Alessandro Riggi... speaks French, English and Italian... his father was born in Ribera, ITA while his mother was born in Montréal... he was three years old when he started playing soccer for Riviere-des-Prairies... grew up playing soccer and hockey... enjoys music, television, hanging out with friends and family... favourites have included Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona... other favourites have included Alex Ovechkin... was a recipient of the Impact de Montréal bursary program in 2007 (Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence du Québec hopeful category)... was a 2009 recipient of the Impact de Montréal bursary program (Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence du Québec elite category)...

For Country

he was 17 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2011 with coach Valerio Gazzola...