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Zakaria Abdi... soccer family (father Mustafa Artan)... speaks English, Somali... grew up participating in soccer, basketball, volleyball... he was seven years old when he started playing at Unionville-Milliken SC... enjoys video games, hanging out with friends and family... favourites have included Thierry Henry, Steven Gerrard, Philippe Coutinho, Sadio Mané, Liverpool FC...
he was 16 years old when he made his  in the Canadian youth program in 2016 with coach Paul Stalteri... represented Canada at the 2017 CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 Championship in Panama...Â
