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PFCB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s dos Santos picked for Cape Verde national team

The midfielder will play with the team against Ecuador on June 11
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Gianni dos Santos of Pacific FC is tackled during the Canadian Champions match against York United at Starlight Stadium on May 24, 2022. Pacific FC failed to break down a physical York team. (Simon Fearn/Black Press Media)

Pacific FCB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Gianni dos Santos has been selected for the Cape Verde national team ahead of their friendly against Ecuador in Miami on June 11.

The wide midfielder has had a purple patch of form for PFC, scoring a stunner against Valour FC on May 27. HeB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s played in seven out of the teamB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s 11 games so far this season.

The Dutch-born midfielder is also a Cape Verde citizen. He started his career in the Netherlands where he played for FC Dordecht in the second-tier of Dutch football and for Jong Sparta B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Sparta RotterdamB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s youth team B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ in the third-tier of Dutch football. He joined Pacific FC in 2021 and was an important part of the teamB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s run to the Canadian Premier League championship, assisting the winning goal in the final against Forge FC.

HeB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s in training with the national team currently and will miss PFCB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s game against rivals Forge FC on Sunday.

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