Bundesliga Rookie of the Season.

A historic moment – you made Canadians proud out there. Congratulations on the big win, Alphonso! https://t.co/nNoOtxdn3Q — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 24, 2020
Edmonton is so proud to be your home, @AlphonsoDavies! \u200b ? https://t.co/doGoqrzHpZ — Don Iveson (@doniveson) August 24, 2020
Congratulations to all involved in the development of this young man. Truly a world class talent. Congratulations @AlphonsoDavies https://t.co/QU3YGoeac9 — President's Office (@CanadaSoccerPO) August 23, 2020
“We are all very proud of what Alphonso Davies has accomplished in 2020…. For any young ? player that wears a Davies shirt and dreams of being that player one day, that dream doesn’t seem that far away.”#CANMNT John Herdman ?\ufe0f https://t.co/R4195UGVMf pic.twitter.com/ab3WQNQwoo — Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) August 23, 2020
What an accomplishment. @AlphonsoDavies should be all over the news. A young canadian amongst the best on the world.We should be shouting it loud and very proudly on every media outlet. — Patrice Bernier (@pbernier10) August 23, 2020
Massive congratulations @AlphonsoDavies What an accomplishment. Paving the way for future Canadians ?? ? @keishaballa @JordynHuitema @AshleyLawrence Who’s next? @ChampionsLeague — Christine Sinclair (@sincy12) August 23, 2020
This gives me goosebumps!!! Fantastic!!! Proud Canadian!!! https://t.co/u0DKqfirUf — Carlo Corazzin (@carloc19) August 24, 2020
Congratulations @AlphonsoDavies live it kid! You made the whole country proud!! ????\u2b50\ufe0f — Tosaint Ricketts (@TosaintRicketts) August 23, 2020
Congratulations @AlphonsoDavies !! What a player, what a campaign ??? first Canadian men’s footballer to win the champions league… pave the way — Janine Beckie (@janinebeckie) August 23, 2020
As captain of Canada’s National Para soccer team, my teammates and I would like to congratulate @AlphonsoDavies on his outstanding accomplishments this year. He inspires us all to chase our dreams. @CanadaSoccerEN @CanadaSoccerPO @CanadaSoccerFR — Sam Charron (@samuel_charron) August 25, 2020
Congratulations, @AlphonsoDavies & @FCBayern! ? https://t.co/ggCOjQWtcE — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) August 23, 2020
Congratulations to our Alphonso Davies on becoming the1\ufe0f\u20e3st Canadian \u26bd\ufe0f player to win the men's UEFA Champions League title.1\ufe0f\u20e3st, we believe, of many. ? #UCLFinal @AlphonsoDavies https://t.co/F6lDRBQIMV pic.twitter.com/v3SdS5KkAv — Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) August 23, 2020
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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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