Personal information | |||
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Full name | Taryck Jordan Tahid [1] | ||
Date of birth | April 21, 2007 | ||
Place of birth | Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver FC | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
New Westminster Africa United FC | |||
Albion FC | |||
2018–2022 | VanCity Pro Football Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023– | Vancouver FC | 25 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Canada U17 | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 26, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 16, 2023 |
Taryck Jordan Tahid (born April 21, 2007) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League. He is the youngest player to ever play in a Canadian Premier League match, as also the youngest goalscorer in league history.
Tahid was born in Maple Ridge, British Columbia and was raised in a Ghanaian-Canadian family. [2] He began playing youth soccer at age three with New Westminster Africa United FC, [3] [4] later joining Albion FC, in his hometown of Maple Ridge, British Columbia. [5] In 2018, he joined the VanCity Pro Football Academy, which was founded by his father. [6] He has also trialed with the academies of Spanish club Villarreal, Danish club FC Midtjylland and American club New York Red Bulls. [7] [8] He also trained with men's amateur teams from the Vancouver Metro Soccer League. [9] In 2019, during a trip to Ghana with his family, he trained with local club Yelzoli FC. [10]
In his youth, he also ran track and field, setting the 100m and 200m records for Grade 5 boys at the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district elementary track and field championships in 2018. [11] He currently attends Maple Ridge Secondary School. [12]
After trialing with the club during pre-season, on May 6, 2023, Tahid signed a full professional contract with Vancouver FC of the Canadian Premier League, becoming (at the time) the youngest player to ever sign a Canadian Premier League standard contract at the age of 16 years and 16 days. [13] [14] He made his professional debut the next day, in a substitute appearance against Cavalry FC, becoming the youngest player to appear in a CPL match at the age of 16 years and 17 days. [15] He scored his first professional goal on June 2 against Pacific FC, becoming the league's youngest ever goal scorer, [16] and was subsequently named to the CPL Team of the Week for the first time, becoming the youngest player to receive a TOTW nomination. [17] He finished his first professional season with three goals in 20 appearances, including six starts. [18] [19] [20] In January 2024, Tahid went on trial with the academy of Dutch club Feyenoord. [21] [22]
Tahid is eligible to represent Canada and Ghana at international level. [23] In September 2023, he was called up to the Canada U17 team for the first time, ahead of a pair of friendlies against Brazil. [24] [25] [26] He made his debut for the program on September 29, as a starter in the first friendly. [27] [28] In November 2023, Tahid was named to the roster for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [29] [30] Tahid scored his first international goal against Argentina U17 in a friendly prior to the tournament, on November 5. [31] He then started all three of the team's matches at the World Cup tournament. [32] [33]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vancouver FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 3 | |
2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
Career total | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Taryck Jordan Tahid [1] | ||
Date of birth | April 21, 2007 | ||
Place of birth | Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver FC | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
New Westminster Africa United FC | |||
Albion FC | |||
2018–2022 | VanCity Pro Football Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023– | Vancouver FC | 25 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Canada U17 | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 26, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 16, 2023 |
Taryck Jordan Tahid (born April 21, 2007) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League. He is the youngest player to ever play in a Canadian Premier League match, as also the youngest goalscorer in league history.
Tahid was born in Maple Ridge, British Columbia and was raised in a Ghanaian-Canadian family. [2] He began playing youth soccer at age three with New Westminster Africa United FC, [3] [4] later joining Albion FC, in his hometown of Maple Ridge, British Columbia. [5] In 2018, he joined the VanCity Pro Football Academy, which was founded by his father. [6] He has also trialed with the academies of Spanish club Villarreal, Danish club FC Midtjylland and American club New York Red Bulls. [7] [8] He also trained with men's amateur teams from the Vancouver Metro Soccer League. [9] In 2019, during a trip to Ghana with his family, he trained with local club Yelzoli FC. [10]
In his youth, he also ran track and field, setting the 100m and 200m records for Grade 5 boys at the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district elementary track and field championships in 2018. [11] He currently attends Maple Ridge Secondary School. [12]
After trialing with the club during pre-season, on May 6, 2023, Tahid signed a full professional contract with Vancouver FC of the Canadian Premier League, becoming (at the time) the youngest player to ever sign a Canadian Premier League standard contract at the age of 16 years and 16 days. [13] [14] He made his professional debut the next day, in a substitute appearance against Cavalry FC, becoming the youngest player to appear in a CPL match at the age of 16 years and 17 days. [15] He scored his first professional goal on June 2 against Pacific FC, becoming the league's youngest ever goal scorer, [16] and was subsequently named to the CPL Team of the Week for the first time, becoming the youngest player to receive a TOTW nomination. [17] He finished his first professional season with three goals in 20 appearances, including six starts. [18] [19] [20] In January 2024, Tahid went on trial with the academy of Dutch club Feyenoord. [21] [22]
Tahid is eligible to represent Canada and Ghana at international level. [23] In September 2023, he was called up to the Canada U17 team for the first time, ahead of a pair of friendlies against Brazil. [24] [25] [26] He made his debut for the program on September 29, as a starter in the first friendly. [27] [28] In November 2023, Tahid was named to the roster for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [29] [30] Tahid scored his first international goal against Argentina U17 in a friendly prior to the tournament, on November 5. [31] He then started all three of the team's matches at the World Cup tournament. [32] [33]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vancouver FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 3 | |
2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
Career total | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |