Kyle Edward Bekker... his father was born in Montréal, QC while his mother was born in Westminster, BC... he was five years old when he started playing for the Oakville Rovers of the Oakville SC... grew up competing in soccer, basketball, track and volleyball... enjoys music, hanging out with family and friends... favourites have included Dennis Bergkamp, Wesley Sneijder, Manchester United... other favourites have included Detroit Red Wings...

represented Canada in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and the Concacaf Gold Cup... career 18 international "A" appearances across five years from 2013 to 2017 with Canada Soccer's Men's National Team…

with Forge FC Hamilton, a three-time Canadian Premier League Championship winner (North Star Shield in 2019, 2020 and 2022)...

said Marc Dos Santos in 2017, Kyle is “dynamic, works hard, and also tries to be very involved in the middle”...

For Country

he was 15 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2005 with coach Stephen Hart... finished fourth with Canada at the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying tournament... he was 22 years old when he made his debut for Canada (26 January 2013)... represented Canada at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup... represented Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup...