Gabriel Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti... sports family (tennis uncle)... speaks English, French and Portuguese... his father Marcos Balbinotti was born in Santa Maria, BRA while his mother Daniela Wiethaeuper was born in São Luis, BRA... he was four years old when his family moved from Montréal to Porto Alegre, BRA; he was eight years old when his family moved back from Porto Alegre to Kirkland, QC; he was then 12 years old when his family moved to Trois-Rivières, QC and 14 years old when he moved to Montréal to play for the Impact... he was five years old when he started playing soccer for Panamerican School... enjoys movies, basketball, hanging out with friends and family... favourites have included Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Didier Drogba, FC Barcelona, Bayern München... other favourites have included Muhammad Ali, Kobe Bryant...

with Forge FC Hamilton, a Canadian Premier League Championship winner (North Star Shield in 2020)...

For Country

he was 15 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2013 with coach Tony Fonseca...