Julian Avila... speaks English and Spanish... his father was born in México, DF, MEX while his mother was born in Kingston, ON, CAN... with his parents working at different universities (both professors): he was two years old when his family moved from Kingston, ON, CAN to México, DF, MEX; he was four years old when his family moved to Wolfville, NS; he was 10 years old when his family moved to Winnipeg... grew up playing “everything”, but mostly soccer and hockey... he was three years old when he started playing soccer at Escuela de Fútbol Cruz Azul... enjoys video games, watching soccer, hanging out with friends and family... favourites have included Andrés Iniesta, Santi Cazorla, Radamel Falcao, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Arsenal... other favourites have included Marshawn Lynch, Derek Rose, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bulls...