A 19-year-old American-born striker is the current Golden Boot leader at the Gold Cup, but it’s Canada that has been celebrating his goals. Jonathan David has five goals and two assists in three group-stage games. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Haitian parents, and on Saturday, the Belgium-based attacker will represent his adopted country in a quarterfinal against Haiti in Houston. It’s a remarkable set of circumstances for the young striker who, in a short period of time, has become Canada’s next promising footballing export.



A little over a year ago, David was playing amateur club soccer for the Ottawa Internationals. He was already a Canada youth national international, and represented the country’s U-21 side that participated in the 2018 Toulon Tournament. David’s move to Belgium was already pending, and he didn’t play much in Toulon, finishing the tournament without a goal. For an outside observer, comparisons to Bayern...