Forward Cyle Larin, Canada’s leading men’s international scorer, has joined Spain’s Real Valladolid on a loan deal with a purchase option at the end of the season.Larin joined fellow Canadian Tajon Buchanan at Club Brugge in July from Turkey’s Besiktas but failed to establish himself in the lineup. He had one goal in 13 appearances for the Belgian side.Real Valladolid currently sits 18th in Spain’s 20-team top flight at 5-11-2. It is need of goals, having scored just 13 goals this season.
Larin, who has 25 goals in 48 appearances for Canada, saw action in all three World Cup games in Qatar. He played a key part in Canada’s successful World Cup qualifying campaign with 13 goals in 16 games. Larin joined Canadian captain Atiba Hutchinson at Besiktas in January 2018 after a messy exit from Major League Soccer’s Orlando City. Larin scored 23 times in 45 games to help Besiktas to the Turkish league and cup double in 2020-21.