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5 Christian Westlaken

Position DEFENDER
Height 6-0
ELIG 4
Hometown Toronto, Ont.
High School East York C.I.
Major Business Management

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2022-23: Captain of the team…Appeared in 10 regular season matches, starting eight of them…Recorded three shots… Appeared in three OUA playoff matches and three U SPORTS nationals matches, starting all of them… Earned OUA first-team all-star status…Was named team MVP for the 2022 season as well as a finalist for TMU’s On The Record Male Athlete of the Year.

2021-22: Started six games in the regular season…Had three shots and one shot-on-goal…Started both postseason games, scored three goals to rank first in the OUA postseason, one of two which was a game-winning goal, on Nov. 3 against Waterloo Warriors in the OUA quarter-final…Scored one goal in the semi-final against York…Named Athlete of the Week and one of the Stars of the Week for the week of Nov. 7.

2019-20: Started 10 games and played in 13 in his second season with the Rams… Had two shots in a 0-1 loss at Ontario Tech on September 20, 2019.

2018-19: The rookie midfielder made 12 starts for the Rams… Recorded his first OUA point in a 3-0 win over Toronto on October 13, 2018… Moved to defense mid-season… Finished the year with one assist and four shots… Started all three games in the postseason… Named one of Ryerson’s Stars of the Week on October 9, 2018.

Before TMU: Played nine years with North Toronto Nitros Soccer Club... Also played four years with East York C.I., winning the city championship in grades 11 and 12... Named team MVP in his grade 10 and 12 seasons.