Simon Colyn

Simon Colyn (Born March 23, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.

Simon Colyn
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-23) March 23, 2002
Place of birth Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number 54
Youth career
Langley United YSA
–2016 Surrey United
2016–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 (0)
National team‡
2019– Canada U17 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 28, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 14, 2019

Career

Club

Colyn signed with Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 19, 2018.[1] 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.[2]

On November 19, 2019, it was announced that Colyn would be joining Dutch club PSV for a 10-day training stint.[3]

International

Colyn was called up to a U-15 youth identification camp for Canada in 2017 under coach Rob Gale.[4] 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[5].

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References
  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Vancouver Whitecaps teenager Simon Colyn set to train with PSV Eindhoven". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. 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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