Yassin Mohamed Essa... speaks English and Amharic... his father was born in Kofellae, ETH while his mother was born in Gobessa, ETH... he was 12 years old when his family moved to Surrey, BC in 2006... grew up competing in soccer, basketball and running... enjoys movies, music... favourites have included Pele, Manchester City... other favourites have included Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers...
represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-17 at Mexico 2011)...
with Surrey Central City Breakers FC, a Canada Soccer National Championships winner (Challenge Trophy in 2019)...
he was 16 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2010 with coach Sean Fleming... represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011...
