In less than a pair of years, Gianfranco Facchineri has gone from the team's Academy in Aug of 2018 to their developmental squad and now off to the CPL for the 18 yeaer old center back until Septmeber. This Homegrown player also had time with the 'Caps U-17 & 19 squads, and Canada for the 2019 U-17 World Cup, inking his deal this past January. The CPL was due to kickoff April but COVID-19 dashed that. Last month the league, players and owners got together to set what to do with the year, Atletico Ottawa started to train again in early June.
'Caps coach, Marc Dos Santos informed "Frankie has shown the right mentality and approach at every training session. This loan is a great opportunity for him to continue his development in a competitive atmosphere and we will be following his progress closely."
Gianfranco added "This will be a great opportunity and I am very excited to earn game time and test the abilities I have learned while training with the first team over the last six months. I'm looking forward to the challenge and playing competitive matches again.