Eduard Mahir Sidra... speaks English, Arabic and a little bit of German... both of his parents were born in Khartoum, Sudan... he was less than a year old when his family moved from Sudan to Canada... he was nine years old when he started playing soccer for Ridgewood Rangers... grew up playing soccer, basketball and hockey... enjoys basketball, hanging out with friends... favourites have included Kaka, Franck Ribéry, FC Barcelona... other favourites have included Edmonton Oilers...

career three international "A" appearances from 2009 to 2010 with Canada Soccer's Men's National Team…

at the University of Alberta, a CIS Championship winner (Sam Davidson Memorial Trophy in 2006)...

For Country

he was 15 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2004 with coach Stephen Hart... he was 20 years old when he made his debut for Canada (30 May 2009)... represented Canada at the 2009 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Trinidad and Tobago...