Mount Royal Soccer · Dec 12, 2019
David Named Canada’s Player of The Year
Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports Jonathan David, at 19, Canada’s top man in 2019.Nineteen year-old Jonathan David has beaten of challenges from Alphonso Davies, Scott Arfield and Mark-Anthony Kaye to be named Canadian Men’s Player of the Year 2019.
The young Brooklyn-born striker claimed 20 goals and 12 assists in league and cup for his Belgian club KAA Gent over the first 11 months of the calendar year, straddling seasons 2018/19 and 2019/20. He also scored 8 times in 9 matches for the international team in 2019, taking his overall international record to 11 goals and 12 caps.
His 8 international goals in 2019 and his 6 during the CONCACAF Gold Cup are both Canadian records