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Alout Agar is well on her way to becoming the second-most famous player from the St. Nicholas Soccer Academy and Edmonton Strikers Soccer Club.

The first just signed with FC Bayern Munich.

But Agar, 13, is blazing a trail similar to that of Alphonso Davies. The Edmonton-born striker was named to the Canadian national team competing at the 2018 CONCACAF Girls Under-15 Championship, Aug. 6-13 in the United States.

“It’s a little bit of a shock just because they usually don’t take many players out of Alberta, but it’s definitely not a shock with the ability she has,” said Strikers technical director and U-15 girls coach Anne Speers. “When you look at her ability, it’s not a shock. We knew she had the potential and we were kind of waiting to see when they were going to see her enough to let her get to that point.”

Agar has been with the Strikers for the past two years and was identified by the national program at a provincial camp. She will be travelling to Florida to meet up with the rest of the squad as they prepare for the tournament. Canada plays Costa Rica on Aug. 7, the Dominican Republic the following day and Panama on Aug. 10.