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Vivianne Bessette... she/her... speaks French, English, Bulgarian... sports family (cycling cousin Lynn Bessette)... her mother Daniela Mitkova was born in Sofia, BUL while her father Serge Bessette was born in Cowansville, QC... grew up participating in soccer, skiing, figure skating, swimming, gymnastics, ballet... she was eight years old when she started playing soccer at AS Notre-Dame-de-Grâce... enjoys painting/drawing, beach, music, travel... growing up, favourites included Sergio Ramos, Virgil van Dijk, Paris Saint-Germain FC... other favourites have included Serena Williams, Kobe Bryant, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Montréal Canadiens...
represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-20 at Costa Rica 2022)... won a Concacaf youth medal with Canada (2022 bronze U-20)…
represented Bulgaria at the youth level before she switched national associations to play for Canada... she was 19 years old when she made her debut in the Canadian youth program in 2022 with coach Cindy Tye... won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2022 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship in Dominican Republic (Canada qualified for Costa Rica 2022)... represented Canada at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022...represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-20 at Costa Rica 2022)...
