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Stephen Eustáquio... soccer family (brother Mauro)... speaks English and Portuguese... both of his parents Armando and Esmeralda were born in Nazaré, POR... he was 11 years old when his family returned from Leamington, ON, CAN to Nazaré, POR... grew up playing soccer... he was four years old when he started playing soccer... growing up, favourites included David Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo... other favourites have included LeBron James, Miami Heat...
represented Canada at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022... Concacaf champion (first place in 2021-22 Concacaf Final Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers)... won a Concacaf Silver Medal with Canada (2022-23 Nations League)... Concacaf semifinalist (2021)... represented Canada at one CONMEBOL Copa América (fourth place at USA 2024)...
with FC Porto, a Primeira Liga winner (2021-22), Taça de Portugal winner (2022), Supertaça winner (2022), and Taça da Liga Portuguesa (2023)...
part of the Canada Soccer team that met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on 15 November 2021 ahead of their FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match one day later in Edmonton (a surprise visit by the Prime Minister at a training session)...
he was 15 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2012 with coach Sean Fleming... represented Portugal at the youth level in 2018 before he switched national associations to play for Canada...
he was 22 years old when he made his debut for Canada on 15 November 2019... represented Canada in 2019 Concacaf Nations League A... represented Canada at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup... he scored his first international “A” goal for Canada on 11 July 2021 in Kansas City, KS, USA… helped Canada finish first in 2021-22 Concacaf / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Canada qualified for Qatar 2022)... represented Canada at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022...