Simon Colyn

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Simon Colyn
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-23) March 23, 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Jong PSV
(on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
Number 9
Youth career
Langley United YSA
–2016 Surrey United SC
2016–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 (0)
2020–2021 → SPAL (loan) 0 (0)
2021– → Jong PSV (loan) 17 (2)
National team‡
2019– Canada U17 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 4, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 14, 2019

Simon Colyn (born March 23, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Jong PSV on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer. Besides Canada, he has played in Italy and The Netherlands.[1]

Career[]

Club[]

Colyn signed with Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 19, 2018.[2] He made his debut on Vancouver's final game of the 2018 MLS season on October 28, as a substitute for Alphonso Davies in the 86th minute of a 2–1 victory over the Portland Timbers.[3]

On November 19, 2019, it was announced that Colyn would be joining Dutch club PSV for a 10-day training stint.[4]

On October 7, 2020, Colyn joined Italian Serie B side SPAL on loan until June 2021, with an option for the club to make the deal permanent.[5]

On August 27, 2021, Colyn joined Dutch Eerste Divisie side Jong PSV, the reserve team of PSV Eindhoven, on loan until June 2022, with an option to buy.[6] He made his debut on September 13, subbing in for Jong PSV in a 2-1 defeat to Utrecht. He scored his first goal for the club on December 6 against De Graafschap.[7]

International[]

Colyn was called up to a U-15 youth identification camp for Canada in 2017 under coach Rob Gale.[8] For the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship, Colyn was named the captain for Canada and helped the team qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Vervanger van Alphonso Davies mikt op Eredivisie: ‘Mijn favoriet was Sneijder' voetbalzone.nl
  2. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign 16-year-old Residency attacking midfielder Simon Colyn to MLS Homegrown contract". whitecapsfc.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. April 19, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. ^ West, Phil (October 28, 2018). "Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, Portland Timbers 1 - 2018 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps teenager Simon Colyn set to train with PSV Eindhoven". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps loan Canadian youth international Simon Colyn on loan to Italian club SPAL | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  6. ^ mlssoccer. "Vancouver Whitecaps FC loan homegrown Simon Colyn to Jong PSV | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  7. ^ PSV [@PSV] (December 6, 2021). "YESSSS! Simon Colyn voor z'n eerste van het seizoen! 65' #JPSGRA 2-1" (Tweet). Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "16 Whitecaps FC Residency players called up to Canada U-15 ID camp". whitecapsfc.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 15, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  9. ^ Press, The Canadian (May 9, 2019). "Canada reaches CONCACAF U17 quarterfinals, now one win from FIFA U17 World Cup - TSN.ca". tsn.ca. TSN. Retrieved May 12, 2019.

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