football family (father Ismail)... speaks Albanian and English... his father was born in Ferizaj, Kosovo while his mother was born in Shkup, MKD... he was eight months old when his family moved from Moers to Kitchener... grew up playing football... he was six years old when he started playing soccer for Kitchener SC (as part of the Batmen house league)... enjoys music, hanging out with friends and family... favourites have included Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Arsenal, CF Real Madrid... 

For Country

he was 15 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2014 with coach Sean Fleming... represented Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 Championship in San Pedro Sula, HON... represented Canada at the 2017 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship in San José, CRC...