El Mehdi Ibn Brahim... speaks French... his father was born in Rabat, MAR while his mother was born in Bielsko-Biala, POL... he was five years old when his family moved from Casablanca to Montréal... grew up participating in soccer and swimming... he was five years old when he started playing soccer with Les Petits Crampons in Montréal... enjoys hockey, roller blades, video games... favourites have included Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona, Ajax, Standard Liège... other favourites have included Novac Djokovic...

represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-17 at UAE 2013)...

For Country

he was 15 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2011 with coach Sean Fleming... won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2013 CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 Championship in Panama (Canada qualified for UAE 2013)... represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013...