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Teibert, Lam-Feist named Canadian U-17 Players of the Year
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Russell Teibert & Monica Lam-Feist |
Canadian
teenagers Russell Teibert and Monica Lam-Feist have been named Canadian
U-17 Players of the Year for the 2008 soccer season. The two stars were
honoured in a vote shared by national-team coaches (50%) and Canadian
coaches who have taken the Canadian Soccer Association’s national
course at the B and A levels (50%).
Teibert is a member of the BMO Financial Group - Canadian men’s U-17
team. He took part in the Canadian team’s first camp in November as the
team began preparations for the 2009 CONCACAF Men’s Under-17
Championship. He started the 2008 season as a member of the Canadian
Soccer Association’s National Training Centre in Ontario, but also
played briefly for TFC Academy’s U-16 side. In August, he joined the
Vancouver Whitecaps residency program; in December, he traveled with
the Whitecaps FC Residency squad to Japan.
The Niagara Falls midfielder also won a silver medal at the 2008 BMO
National Championships All Stars in Brossard, QC. At the Canadian U-17
camp in Mexico, he scored one goal and one assist in four games against
local club teams. He even wore the captain’s arm band for part of the
trip.
As for Lam-Feist, she is now a two-time winner of the Canadian U-17
Player of the Year award. She actually only spent part of her season
with the Canadian women’s U-17 team (whose title sponsor is BMO
Financial Group) as she spent most of it one level up with the women’s
U-20 team (whose title sponsor is Winners). In June, she helped Canada
win the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship in Puebla, Mexico. She
scored in each of the two opening matches. In September, she helped
Canada with the Torneo 4-Naciones in Melipilla, Chile. In November, she
scored two goals for Canada at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Chile
2008.
The Surrey, BC forward also got to play briefly with the national team,
taking part in the team’s trip to China in January for the Four Nations
Tournament. While she did not feature, she was the youngest player
called into the national team this past season.
Tomorrow, the Canadian Soccer Association will announce the Canadian
U-20 Players of the Year. The 2008 adidas Canadian Players of the Year
will be announced later this week.
FINAL LIST / LISTE FINALE
Male Nominees (born 1992 or later) from the BMO Financial Group -
Men’s U-17 team / Nominés masculins (né en 1992 ou après) de l’équipe
masculine BMO Financial Group U-17
1. Russell Teibert (34.5)
2. Derrick Bassi (27.2)
3. Abdoulaye Sylla (18.0)
4. Riccardo Ferreira (6.3)
5. Karl Ouimette (5.6)
6. Allando Matheson (3.6)
Female Nominees (born 1991 or later) from the BMO Financial –
Women’s U-17 team / Nominées féminines (né en 1991 ou après) de
l’équipe féminine BMO Financial U-17
1. Monica Lam-Feist (44.0)
2. Tiffany Cameron (21.4)
3. Rachel Lamarre (11.4)
4. Danica Wu (9.0)
5. Bryanna McCarthy (5.7)
6. Caroline Szwed (2.6)
7. Nkem Ezurike (2.1)
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