York9’s Emilio Estevez called up to C - 足球

York9’s Emilio Estevez called up to Chinese Taipei national team

York9 FC midfielder Emilio Estevez hasn’t kicked a ball with his new club
team yet, but has already captured international attention, receiving a
call-up to the Chinese Taipei national team for a friendly against Solomon
Islands on March 24.

加超 York9 中場蔡立靖 尚未未新加盟的職業隊踢上一場球, 便已得到台灣的徵招,

將出戰3/24號對索羅門群島的友誼賽

Estevez, 20, was born in Canada but is eligible for the Chinese Taipei
national team as his parents are from Taipei. He had previously trained with
the squad in 2018.

蔡立靖, 20歲, 出生自加拿大但因雙親來自台北而保有為台灣出賽的權利

Though the match is a friendly and would not officially cap-tie him to the
Chinese Taipei national team – currently ranked 124th in the FIFA/Coca-Cola
World Ranking – Estevez has still distinguished himself by becoming the
first signed Canadian Premier League player to earn a national team call-up.

加超為加拿大今年開始加拿大職業聯盟最高層級, 在此之前加拿大只有城市的職業隊

加盟美國足球大聯盟MLS, 蔡立靖會成為加超有史以來第一位效力國家隊的職業選手

He is also eligible to play for the Canadian men’s national team, and would
remain so even if he plays on March 24 with the Chinese Taipei national team.

即便他出戰這場友誼賽, 他在未來仍保有入選加拿大國家隊的資格

Estevez was spotted by York9 FC head coach Jimmy Brennan during the York stop
of the CPL’s Open Trials. He had previously trialed with Spanish outfit
Levante.

蔡立靖也曾測試過西甲萊萬特, 並於今年初通過York9的測試

“We fell in love with him as soon as I saw him,” Brennan said of Estevez,
when he was officially brought on. “He was a little hidden gem.”

He added: “Just watching him train now, we’re just as excited. He plays
with flair and always has a smile on his face. He’s one we’re all excited
to work with and push him to the next level.”

York9總教頭稱讚蔡立靖, 並意旨簽下他是撈到寶


恭喜蔡立靖, 是眾多令人興奮的台裔小將跟本土苗子中, 第一個得到職業合約的

也是今年暨王睿後, 第二個加入職業隊的台灣球員!


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