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    Northvansteve reacted to pöhelö in NEW Mother of all Canucks Abroad (and domestic)   
    Yes he has signed.  
    Here is my translation of the Finnish article:
    "New player contract - versatile Jonas Häkkinen has signed with Vaasan Palloseura 
    Vaasan Palloseura [VPS] has signed a player contract with the young Finnish player Jonas Häkkinen. The contract is 1+1 years. [unspecified whether the option is one way or two way] 
    Jonas Häkkinen is a multi-functional player who owns both the Finnish and Canadian passports, and who can play both stopper and defensive midfielder. 
    "For the last few years he has played stopper, but before that he has played defensive midfielder, as well", VPS head coach Petri Vuorinen comments. 
    Häkkinen has played his entire career in Vancouver, where he has played in the Whitecaps academy. Häkkinen has Finnish parents and he speaks good Finnish, although his native tongue is English. 
    "Jonas has trained with us for quite a while already. He came to Finland to uplift his career. Comparing him with other players of his generation (1999), I believe that he has the full potential to succeed in Finnish Premier League", Vuorinen analyzes. 
    Very little about this promising player is known in Finland. Contact between the player and the club came through his agent. The youngster has trained with VPS for a month already. 
    "The agent suggested that we give Jonas a trial. We decided to take him along and have been judging his play. In the last few years, many young players looking to develop have trialed for us. This time we found a good "match". I do not think many have heard of him here, even though he is Finnish. He is a new face for many here in that sense."
    In addition to his playing skills, there is another thing Vuorinen specifically likes about Häkkinen. 
    "He has a very tough but healthy attitude about sports and football in general. All that is right", Vuorinen comments. 
    Jonas' own interview will be done during November. 
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    Since it's my first post, I figure it's fine to use this space to say hello everybody, too. I am a VPS fan from Finland - a cold, stable Northern country, with an under-performing National Team with a history of promising players selecting some another country, and whose general public has an unhealthy obsession with this sticky-sport played on ice.
    Suppose this description also explains to you all why I have somehow developed kind of a weird sympathetic affinity towards the "soccer people" in Canada, and hence I have been following your NT for the past few years, including lurking on this forum occasionally. So I figured that now that this guy signed with my local club team, it would be a good excuse to register here too. So I do hope you guys don't mind having me as an "outsider" for our countries are yet to develop a fierce rivalry in this sport. (Although I also wouldn't mind, if in the next few years one developed over Häkkinen's services at the senior level. )
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    Would Jonas warrant his own thread, btw? Now that he's going to be playing here, I would be more than glad to contribute with updates on Jonas etc. since I watch every VPS game anyway.
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    Northvansteve reacted to badname22 in NEW Mother of all Canucks Abroad (and domestic)   
    Am I the only one who finds it funny that the Faroe Islamds have 2 tier and we’re just getting our first
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    Northvansteve reacted to Jith12 in NEW Mother of all Canucks Abroad (and domestic)   
    This player wasn't on our radar! Petro-Canada has been signed by Liverpool for an undisclosed fee.
     
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    Northvansteve reacted to An Observer in NEW Mother of all Canucks Abroad (and domestic)   
    This reminds of a party I was at years ago in the UK in London where I met a few Italians and they asked me where I was from...and I said near Toronto but probably pronounced it more like Toranna.  And they asked me what it was like there...and I said it was very nice, clean, some cool bits, etc.  And they kept saying they had heard very bad things about it...finally after a few minutes back and forth, I realized they thought I was talking about Tirana, Albania!  I learned my lesson after that to always pronounced the final T in Toronto when I was in Europe. :-)
     
    Btw, been to Taranto...not a bad little town...the whole region of Puglia is probably my favourite part of Italy.
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    Northvansteve reacted to Jith12 in NEW Mother of all Canucks Abroad (and domestic)   
    Keep your head up brother. Don't be hard on yourself, crap happens. Good things come to those who are patient. You'll make your mark and find some stability soon, I'm sure. How long are you out for and are you staying in Denmark?
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    Northvansteve reacted to Semaj8james in NEW Mother of all Canucks Abroad (and domestic)   
    Shameless self plug. Had a trial in a match for Hobro IK's reserve team versus Aalborgs Reserve team today. Had a starting role, was set to left back.
     
    http://hikfodbold.dk/stort-reservenederlag-i-aalborg-n2-1464?id=1464
    http://hikfodbold.dk/domoraud-med-i-reserveholdskamp-i-eftermiddag-n2-1463?id=1463
     
    4-0 loss, pulled my quadriceps tendon, now injured :/ Unfortunately did not make the team in the end.
     
    Will continue with this setback in mind and try to progress from it.
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    Northvansteve reacted to Big_M in NEW Mother of all Canucks Abroad (and domestic)   
    Ennin also played three usl games in 2016. Opportunities are there for players who don't make mls teams..even if it's lower leagues it's a good starting place and experience
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    Northvansteve reacted to Toje in NEW Mother of all Canucks Abroad (and domestic)   
    Richie Ennin (19 years old) made his debut recently with Capo Rizzuto in the Italian 4th tier. He previously played with TFC Academy. He has played twice for the Canadian U17 team, and his most recent call up was in February (U20 camp).
    https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/richie-ennin/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/442319/saison/2017/wettbewerb/IT4I/verein/39257
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    Northvansteve reacted to badname22 in NEW Mother of all Canucks Abroad (and domestic)   
    Mark village has signed for FCC joining Daniel Haber. Village will likely be a backup
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    Northvansteve reacted to to70 in NEW Mother of all Canucks Abroad (and domestic)   
    Marko Maletic formerly of TFC Academy is with Hajduk Split's junior squad in Croatia.
    http://hajduk.hr/vijest/visoka-pobjeda-juniora-u-kupu/9493
    Started in their 5:1 victory in the Croatian Cup
     
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    Northvansteve reacted to Obinna in NEW Mother of all Canucks Abroad (and domestic)   
    Nice to see he's still making a go of it. Would be cool if he can get back to the top flight.
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    Northvansteve reacted to shermanator in NEW Mother of all Canucks Abroad (and domestic)   
    As mentioned in the Marcus Haber thread, he has signed with Dundee. Sounds like it is until the end of 2016-17.
     
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