Phenom alert: 16-year-old Canadian Chaim Roserie signs with Jacksonville Armada By Steven Sandor Posted on May 1, 2015 2 0 728 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Chaim Roserie is pictured with the ball at his feet Canadian Hanson Boakai broke into the NASL at 16 years of age with FC Edmonton. Now, another Canadian 16-year-old has cracked an NASL team’s roster. On Friday, the Jacksonville Armada announced that it has signed Mississauga’s Chaim Roserie. He played for the Mississauga Falcons and the West Toronto Cobras, and also attended a camp with AC Milan. But don’t expect to see Roserie in NASL game in the coming weeks. According to the team, Roserie “will not be eligible to play in official matches for the Armada FC until clearance is received from FIFA due to the fact that Roserie is a minor. He will, however, continue to train with the team and is able to compete in friendlies.” Roserie traveled down to Florida in 2014 to attend the Armada’s developmental camp (CLICK HERE) and stuck with the club. According to Armada general manager Dario Sala, “Chaim Roserie is a tremendous young prospect for our club.He has a great amount of potential, and we look forward to seeing him develop and working to become a fixture in our lineup in the future.” We will be looking forward to Roserie’s debut on The 11‘s Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings. And, knowing the Canadian soccer community’s penchant for putting the “great Canadian hope tag” on the up-and-coming phenom of the moment, chances are the message boards will be lit up with chatter about the Brooklyn, NY-born, Mississauga-raised teen, now that he’s been inked to a pro contract.
