Matthew Baldisimo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 20, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
| Number | 65 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Whitecaps FC 2 | 33 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Canada U17 | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 5, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 13, 2015 | |||
Matthew Baldisimo (born January 20, 1998) is a Filipino Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Whitecaps FC 2 in the USL.
Career
Whitecaps FC 2
Baldisimo signed with Whitecaps FC 2 on February 23, 2016.[1] Baldisimo, along with fellow Whitecaps Academy products Kadin Chung and Thomas Gardner were praised during the club's USL playoff run in the 2016 USL season[2] In December 2016, Whitecaps FC 2 announced that Baldisimo would return to the club for the 2017 season.[3]
In May 2017, Baldisimo was named to the Whitecaps roster for the 2017 Canadian Championship on a short term contract.[4]
International
Baldisimo is eligible to represent the Philippines at international level through both of his parents and Canada through his birth in Vancouver and his raising in Burnaby. He captained Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/post/2016/02/22/whitecaps-fc-sign-teenagers-matthew-baldisimo-and-alphonso-davies-wfc2
- ↑ Marc Weber (October 7, 2016). "‘Telepathic’ trio hooks talent, soccer dreams to WFC2 playoff wagon". Vancouver Province.
- ↑ Whitecaps FC 2 (December 20, 2016). "Whitecaps FC 2 re-sign Sem de Wit and Will Seymore, announce roster update". Whitecaps FC 2.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC name 23-man roster for Tuesday's Canadian Championship semifinal". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. May 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-01-24.