Edward Lay... speaks English as well as a little bit of French and Spanish... his father was born in Reading, ENG while his mother was born in Munster, GER... he was four years old when his family moved from Reading, ENG to Courtice, ON, CAN... grew up competing in soccer... he was three years old when he started playing soccer and then XX years old when he first played for Darlington SC... enjoys watching soccer, watching friends... favourites have included Mesut Mesut Özil, Santi Cazola, Robert Pires, Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry, Arsenal FC, AFC Bournemouth...
he was 17 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program at an identification camp in 2015 with coach Rob Gale...
