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The whole Dutch single citizenship thing might be a pain. His father would have to look into his Canadian citizenship status, but being born here he should have no problem. Then Bijker needs to get his Canadian citizenship. Might be hard, might not be.

Interesting, Bijker left Heerenveen to sign with Cadiz in the Spanish 2nd Division. A LB born in '93, he played in 2 matches for Netherlands U21 squad. Definitely worth a look.

What I think, he was just signed by Cadiz. A left back, left-footed, they say he can also play CB. Unlikely to get more bites with the Dutch national team. Born in Brazil and Brazil-Dutch nationality. So not sure if he holds CDN as well. 

Interesting, Bijker left Heerenveen to sign with Cadiz in the Spanish 2nd Division. A LB born in '93, he played in 2 matches for Netherlands U21 squad. Definitely worth a look.

Interesting, Bijker left Heerenveen to sign with Cadiz in the Spanish 2nd Division. A LB born in '93, he played in 2 matches for Netherlands U21 squad. Definitely worth a look.

Michel Acosta has moved to Liverpool fc Montevideo 

Izarra are in 2B, third tier.
Primera = 1
Segunda = 2
Segunda B = 3
Tercera = 4

Izarra are in 2B, third tier.
Primera = 1
Segunda = 2
Segunda B = 3
Tercera = 4

Izarra are in 2B, third tier.
Primera = 1
Segunda = 2
Segunda B = 3
Tercera = 4

Izarra are in 2B, third tier.
Primera = 1
Segunda = 2
Segunda B = 3
Tercera = 4

Izarra are in 2B, third tier.
Primera = 1
Segunda = 2
Segunda B = 3
Tercera = 4

Manu Aparicio has signed for Sam Piette's club, Izarra. In this Spanish site he appears in his Canada shirt
http://www.lapreferente.com/J210826/sdc-ordenes/manny-aparicio.html
I was a bit floored by this, first, since no one else saw it, it was announced June 16, and I missed it too. Second, he played for a team that was dead last in their group in Spanish 3rd, 4th tier, a division lower than Izarra´s 2B. So it is a huge step up for Manny, who is born 95 and hasn't turned 21 yet.

Elijah Adekugbe is born in 96. 

Sorry that I'm just seeing this now, sir.  Elijah Adekugbe had a major season ending injury (blew his ACL I think it was) the day before the PDL season started.

Another 96 in Portugal, Dieu Merci Yuma finished with 21 goals in 15 games in Portuguese 4th tier.
http://www.zerozero.pt/player.php?id=505881&edicao_id=95200
His club (Electrico) has gained promotion to the 3rd tier for next season.
http://www.zerozero.pt/edition.php?id=104639

Another 96 in Portugal, Dieu Merci Yuma finished with 21 goals in 15 games in Portuguese 4th tier.
http://www.zerozero.pt/player.php?id=505881&edicao_id=95200
His club (Electrico) has gained promotion to the 3rd tier for next season.
http://www.zerozero.pt/edition.php?id=104639

Another 96 in Portugal, Dieu Merci Yuma finished with 21 goals in 15 games in Portuguese 4th tier.
http://www.zerozero.pt/player.php?id=505881&edicao_id=95200
His club (Electrico) has gained promotion to the 3rd tier for next season.
http://www.zerozero.pt/edition.php?id=104639

Another 96 in Portugal, Dieu Merci Yuma finished with 21 goals in 15 games in Portuguese 4th tier.
http://www.zerozero.pt/player.php?id=505881&edicao_id=95200
His club (Electrico) has gained promotion to the 3rd tier for next season.
http://www.zerozero.pt/edition.php?id=104639

Yikes, that's a terrible level for Monsalve. If he's in the national team picture, then Crepeau, Farago, Carducci, Irving, Melvin, Roberts' careers have all gone south. Unfortunate that things went bad for him in Edmonton, if he had stayed healthy maybe he'd be playing at a better level 5 years later.

Looks like Hirschfeld has stopped playing and is now an assistant coach with KFUM. If it is indeed the end, congratulations on a great career with club and national team. Our best gk in the past 15 years.
http://kfum-kam.no/portal/public/showContentCategory.do?id=948504688

Agreed, this is a distressingly low level for JGL to have landed. He should have at least have signed in Championnat National (3rd tier) which is around NASL level.
Jeffrey, unlike Spain the French 3rd tier is a single division (18 teams) and the 4th tier is 4 divisions (64 teams), so although Spanish football is superior at the top 2 tiers it is more watered down from the 3rd tier down.

Agreed, this is a distressingly low level for JGL to have landed. He should have at least have signed in Championnat National (3rd tier) which is around NASL level.
Jeffrey, unlike Spain the French 3rd tier is a single division (18 teams) and the 4th tier is 4 divisions (64 teams), so although Spanish football is superior at the top 2 tiers it is more watered down from the 3rd tier down.

Okay, did not realize that, did not used to be that way. Recall following Red Star Paris when they were 3rd tier.
I think there are two theories about this. A full national tier 3 raises the quality level, you have 18 (France) to 24 (England) so that is maybe 200-300 players with pro contracts but modest ones. It is watchable football, maybe a lot of journeymen, it is usually physical, but younger players can really learn a lot. I think England has the strongest third tier in the world, even being diluted by too many teams.
But it also causes some cost difficulties, since you have to travel a lot for your budget and level. France is an easy country to travel across, Spain is not, even with high-speed trains you are going to have teams on islands off the coast of Africa.
In Spain 2B teams struggle, as there is no glamour or prestige. You play teams from a quarter of the country, and most are not attractive beyond. I went to a 2B match Sunday with 4500 fans, but it was a stadium inauguration in a big working class suburb, Badalona, vs. the Espanyol B team. Hume's team has big crowds, but there are maybe 6-8 across four divisions with 20 teams each, maybe 8 of 80 that have strong draws, good stadiums, and capacity to handle being a division up. The rest are close to being semi-pro the way sponsorship has collapsed in Spain, they get 500 fans out and players make 30 grand a year if lucky.