▁his ▁father ▁Jeff ▁was ▁president , ▁at ▁age ▁ 6 . ▁He ▁had ▁previously ▁trained ▁with ▁New castle ▁United ▁on ▁multiple ▁occasions . ▁The ▁first ▁time ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁New castle ▁as ▁a ▁school boy , ▁he ▁stepped ▁right ▁into ▁training ▁with ▁the ▁a cademy , ▁something ▁that ▁no ▁other ▁Canadian ▁had ▁ever ▁done . ▁P ash er ▁originally ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁New castle ▁through ▁a ▁local ▁coach ▁and ▁his ▁son , ▁David ▁Ed gar , ▁a ▁fellow ▁Canadian ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁at ▁New castle . ▁Between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 9 ▁and ▁ 1 6 , ▁P ash er ▁trained ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁during ▁his ▁two - week ▁school ▁break ▁each ▁March ▁and ▁for ▁two ▁months ▁each ▁summer . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁a cademy ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 9 ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁before ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁res erves ▁between ▁age ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁ 1 6 . ▁While ▁with ▁the ▁res erves , ▁P ash er ▁trained ▁with ▁players ▁such ▁as ▁Sam my ▁A me obi , ▁Andy ▁Car roll , ▁and ▁Sh ane ▁Fer g us on . ▁ ▁A ▁combination ▁of ▁UK ▁work ▁permit ▁difficulties , ▁injury , ▁and ▁wish ing ▁to ▁return ▁home ▁to ▁Canada ▁prompt ed ▁P ash er ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁club , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁T FC ▁Academy ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Soccer ▁League . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁P ash er ▁received ▁high ▁pra ise ▁as ▁he ▁came ▁in ▁as