Lara Kazandjian... she/her... speaks English, French, Armenian... soccer family (sister Lisa)... her father Raffi was born in Montréal, QC, CAN while her mother Rashel was born in Ahvaz, IRN... while she was born at the hospital in Pointe-Claire, her family was in fact living in neighbouring Kirkland... she grew up participating in soccer, swimming, tennis... she was four years old when she started playing soccer for Lakeshore SC (Pumas)... enjoys reading, cycling... favourites have included Diana Matheson, Eden Hazard, Lionel Messi, Chelsea FC... other favourites have included Novak Djokovic, P.K. Subban, Montréal Canadiens...

attended the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 in Montréal...

represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-17 at Uruguay 2018)... won a Concacaf youth medal with Canada (2016 silver U-15)…

For Country

she was 13 years old when she made her debut in the Canadian youth program in 2014 with coaches Joey Lombardi and Carmelina Moscato... won a silver medal with Canada at the 2016 CONCACAF Girls’ Under-15 Championship... finished fourth with Canada at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Uruguay 2018... represented Canada at the 2020 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship in Dominican Republic...