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Jeevan Badwal youngest player in the Whitecaps FC preseason roster as training camp kicks off in Spain

Darpan News Desk WhiteCaps, 16 Jan, 2024 06:05 PM
  • Jeevan Badwal youngest player in the Whitecaps FC preseason roster as training camp kicks off in Spain

VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC confirmed the club’s preseason roster on Friday, as the team had their first few on-field training session at the Marbella Football Center in Spain.

Jeevan Badwal at 17 years old is the youngest player in the roster who plays Centre Midfield position. 

The preseason roster currently features 35 players including 21 MLS first team players, eight Whitecaps FC 2 (WFC2) players, one Whitecaps FC BMO Academy player, three unsigned MLS SuperDraft picks, one trialist, and one training camp invitee. Preseason matches during the three-week camp in Spain will be announced in the coming days.

Whitecaps FC kick off their 2024 campaign in less than a month, hosting Mexican powerhouse Tigres UANL on Wednesday, February 7 in the Round One first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup at Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC. Tickets are now on sale at ticketmaster.ca/whitecaps.

The ‘Caps will then kick off their MLS season on Saturday, March 2 when they host Charlotte FC at BC Place for the first time. For more information on tickets, visit whitecapsfc.com/tickets.

VWFC Preseason Roster

Goalkeepers (4): Max Anchor, Isaac Boehmer, Thomas Hasal#, Yohei Takaoka

Defenders/Wingbacks (11): Sam Adekugbe, Tristan Blackmon, Javain Brown, Mihail Gherasimencov^, Belal Halbouni+, Mathías Laborda, Luís Martins, Ryan Raposo, Dembo Saidykhan^, Buster Sjöberg+, Ranko Veselinović

Midfielders (11): Ali Ahmed, Jeevan Badwal^, Sebastian Berhalter, Andrés Cubas, Eliot Goldthorp+, Jay Herdman^, Malek Mehri^, J.C. Ngando, Alessandro Schöpf, Malcolm Simmons^, Pedro Vite*

Attacking Midfielders/Forwards (9): Antoine Coupland^, Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau+, Ryan Gauld, Levonte Johnson, Cyprian Kachwele^, Damir Kreilach, Fafà Picault, Brian White, Lowell Wright^

^ WFC2 & Academy camp invitee

+ Unsigned SuperDraft selection or trialist

# Unsigned camp invitee

Away on international duty
 

Upcoming Important Dates:

January 10 to 30: Preseason camp in Marbella, Spain

January 31/February 1: Travel to Vancouver, BC

February 5: Travel to Langford, BC

February 7: Concacaf Champions Cup Round One first leg vs. Tigres UANL at Starlight Stadium, Langford, BC

February 12: Travel to Monterrey, Mexico

February 14: Concacaf Champions Cup Round One second leg at Tigres UANL at Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico

March 2: MLS Home Opener vs. Charlotte FC at BC Place, Vancouver, BC

 

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