Lyes Arfa... speaks French, English, Russian... he was just a year old when his family moved from Moscow, RUS to Bejaia, ALG; he was 11 years old when his family moved from Bejaia, ALG to Laval, QC, CAN... he was 16 years old when he started refereeing at Laval Centre-Sud...

For Sport

served on the FIFA List of Referees and Assistant Referees (starting in 2021)... served on the Canada Soccer List of Referees and Assistant Referees (starting in 2011)... over the course of his career as a Referee and Assistant Referee, he was appointed to matches in leagues including the Canadian Premier League (starting in 2019) and Major League Soccer (starting in 2020)...

served as referees coordinator for the Fédération de Soccer du Québec...