Here at TFC-Rumors, we like to highlight young Canadian
players with goals to qualify Canada to their first World Cup since 1986. As
strong supporters of the Canadian game, for our third installment of our
#ScoutingSeries, we will be highlighting Andres Fresenga.
Biography:
Andres Fresenga is a 22 year old right back born in Toronto
of Uruguayan decent. He moved to the South American country in 2007.
Club and
International History:
After moving to Uruguay in 2007, Fresenga joined Club
Nacional de Futbol, winning the Uruguayan under-16 Championship. The following
year, he joined to Danubio FC and won the under-17 Championship. With very
strong youth years, the Canadian defender joined the Racing Club de Montevideo
in 2009, where he featured with the under-23 teams before signing and playing
with the first team from 2010 to 2013.
He would leave Uruguay and return to Canada to trial with
the Vancouver Whitecaps during the 2013 preseason. Following an unfortunate
injury, Vancouver opted to pass on the player.
In 2014, NASL club Ottawa Fury signed him on a one year deal
for their inaugural season. Having played 4 league games, 1 Canadian
Championship game, as well as one friendly, the young defender played a total
of 394 minutes.
From April to September, Fresenga was part of Ottawa’s Game
Day 18 on 13 occasions. His professional club debut would come in April against
Minnesota. His first start for the club would also come in April, in a 4-0 win
against the Carolina Railhawks. Fresenga would go on to start two the following
two of the following four games against Atlanta and San Antonio.
His sole Canadian Championship game came in April against
Edmonton, a 0-0 draw. The club from Ontario would go on to lose the second leg
3-1. In July, Scottish powerhouse Rangers came to the United States and Canada
on a preseason tour and Fresenga was part of the starting lineup, playin 51
minutes in a 1-0 loss.
Fresenga first rose to the international stage during the
2011 CONCACAF under-20 Championships, leading Canada to the quarter-finals
before losing 3-0 to eventual champions Mexico. He first gained attention both
in the United States and Canada following the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifiers,
where he played in two games against the United States and Mexico, a 2-0 win
and 3-1 loss, respectively.
Fresenga was dubbed as the potential future right-back for the Canadian national team. In January 2013, he was called up
for international friendlies against Denmark and the United States.
Fitting in with
Toronto FC:
In October 2013, Fresenga was mentioned in an article of
Canadian national team players that Toronto FC should look into bringing to the
club. Following a disappointing 2014 season, Fresenga could play a role at RB
and CB for the Reds. In case first team minutes are tough to get, he could be a top player
to develop in the new Toronto FC USL team. Andres Fresenga could be a great project for Toronto FC as he works to go back in the national team pool.
A big note to make is that Fresenga is available on a free transfer from Pangea Sports Management so the front office would not have to
pay for a transfer since his contract from Ottawa expired last month.
*TFC-Rumors is using this #ScoutingSeries purely as a way to potentially recommend players to the club. Andrés Fresenga or any other player in our series are not rumored to join the Reds.
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