Michael Baldisimo

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed to a Homegrown contract on July 17, 2018.

Baldisimo is a young midfielder who can do almost anything you want from a player at his position, he can also play at right back.

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ACADEMY: Baldisimo originally joined the club's Residency program at age 11 in 2011, and began competing with the U-13 Pre-Residency program. Competed for the U-16 and U-18 sides in his first year of Development Academy play. Baldisimo was a member of the U-18 side that finished second in 2016, and then helped the U-16 team to a fourth-place finish in the following year.

INTERNATIONAL: Baldisimo was called up to the Canada U-21 national team for the Festival International Espoirs Provence in France in May 2018. He also made three starts at the 2018 Concacaf U-20 Championship, recording an assist in the 4-0 victory over Dominica. He also started against Costa Rica in the Concacaf U-17 Championship in 2017.