James Pantemis... speaks English, French and Greek... his father Nick and his mother Kelly were both born in Montréal... grew up playing soccer and hockey... he was four years old when he started playing soccer at AS Pierrefonds... enjoys hanging out with friends and family... favourites have included Joe Hart, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United... other favourites have included Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos, Montréal Canadiens...

Concacaf champion (first place in 2021-22 Concacaf Final Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers)...

with CF Montréal, a two-time Canadian Championship winner (Voyageurs Cup in 2019 and 2021)...

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)...

wrote on Instagram after he was named to Canada’s squad for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, “from Kirkland to Doha, we made it! Dream come true”...

For Country

he was 15 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2012 with coach Michael Findlay... missed the 2017 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship because of an injury... was selected to represented Canada at the 2020 Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship, but the tournament was postponed until 2021... represented Canada at 2021 Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying in Mexico...

represented Canada in 2018-19 Concacaf Nations League Qualifying... 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...