Richie Laryea... speaks English... soccer family (brother Reginald)... both of his parents Robert and Cynthia were born in Accra, GHA... he was six years old when he started playing soccer for Club Uruguay Toronto... growing up, favourites included Andrés Iniesta, FC Barcelona...
Concacaf champion (first place in 2021-22 Concacaf Final Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers)... Concacaf semifinalist (2021)...
part of the Canada Soccer team that met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on 15 November 2021 ahead of their FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match one day later in Edmonton (a surprise visit by the Prime Minister at a training session)...
he was 18 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2013 with coach Phillip Dos Santos...
he was 24 years old when he made his debut for Canada on 7 September 2019... represented Canada in 2019 Concacaf Nations League A... he scored his first international “A” goal for Canada on 24 March 2021 in Orlando, FL, USA… represented Canada at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup... helped Canada finish first in 2021-22 Concacaf / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Canada qualified for Qatar 2022)... represented Canada at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022...
