Russell James Teibert was born on December 22,1992 and is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played his entire career for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
17 Facts About Russell Teibert
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Russell Teibert had a brief spell with Toronto FC's academy in the Canadian Soccer League's reserve division, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency program in 2008.
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Russell Teibert appeared in friendly games with the Residency team during tours of Japan, Germany and Spain, and played in the prestigious Dallas Cup against youth academies from Argentina's Club Atletico River Plate and Germany's Eintracht Frankfurt and Brazil's Sao Paulo FC.
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Russell Teibert played with the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency team in the USL Premier Development League in 2009 and 2010.
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In doing so, Russell Teibert became the 10th youngest player to appear in a competitive match for the Whitecaps men's team at 17 years and 221 days.
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Russell Teibert had a successful preseason and signed with the MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC on March 17,2011.
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Russell Teibert was signed as a homegrown player from Vancouver's residency program, meaning he did not have to go through the MLS SuperDraft process.
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Russell Teibert made his MLS debut on March 19, in Vancouver's 2011 MLS opener against Toronto FC.
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Russell Teibert would serve as captain during the 2014 Canadian Championship, and would play in the 2014 MLS Homegrown Game that same season.
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In July 2020, during his tenth year with the Whitecaps, Russell Teibert signed a contract extension with the club through the 2023 season, with an option for 2024.
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Russell Teibert was awarded the Canadian U-17 Player of the Year award in both 2008 and 2009, he became the first player in history to win the honour twice.
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Russell Teibert earned his first cap for Canada's senior team August 15,2012 in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago.
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On June 27,2013 Russell Teibert was listed as a part of the confirmed 23-man squad for Colin Miller's Canada squad for 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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Russell Teibert scored his first international goal off a penalty kick in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Dominica on June 11,2015.
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On June 22, Russell Teibert was named to Canada's squad for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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Russell Teibert continued to feature under new Canada coach Octavio Zambrano, appearing in Zambrano's first match in charge against Curacao on June 13,2017 and being named to Canada's squad at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup on June 27.
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In May 2019 Russell Teibert was named to the 23-man squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.