Damien Wojtiw... he/him... speaks English and conversational Ukrainian... his father Yarema was born in Santiago, CHI while his mother Oksana was born in Toronto... grew up participating in soccer and baseball... he was four years old when he started playing soccer at the Ukrainian YSL (part of Islington Rangers SC)... enjoys business, reading, cottage time, hanging out with friends and family (”fussing my niece”)... growing up, favourites have included Zlatan Ibrahimović, Christine Sinclair, Craig Forrest, Kasey Keller, Fulham FC, Toronto FC...

Copa América IFCPF Golden Gloves winner in 2018... Canadian Para Soccer Player of the Year in 2018...

has represented Canada at four IFCPF World Cups (2015, 2017, 2019, 2022)...

For Country

he was 33 years old when he made his debut in Canada Soccer’s Para Soccer National Team Program in 2015 with coach Drew Ferguson... represented Canada at the 2015 CP-ISRA World Championship in England... finished fourth with Canada at the Parapanamerican Games Toronto 2015... represented Canada at the 2017 IFCPF World Championships in Argentina... represented Canada at the Copa América IFCPF 2018 Ecuador... represented Canada at the IFCPF World Cup Sevilla 2019... represented Canada at the IFCPF Men’s World Cup Salou 2022...