Xavier Laneuville... speaks French... both his father Michel Laneuville and mother Marie-Claude Alarie were born in Trois-Rivières, QC... he grew up participating in soccer, basketball, football... he was five years old when he started playing soccer for AS Mauricie... enjoys sports, movies... favourites have included Andrés Iniesta, Renato Sanches, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Liverpool... other favourites have included Steph Curry, Connor McDavid, Toronto Raptors, Toronto Blue Jays...
he was 14 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program at an identification camp in 2015 with coach Ante Jazic...
