Léonardo Yukio Kossaka... sports family (fencing/curling father Celso)... speaks French, Portuguese and English... both of his parents were born in Curitiba, BRA... grew up competing in soccer and fencing... he was seven years old when he started playing soccer for Academia do Cruseiro... he was 10 years old when his family moved from Brazil to Canada (his father enrolled at Université Sherbrooke)... enjoys video games, hanging out with friends and family... favourites have included Xavi Hernandez, Kaka, Thiago Silva, Lucio, FC Barcelona, Curitiba FC... other favourites have included Michael Jordan...

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he was 15 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2011 with coach Sean Fleming...