Ismaïl Benomar... his father was born in Rabat, MAR while his mother was born in Tanger, MAR... he speaks French and English... he was two years old when his family moved from Rabat to Laval in 1996... he was nine years old when he started playing for Laval Centre Sud... grew up competing in soccer, swimming, judo and athletism... enjoys music, films, aviation, hanging out with friends... favourites have included Zinédine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona...
represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-17 at Mexico 2011)...
he was 16 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2010 with coach Sean Fleming... won a silver medal with Canada at the 2011 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship in Jamaica (Canada qualified for Mexico 2011)... represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011...
