{"id":25382,"date":"2019-12-13T18:42:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T23:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=25382"},"modified":"2019-12-18T19:06:31","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T00:06:31","slug":"york9fc-secure-morey-doner-and-diyaeddine-abzi-through-the-2020-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/york9fc-secure-morey-doner-and-diyaeddine-abzi-through-the-2020-season\/","title":{"rendered":"York9FC secure Morey Doner and Diyaeddine Abzi through the 2020 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York9 FC sign fullbacks Morey Doner and Diyaeddine Abzi\nthrough the 2020 season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After finishing in third place overall last year, York9\nFC wasted no time securing the indefatigable fullback tandem that were\nimportant to last year\u2019s success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head Coach Jimmy Brennan stated, \u201cboth players had\ntremendous years and we\u2019re looking forward to working with both of them to get\nthe best out of them. Their careers are on the upswing and we felt it was\nimportant to get them both back in York9 jerseys.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">21-year-old Morrocan-Montreal native Abzi was nominated\nfor CPL Fan Awards Team of the Year and Canadian Premier League Best Canadian\nU21 Player Award. Abzi totalled 30 appearances on the season tallying one goal\nand four assists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A similar stat line follows the former Aurora FC player\nMorey Doner. The 25-year-old Collingwood native jumped right out of the gate\nthis year tallying one goal, four assists and winning York9 player of the year\nvoted by the fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doner said he was delighted when he earned this reward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was happy with myself and the progress that I made\nover the season,\u201d he said. \u201cI told myself that whenever I would get the chance\non the field, I would never take it for granted, because growing up as a boy, I\nnever wanted to do anything else but be a footballer.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moving into the second year of the Canadian Premier\nLeague, Doner said he\u2019s excited to be a part of York9 FC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am most excited about having another consistent season\nand taking my all-around game to the next level. Last year I learned a lot\nabout my game, more specifically how to be a pro in my first season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inaugural year gave young players a chance to become\nprofessionals. Canada\u2019s vision of enhancing its talent in soccer stems from\nthis league. With the World Cup on the horizon in 2026, it is prudent this\nleague continues to build. And build, it shall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first ever match of the Canadian Premier League\nhosted champions Forge FC take on York9 FC at Tim Horton\u2019s Field in Hamilton,\nON. 17,611 attendees witnessed a gruelling 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, 27 more league matches by each club took\nplace, including matches against the Canadian MLS clubs. You might say\nexpectations this year exceeded previous doubts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt surprised a lot of people and was a really special\nyear, with special moments,\u201d Doner explained. \u201cOur series against the Montreal\nImpact and of course, Cavalry FC beating the Whitecaps, were great for\neveryone, supporting a league that we can now call our own.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doner also went on to emphasize, \u201cgrowth happens with\ntime and you will see over the years until the World Cup and beyond that,\nsoccer in Canada is here to stay.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to The Guardian, the CPL has seen over 400,000 attendees, with an average of 4,279 per match. As a league, one might say this has been more than a success. It is a rendition for Canadian soccer moving forward. Signing contracts is part of the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>By Robert Belardi <\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F25382&amp;t=York9FC%20secure%20Morey%20Doner%20and%20Diyaeddine%20Abzi%20through%20the%202020%20Season&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F25382&amp;p[images][0]=&amp;p[title]=York9FC%20secure%20Morey%20Doner%20and%20Diyaeddine%20Abzi%20through%20the%202020%20Season\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F25382&amp;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=York9FC%20secure%20Morey%20Doner%20and%20Diyaeddine%20Abzi%20through%20the%202020%20Season&amp;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F25382\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>York9 FC sign fullbacks Morey Doner and Diyaeddine Abzi through the 2020 season. After finishing in third place overall last year, York9 FC wasted no time securing the indefatigable fullback tandem that were important to last year\u2019s success. Head Coach Jimmy Brennan stated, \u201cboth players had tremendous years and we\u2019re looking forward to working with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[24,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-sports","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-6Bo","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-17 15:26:20","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25382\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}