Nicholas Heffernan... speaks English... sports family (hockey brothers Brendan and Matthew)... his father was born in Liverpool, ENG while his mother was born in London, ON, CAN... grew up participating in soccer, football, basketball, cross country, athletics... he was four years old when he started playing soccer for Byron SA... enjoys sports, music, hanging out with friends and family... favourites have included Steven Gerrard, Liverpool FC, Toronto FC... other favourites have included Mats Sundin, Toronto Raptors, Notre Dame football, Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Cowboys...

has represented Canada at four IFCPF World Cups (2015, 2017, 2019, 2022)...

For Country

he was 14 years old when he made his debut in Canada Soccer’s Para Soccer National Team Program in 2012 with coach Drew Ferguson... represented Canada at the 2015 CP-ISRA World Championship in England... finished fourth with Canada at the Parapanamerican Games Toronto 2015... he scored his first international Para Soccer goal for Canada on 29 July 2016 in Vejen, DEN (IFCPF Qualification Tournament)… represented Canada at the IFCPF World Championships in Argentina... represented Canada at the Copa América IFCPF 2018 Ecuador... represented Canada at the IFCPF World Cup Sevilla 2019... represented Canada at the 2017 IFCPF Men’s World Cup Salou 2022...