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When his playing days are over, Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio might consider a career in public relations.

Perhaps with the Canadian national team.

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The Brampton native was named to coach John Herdman’s Canadian men’s team roster for a CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match. Canada will host French Guiana at BC Place in Vancouver on Sunday, March 24.

While the 26-year-old Osorio is thrilled to get the call, he could hardly contain himself on Tuesday when talking about some of the young talent on the national side, specifically 19-year-old Ottawa native Jonathan David, who plays for KAA Gent in the top Belgian league.

“It’s nice that we have a guy (Alphonso Davies) on Bayern Munich and of course he deserves all (the hype) and it’s great. (But) it’s better if we’re talking about more than one person (on the national team) because that shows you that the team is strong,” said Osorio, who enjoyed a breakthrough season with TFC last year with 10 goals and seven assists. “We still have a ways to go (on the national team) and guys need to keep doing what they’re doing so it’s not only Alphonso we’re talking about, it’s about everybody — the whole squad doing well, whether it’s abroad or here domestically.”