Yannick Laurent... speaks French... both his father Gilles Laurent and mother Sylvie Marchand were born in Laval... while he was born in Laval, his family was in fact living in neighbouring Terrebonne... grew up participating in soccer, baseball, basketball, swimming, tennis... he was five years old when he started playing soccer for CS Terrebonne (Les Lions)... enjoys wakeboarding, snowboarding, sports... favourites have included Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona... other favourites have included Sidney Crosby, Montréal Canadiens...
he was 13 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program at an identification camp in 2015 with coach Ante Jazic...
