OTTAWA — On Wednesday night, Whitecaps striker Alphonso Davies will become the youngest player to play in the 15-year history of the Canadian championship — and by a fair margin.

He doesn’t turn 16 until November.

Now here’s the striking part: None of his teammates or coaches — either on the record or in private — seem to have any doubt that the kid will perform.

“He’s just confident in himself,” said Alan Koch, the Whitecaps FC 2 coach who brought Davies on for 30 bright minutes in Sunday’s USL game at UBC.

“He’s very relaxed. He’s a mature young kid. He wasn’t fazed at all (Sunday). When he gets a chance, he makes the most of it.”

And this from Davies’ teammate Ben McKendry: “He’s a strong kid. He can hold his own. His confidence is impressive. I’d have been pretty nervous at his age but he has no problem taking guys on, and if he loses it he has no problem going again.”

You can keep going down the list.

Russell Teibert mentioned Davies’ composure for his age. Kekuta Manneh talked about his attacking attributes. Caps coach Carl Robinson said he plays with no fear.

And Davies just seems to be enjoying the opportunity to showcase his talent on a bigger stage in a game that means a lot to the club.

“I remember last year I was sitting in the stands (at B.C. Place) watching them play in the finals and I talked to myself and said I want to be part of this team.”

He was still visiting then.

He joined the Caps from the Edmonton Strikers in September, played for the U16s and U18s, scored a bunch of goals, and was invited to training camp with the MLS club in February, where he picked up an assist in a pre-season game.

Davies, who is signed to a USL contract, recently scored his first professional goal for WFC2 in a game at Thunderbird Stadium.

And at TD Place on Wednesday (4:30 p.m. PT, TSN 1, TSN 1410), he’ll eclipse former Toronto FC player Fuad Ibrahim as the youngest to play in a Canadian championship game (see below).

“It’s a big opportunity for me and I just want to go out there and show I can compete at that level,” said Davies, who was born in Liberia and moved to Canada at age five.

“I don’t really think about it too much. Football is football. I’ve just got to go out there and show them I’m not shy against the big boys.”

The biggest thing Davies says he’s taken from the USL games is how quickly the game moves at that level. He knows Wednesday against the Ottawa Fury will be another notch up.

“You’ve got to be alert all the time. You can’t switch off,” he said.

Robinson has said for a while now that he’d play Davies in this game. He didn’t want it to be a surprise. He wanted Davies preparing for this moment.

And like the rest of us, Robinson’s just excited to see how Davies embraces the moment.