Richard Soares Gomes... speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish and basic French... his father was born in Puteaux, Paris, FRA while his mother was born in Valenca, POR... he grew up in Kitchener, ON, but moved with his family to Valenca, POR from 1998-2000... he was four years old when he started playing soccer at Kitchener YSC (house league)... grew up participating in soccer, basketball, volleyball and yoga... enjoys video games, watching football... favourites have included Vitor Baia, Peter Schmeichel, Iker Casillas, Zinédine Zidane, Valencia CF, FC Porto... other favourites have included Steve Nash, Michael Schumacher...

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he was 18 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2012 with coach Nick Dasovic...