Back to the Vancouver Whitecaps Newsfeed

"Everything just stopped": Ranko Veselinović reflects on first year away from home

Coming from his hometown of Novi Sad on the banks of the Danube River, Ranko Veselinoviu0107’s journey across the globe from the northern Serbian city to Vancouver has had a good number of surprises.

After leaving his boyhood and hometown club of FK Vojvodina on loan for the Whitecaps in February, Veselinoviu0107 had a matter of days before things ground to a halt.

“It was tough in the beginning because after just two training sessions with the team, everything just stopped,” Veselinoviu0107 said. “I was in my apartment for almost two and a half months.”

While Vancouver and the world reacted to the novel coronavirus, the ‘Caps were forced to pause activities as with the rest of MLS.