Gianfranco Facchineri... speaks English... both his parents Antonio and Amy were born in Windsor, ON, CAN... grew up participating in soccer, volleyball, basketball, track and field... he was five years old when he started playing soccer for Windsor Ciociaro SC... enjoys sports, music... favourites have included Gennaro Gattuso, Fabio Cannavaro, Steven Gerrard, AC Milan... other favourites have included Stephen Curry, Tom Brady, New England Patriots...

represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-17 at Brazil 2019)...

said Facchineri in 2020 after signing with the Whitecaps, “since I was seven years old, my dream has been to be a professional footballer. My dream is to not only be a professional footballer but to have a career in football“... said coach Marc Dos Santos in 2020, “Frankie is a player who has worked hard and grown since joining our club. We really like his mindset, especially his approach to training and commitment to learning“...

For Country

he was 13 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2016 at an identification camp...represented Canada at the 2019 CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 Championship (Canada qualified for Brazil 2019)... represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019...