Four players from Pacific FCB次元官网网址檚 system are heading to Germany to train with VfL Bochum 1848, a partner club in the top-tier German football league Bundesliga.

Defender Christian Greco-Taylor, 19, along with academy players Will Edgson, Mattias Hallam, and Mattias Vales, all 16, will spend two weeks training with BochumB次元官网网址檚 U-21 team. This is the first time Pacific players have travelled to Bochum as part of the partnership established in May 2024.

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Greco-Taylor joined Pacific FC in 2024 and represented Canada SoccerB次元官网网址檚 U-20 National Team during its qualification for the Concacaf Under-20 Championship. 

Edgson, Hallam, and Vales are students at St. JohnB次元官网网址檚 Academy and part of the Vancouver Island Wave Program. Vales and Edgson signed development contracts with Pacific last season.

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