Social media reacts to Alphonso Davies winning the UEFA Champions League

MLSsoccer staff

Vancouver Whitecaps academy product Alphonso Davies won the UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich after the German champions defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the final.

There were many in the MLS and Canadian soccer communities ready to congratulate the 19-year-old soccer star and arguably the best left back in the world today:

Dream come true!!!!!! #AD19⚡️ pic.twitter.com/ks129KFRZD
— Alphonso Davies (@AlphonsoDavies) August 23, 2020

Follow your dreams, kids.

You did it, @AlphonsoDavies 💙
#HomegrownHero 🇨🇦 #UCLfinal #ItTakesAVillage 🌊 pic.twitter.com/ZcIFcbAqDf
— Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) August 23, 2020

A historic moment - you made Canadians proud out there. Congratulations on the big win, Alphonso! https://t.co/nNoOtxdn3Q
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 24, 2020

“We are all very proud of what Alphonso Davies has accomplished in 2020.... For any young 🍁 player that wears a Davies shirt and dreams of being that player one day, that dream doesn’t seem that far away.”#CANMNT John Herdman 🎙️ https://t.co/R4195UGVMf pic.twitter.com/ab3WQNQwoo
— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) August 23, 2020

Congratulations @AlphonsoDavies live it kid! You made the whole country proud!! 🇨🇦🙌🏿⭐️
— Tosaint Ricketts (@TosaintRicketts) August 23, 2020

Alphonso Davies' football journey 👏

2000: Born in Ghanian refugee camp
2005: Moves to Canada to escape civil war
2016: Becomes second youngest starter in MLS history
2017: Moves to Bayern for record MLS fee
2019: Wins Bundesliga in first season
2020: Wins the Champions League pic.twitter.com/yY6w4bA23B
— ESPN (@espn) August 23, 2020

The first-ever Canadian international to win the Champions League 👏

Hoist that trophy, @AlphonsoDavies! 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/IyOD3ZVCsC
— DAZN Canada (@DAZN_CA) August 23, 2020

@AlphonsoDavies congrats you Legend 👑 pic.twitter.com/i5eoo5II1p
— Junior Hoilett (@jnrhoilett) August 23, 2020

Alphonso Davies is world class and the best LB in the world at the moment. Kid is living a dream 👏🏿👏🏿!!
— Jozy Altidore (@JozyAltidore) August 23, 2020

19-year old Alphonso Davies of Edmonton Canada, just became youngest defender to win the Champions League. Born in Ghanaian refugee camp, began playing football seriously aged 11, 22 months ago was running around for Vancouver Whitecaps, Magnificent, unorthodox journey to Glory🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/LMqAcZQPWV
— roger bennett (@rogbennett) August 23, 2020

Former #VWFC HG Alphonso Davies becomes the first #MLS HG player to win the UEFA Champions League.
— Larry Henry Jr (@lhenry019) August 23, 2020

Alphonso Davies has won a UCL at the age of 19. Let that sink in.
— Abhishek A M. (@MishraAbhiA) August 23, 2020

Alphonso Davies at 19:

🏆 Bundesliga Champion x2
🏆 DFB Pokal Champion x2
🏆 UEFA Champions League Winner
🇨🇦 Canadian Hero

What a player. What a story. Words can’t describe how incredible his rise has been. #VWFC #PSGBayern #UCLfinal #PSGFCB
— Sebastian Pereira (@sebastianp74) August 23, 2020

Bury me with this image pic.twitter.com/H6nliGP59V
— Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (@charliejclarke) August 23, 2020

LETS GO!!

🇨🇦Alphonso Davies becomes the first #CanMNT to win the #UCL! https://t.co/33fd3Nr9UG
— Michael Singh (@MichaelSingh94) August 23, 2020

Bundesliga winner. Champions League winner. Next up, #canMNT World Cup qualification for 2022. Phonzie and the boys, we can't wait until October.
— Gareth Wheeler (@GarethWheeler) August 23, 2020

A Canadian teenager just played 90 minutes for the best team in the world in the biggest soccer match of the year. And was awesome.
— Adi Joseph (@AdiJoseph) August 23, 2020

What a day for 🇨🇦 football. @AlphonsoDavies you make 🇨🇦 very very proud!! @ChampionsLeague #ChampionsLeagueFinal #ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/jyo1Glil8e
— Ameen Aziz (@AmeenAziz) August 23, 2020

I feel like a proud parent lol #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/JaAZuWBuxe
— MLS Ireland (@MLSwatch) August 23, 2020

.@AlphonsoDavies appreciation post. 🇨🇦🏆pic.twitter.com/cALP3TTrhS
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 23, 2020

🇨🇦🚨🇨🇦 Alphonso Davies is a Champions League winner 🇨🇦🚨🇨🇦 https://t.co/L9VIJ8tnSH
— Waking the Red (@WakingtheRed) August 23, 2020

Bayern wins! 🏆

Alphonso Davies is the first Canadian men’s player to win a Champions League title. 🇨🇦👏 pic.twitter.com/GjNQkyfjxF
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 23, 2020

Yes, Alphonso Davies, that IS the Champions League trophy. Next stop: Lou Marsh Trophy as Cda’s top athlete? 👍 pic.twitter.com/cCnwCKrNjJ
— Mike Zeisberger (@Zeisberger) August 23, 2020

A good day for the @WhitecapsFC who will receive a ~€1m bonus payment as part of the Alphonso Davies transfer
— Bob Williams (@WilliamsBob75) August 23, 2020

Canadian flag waving in Lisbon tonight. A first one for Canada! HUGE! @AlphonsoDavies @CanadaSoccerEN @ChampionsLeague 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/KAFes2qDGc
— FrancisLM9 (@FrancisLM9) August 23, 2020

👑 FIRST CROWN 👑

CONGRATULATIONS to Alphonso Davies, the 1st #CanMNT player to WIN THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE! 🍁🍁🍁

Can we get some GGs in the replies for OUR GUY @AlphonsoDavies? 🎉@CanadaSoccerEN | #UCL | #UCLFinal | #MiaSanMia | @FCBayernUS pic.twitter.com/VLoAL26Iww
— OneSoccer (@onesoccer) August 23, 2020

Crazy that I remember when Alphonso Davies was playing with Whitecaps II in USL now he's a Champions league winner. What a journey at which a young age
— Joe Money (@MoneyMan950) August 23, 2020

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