On Thursday morning, The Vancouver Whitecaps selected Ryan Raposo with the 4th overall selection in the 2020 MLS Superdraft.
Rapso joins the Whitecaps hailing from Hamilton ON, and having put up an impressive 15 goals as a sophomore at Syracuse University before preparing for his transition to the pro ranks. At the National Team level, Raposo is also a veteran of four Canadian youth camps, having captained Ontario to gold at the 2017 Canada Games where he was named tournament MVP.
For the Whitecaps, the ability to select a quality Canadian player in the draft was a no brainer.