SANY DEY OVERCAME TORRENTIAL RAIN TO WIN SCORING TITLE….Kezic top scorer in CSL Second Division
Striker Sany Dey became the Canadian Soccer League’s First Division top scorer in driving rain during final regular season game at the Heritage Field on September 25. That’s a big achievement in the tough CSL, but it’s become somewhat routine for the Ghana-born striker to take top soccer honors since arriving in Canada from that country in 2016.
Playing for Mohawk College following arrival, Sani Dey raised eyebrows when the 19 year-old struck all four goals for Mohawk’s men’s team in an OCAA 4-0 victory over Lambton Lions at Sarnia on September 26, 2016.
In 2017, Dey scored the goals that brought the U-21 North American youth cup to Hamilton and was named top scorer and best player in the tournament after scoring 11 goals in the four knockout games.
Dey entered the CSL in 2017, signing for Burlington SC in the Second Division, a transfer from Erin Mills Soccer Club of the Ontario U-21 Provincial League.
Dey was trailing the CSL regular season goals coring until that rain-soaked match, but the two strikes lifted the prolific forward to 13 goals and top position, a single more than Pavlo Lukianets of FC Ukraine United with 12.
Kristijan Kezic of Vorkuta B took the top goal scorer award in the CSL Second Division, a total of 12 in the regular season campaign, two more than Milton B forward Marko Mitrusic.
Croatian-born Kezic’s family moved to Germany in 1995 and was signed by FC Rastatt 04 Youth before moving to Canada in 1999 where he then played for Richmond Hill Madrid. He became known for prolific goal scoring, receiving the top goal scorer award and was attracted to and signed by CSL expansion team Vorkuta in 2017.