He turned heads when he co-captained Canada at the Concacaf U-17 Championship then represented his country at the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Then last year, he was named the Whitecaps FC BMO RESP Academy Male Player award winner.
In this week's edition of Getting to Know, presented by GE Appliances, we learn more about Gianfranco Facchineri.
Who was your favourite soccer player growing up?
Had to be Fabio Cannavaro, the 2006 World Cup winner for Italy.
What, or who, has had the biggest impact on your life?
One of the biggest impacts on my life has been my younger sister.