Kobe Franklin... speaks English... both his father Julian and mother Shelley were born in Toronto... he was nine years old when his family moved from Toronto to Chicago in 2013; he was 13 years old when his family moved back to Toronto in 2016... grew up participating in soccer, basketball... he was four years old when he started playing soccer at Beach Community SL... enjoys music, hanging out with friends and family... favourites have included Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Paul Pogba, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Manchester United FC, FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain FC... other favourites have included Odell Beckham Jr., Kobe Bryant, Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Raiders...

represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-17 at Brazil 2019)...

For Country

he was 15 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2019 with coach Andrew Olivieri... represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019... represented Canada at the 2022 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship...