TORONTO — Jamie Knight-Lebel's first Canada senior call-up has proved to be a real homecoming. Knight-Lebel was five when his family moved from Montreal to England, where he now plays his club football for Crewe Alexandra on loan from Bristol City.
Knight-Lebel was five when his family moved from Montreal to England, where he now plays his club football for Crewe Alexandra on loan from Bristol City. Summoned by Canada coach Jesse Marsch, the 19-year-old defender found himself back in Montreal with the 38th-ranked Canadian men ahead of Tuesday's international friendly in Toronto against No. 37 Panama.
"No one believes it when I say I speak ," Knight-Lebel said."And then hear me talk and I've got the full Quebecer accent. It's surprising because of how strong my English accent is." "I learned a lot from training every day with the first team and with the new manager, Liam Manning, coming in and all his staff, they've been really good with me," Knight-Lebel said."It was a good experience but I knew this season I wanted to go and play, which kind of prompted my loan move to Crewe."
"You've got some experienced players who are really good on and off the pitch," he added."But it was easy for me to fit in and feel welcome because all the lads are good people and good players. I'm playing regularly at the moment, which is why I'm on loan — to get as many matches as possible and to try to get Crewe reach promotion … It's a new experience for me and I'm really enjoying it.
“Jamie is a driven young player and a fantastic prospect for this club,” Manning said at the time. “The way he conducts himself in training is exceptional and I’m excited to see how he grows as a player.”
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