ALPHONSO DAVIES

When I was growing up, I felt like no one gave Canadians a chance. And now that they see we have quality in Canada and it's amazing to see.

We came to a great country like Canada that took us in, which is amazing looking back at it. At that time, I didn't know if I wanted to play soccer or not. I didn't know what I was supposed to do with my life, but once I came to Canada and started watching it on TV, my dad and brother played and watching them play, I wanted to do that too.

Being able to sign for a club like Bayern Munich is exciting. I've been dreaming about this since I was a kid. Those are the guys that - you know - as a kid, I was looking up to. Watching them on TV, playing with them on FIFA. Getting to be able to meet them and being able to play on the team is just exciting.

I'm being told I've become an inspiration to a lot of young soccer players in Edmonton and to me, that's just awesome.

I have a lot of people that are down to earth around me.

I want to be an inspiration to lots and lots of children.

Canada hasn't really been a top footballing country in the world, but I think the next generation of players coming through, I think we can really change that.

When I signed for Vancouver, it was funny because my mom didn't really want me to move away. She was concerned about all my schooling.

Being an inspiration to other people and having people look up to me, me being so young, is incredible.

Ever since I was little, when I moved to Canada, Canada has been my home.

This is what you dream about as a footballer: playing with the best and against the best in Europe.

I came out as a winger, I played as a winger a couple of games.

Me winning all these trophies is amazing and I want to keep going. And I know that at the snap of a finger it can be taken away. So each and every moment I have to enjoy - and stay humble as well. Because you don't want to get too ahead of yourself.

I'm happy that I can wear the Canadian jersey with pride. I'm happy that I can say I'm a Canadian playing overseas.

Playing in the Champions League and getting to the final is everything you could ask for.

A lot of people are in much tougher situations than me and I am very fortunate to be where I am, so I try to remember that and stay humble whenever things feel tough.

Being able to train in general is exciting.

It was really tough being 14 and moving away from home.

There's people out there, Canadians out there, that have high expectations for me, but I mean, I'm still a kid, still trying to learn the game. I'm just trying to develop my skills as much as possible.

Just looking back at what my family did for me, and where I came from, from nothing in Ghana... and my mom allowing me to come play soccer, keeping myself motivated is a little bit easier than usual.

As a young footballer, it's not easy to come from Canada and then try to play in one of the best teams in the world. It takes time, especially at a young age. It takes a lot of patience to be able to play.

Coming to Vancouver was the best decision of my life.

There were rumors in the air that all these different clubs were looking at me but I didn't know which specific clubs. No one told me anything. And then I got a message: 'Bayern Munich want to meet you.' I was like: 'Oh my god. Really?' It was both exciting and scary. I just had to prove to myself that I could compete at this level.

I arrived in Europe with so many dreams and already Bayern have helped me achieve many of them.

Switching from left-winger to left-back was not as difficult as you might imagine because I have played there many times before for the national team and also for the Vancouver Whitecaps.