Alphonso Davies Prioritizes Honeymoon Over Canada Camp
Alphonso Davies has chosen a honeymoon over a training camp, and his national coach is fully on board.
Between the World Cup and the start of Bayern Munich’s pre-season, the Canada captain married his partner Sheyenne Jen in Paris on 23 July. The newlyweds now want time away together, and that decision means Davies will sit out Canada’s three upcoming friendlies against Chile, Peru and the USA.
This is not a case of a star going rogue. Jesse Marsch made it clear the call came after open talks.
“We talked about whether he should spend half of the training camp on his honeymoon and then join us,” the Canada coach said. “But I simply felt that it was important for him to enjoy his honeymoon first and then continue working on his physical condition and form.”
A body pushed to the limit
Davies is only 25, but his last year has looked like a medical chart.
He tore his cruciate ligament at the start of 2025 while on duty with Canada and spent three quarters of the year on the sidelines. When he finally returned, more issues followed. Recurring health problems disrupted his rhythm, and a muscle fibre tear ruled him out for Bayern in the closing stages of last season.
The timing could hardly have been worse. At Canada’s long-awaited home World Cup, their talisman managed just 16 minutes.
Back in Munich, still feeling the after-effects, Davies started out training on his own. No fanfare. No rush. Just a slow climb back.
Form returning in Munich
That patience is starting to pay off.
Davies has recently looked like himself again in a Bayern shirt, capping his resurgence with a fine goal in a 5-0 win over FK Bodö/Glimt. The explosiveness down the flank, the confidence on the ball, the surging runs – all of it is edging back.
Marsch has seen the same signs and wants to protect them.
“He is playing really well, looks very fit and feels very good,” the Canada boss said. “That is why we wanted to make sure in every respect that in November, when we need him for some important matches, and then in March as well as throughout the entire next cycle, he is so well prepared in every respect that he can always fully commit himself to what we expect from him for the national team.”
Canada lose their captain for three friendlies now, but the bet is simple: a rested, fully tuned Davies when the matches really matter.
Club demands and the long view
For Bayern Munich, the schedule gives Davies a clear runway. He faces Union Berlin in Munich on Friday, then has a gap before the next match on 10 October away at Augsburg.
Between those fixtures, between a honeymoon and high-intensity international travel, the choice has been made to think long term.
Canada and Bayern both know what a fully fit Davies looks like. The question now is whether this carefully managed pause sets him up to be that player again when the stakes rise in November and beyond.
